February 11th If you read my last post you may have realised that my blog will not just be about physics now. Please don’t assume that this is because I am fed up with physics. This is absolutely not the case. You will find that most of my posts will still be about this wonderful […]
Read more "February the 11th 2017"For most of my life I have battled depression. The overwhelming cause has been the feeling of inadequacy but today I realised that the cause now is the state of the world around me. I try thinking that I have more years behind me than in front and that I have no children but then […]
Read more "Depression"I should point I am only a Hare by marriage. The above picture was taken in September 2016 to celebrate out 21st wedding anniversary. We have a picture taken every year. The date above the picture relates to the first sentence under the picture. The picture replaces last year’s photograph
Read more "Helen The Hare"Nuclear Astrophysics – The Synthesis of the Chemical Elements Professor Zsolt Podolyak, University of Surrey Professor Podolyak was born in Romania and obtained his PhD in Hungary. He has worked in Italy and is now based at the University of Surrey, where among other topics teaches Nuclear Astrophysics. He is a Nuclear Physicist, with research […]
Read more "Rugby 2015"What lies beneath? Predicting the Earth with physics Dr Christina Manning, Royal Holloway, University of London Dr Manning is a Research Officer in Isotope Geochemistry in the Earth Science department at Royal Holloway, University of London. She studied Earth Sciences in the University of East Anglia, including an undergraduate dissertation on magma mixing as a […]
Read more "Rugby 2015"Semiconductors and Superconductors By Vinooja Thurairethinam 13 V Superconductors As a conductor is cooled, its electrical resistance decreases. The colder the material, the less the atoms in the conductor vibrate and thus there is less resistance to the flow of electrons through it. However, when the temperature is below the critical temperature, the resistance of […]
Read moreLast month I was lucky enough to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Oppenheimer after it had transferred from Stratford to London. It was an amazing play and Michael Grady-Hall was brilliant as Oppenheimer especially as he was the understudy to the role (John Heffernan was indisposed on the day we saw the play). […]
Read more "OPPENHEIMER"Evolution of a star The next session of the day was looking at stars and their evolution The session was run by Megan Whewell, who is studying for a PhD, with a focus on black holes at the centre of galaxies, at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory at the University College London (MSSL) https://msslastro.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/i-left-academia-so-why-come-back/ https://twitter.com/mwhewell15 […]
Read more "Astronomy masterclass 2015"Once again Rooks Heath year 13 physics students were lucky to take part in an astronomy masterclass at Royal Greenwich Observatory. This year we were able to share the day with students from Harrow High School and Cannons High School. http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory Sulaxan, Abbas, Nicholas and Sujeethan enjoying the view before the classes start. Abbas, Nicholas, […]
Read more "Astronomy masterclass 2015"History’s lessons: Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Physics Today By Dr Heather Williams Senior Medical Physics for Nuclear Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals Chair, IoP Women in Physics Group Co-Director, ScienceGrrl hwilliams@physics.org @alrightPET Defining the problem There has been progress Women have access to higher education, further training and the senior ranks of the […]
Read more "The Lives and Times of Pioneering Women in Physics"
helen the hare 