Conveners
Poster session: Poster session with coffee break
- Julie Gold
Axial, or circularly polarized phonons can greatly affect the properties of a material. Thus, electron-phonon coupling between phonon angular momentum and electron orbital angular momentum leads to the splitting of electron energy levels corresponding to large effective magnetic fields [1]. Therefore, it is also interesting to investigate the effects of the coupling between phonon angular...
DrGENIE is a PhD student initiative in the field of gender equity, diversity, and inclusion within the academic environment, with a special focus on the PhD student community at Chalmers University of Technology.
The vision is an equitable environment for PhD students at Chalmers. Based on the core values of respect, empathy, and commitment, the initiative works towards change across all...
Gender equality in physics is a pressing issue as women continue to be underrepresented in higher education. However, one category of higher education institutions (HEIs) – namely women’s colleges – has produced a disproportionate number of female science graduates for over a hundred years. This project uses the historical institutional records of women’s colleges and other HEIs to study the...
In quantum electrodynamics, local U(1) gauge invariance is implemented through the covariant derivative, which introduces a corresponding electromagnetic gauge field.
Similarly, we consider a geometric U(1) gauge symmetry in reciprocal space to derive a repulsive effective interaction for a Hamiltonian containing a term that linearly couples to the position operator.
This framework is...
There has been a rapid increase in auroral tourism in the European Arctic this millennium, a component of a wider arctification of tourism in the north. The region where Northern Lights are most likely to be observed lies between 60 and 75 North. It is less likely for tourists to see the aurora in the southern hemisphere since there are fewer accessible locations with infrastructure and a...
In quantum transport, one investigates particle currents through quantum devices coupled to multiple reservoirs, which are defined by their chemical potentials and temperatures. Recently, there has been a large interest in studying the energy conversion processes in these devices, making the quantum thermodynamical aspects of them relevant. For example, one could imagine using dissipated heat...
With their high melting threshold, thermal stability, and biocompatibility, silicon nanostructures serve as powerful nanoheaters, capable of boiling water and generating microbubbles under continuous-wave laser illumination. Moreover, their inherent Raman-active phonons grant a second superpower: precise Stokes thermometry, mapping temperature through shifts in phonon frequency. Combined,...
As part of the new Art & Science program at the Niels Bohr Institute, this PhD project proposes a transdisciplinary exploration of time that bridges physics with embodied artistic practice. Rather than stopping at disciplinary intersections, the work reimagines how knowledge is produced by drawing on diverse methodologies and systems of reference across disciplines.
From a physics...
Professional networks support scientists’ careers through advice, advancement opportunities, and other resources. Though research exists about the professional networks of women, it is lacking for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Though the workplace challenges faced by women and LGBTQ scientists in physics and astronomy are increasingly documented, network...
