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Northern Chapter of the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering LAWIS SEMINAR SERIES https://archive.nmnwse.org/lawis/events co-sponsored by the Bradbury Science Museum & LANL CPO Talk at 6:30pm, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 Bradbury Science Museum Auditorium 15th and Central, Los Alamos |
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From Inside the Atom to Beyond the Stars
Dr. Shannon Cowell, T-16, LANL |
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These subatomic particles play a critical role in nuclear processes, including fueling the sun and stars. Neutrinos interact weakly with matter, being able to pass easily through the earth - or human bodies.
To investigate neutrinos and the electroweak interaction, scientists study the interactions between electrons and atomic nuclei. Cowell will discuss current research on these interactions, explaining how an understanding of processes at subatomic levels leads to a better understanding of the evolution of astrophysical environments.
The event is free and open to the public.
Biography - Dr. Shannon Cowell is a TSM in the Nuclear Theory group at LANL (T-16). She joined T-16 as a postdoctoral fellow after receiving her Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois in 2004.
Note: the title and abstract have been revised - originally advertised as Electroweak Interactions, and a more technical abstract was released as LA-UR-07-0386.
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