Events in Physics
Monday, October 17, 2016
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Giuseppe Nistico (Institut für Astrophysik, University of Goettingen): 'Observations of comets in the inner heliosphere'PS128Abstract: In my talk, I will present the complex interaction of comets with the heliospheric environment. As comets approach their perihelium, a tail of dust and plasma is formed from their nucleus. This interacts with the local solar wind exhibiting an oscillatory dynamics, which is analogous to the physics of an object immersed in a turbulent flow. The parameters of the tail oscillations depend on the size of the comet nucleus and the local temporal/spatial variations of the solar wind. Exploiting recent observations of comets from space probes, we quantify these parameters and relate them to the local conditions of the interplanetary medium. |
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The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its cryo-electron microscopy equipment grants. These support structural and cell biologists who want to use cryo-electron microscopy equipment in their research. Applicants must have an academic research post or equivalent, a track record in getting grant funding, and a salary in place for the duration of the award period. Co-applicants without salary support may apply if they have at least one year’s personal salary support on the proposed start date of the grant. Grants are worth between £500,000 and £4 million over a period of up to five years. Host organisations are expected to contribute at least 20 per cent towards costs if grants are worth more than £500,000.
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This is a custom-designed set of activities designed to stimulate growth in the space industry and to help position the UK to play a stronger role in programmes of the European Space Agency. Created in 2011, The National Space Technology Programme aims to develop the growth of the UK Space Sector as embodied in the by funding space technology research and development projects. Proposals are welcome from industry and academia, but they must align with the National Space Technology Strategy and the related technology roadmaps covering the 5 main themes;
The overarching intention of the programme is to develop space technology and capabilities to drive growth in the UK economy as set out in the UK Civil Space Strategy. Space technology is also critical in providing UK citizens and businesses with the public infrastructure and security necessary to underpin societal and economic wellbeing. The key intention is to ensure that future space technologies that may come to underpin the UK economy in the medium and long term are investigated, understood and nurtured. The Fast Track and Pathfinder calls are now open. Please refer to the necessary documents below. |
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Enterprise Fellowships stimulate excellence and encourage creativity and innovation in engineering by supporting the founders and leaders of tomorrow’s high-tech companies. The awards provide money-can’t-buy bespoke support and one-to-one mentoring from the Academy’s Fellowship, which is composed of some of the country’s most successful engineers from across academia and industry. Support is provided to both university-based academics wishing to spin-out a company, and also to recent graduates wishing to create a company. Prior experience of commercialisation activities is not required, the desire and capability to succeed is more important and we will equip you with the necessary skills through a programme of training and mentoring. Awardees receive up to £60,000 funding, 12 months expert mentoring from successful entrepreneurs, bespoke training and membership of the Enterprise Hub. The Academy is a charity and does not take any equity stake in the companies formed. So if you are a postdoctoral researcher at a UK-based university with an innovation or technology you wish to develop through a spin-out, or you have graduated within the last five years and are seeking to run a startup in the UK, then this scheme will be of interest to you. |