2018-2019 Emerging Scholars Series
Vineeta Singh, postdoc at the Omohundro Institute: "A Grounded Archive: Using Human Geography to Uncover and Explore the Hidden Histories of College Campuses in America"
October 12, 2018
How does the physical geography of college campuses help us reckon with legacies of troubled racial histories in U.S. higher education? In this talk Dr. Vineeta Singh will explore how thinking about the physical geography of campus spaces allows historians of higher education to revitalize histories of colleges and universities.
Anashe Bandari, Physics: "The Interesting Life of Protons"
February 20, 2019
Little is known about protons, despite them being some of the fundamental building blocks of all matter in the universe. How big are they? Why do they spin the way they do? Drawing from her research experience in using an electron accelerator at the Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Anashe Bandari will explain how accelerator experiments work and what they can tell us about the makeup and behavior of these enigmatic particles.
Jacob Blackshaw, Chemistry: "The Molecular Choreography of Aerosol Chromophores"
March 11, 2019
Jacob Blackshaw’s research focuses on investigating the fragmentation of molecules in brown carbon aerosols and how this can affect the chemical makeup of the atmosphere, subsequently altering climate. As aerosols make up an impressive portion of the atmosphere and can come in many forms including soot, smog, and organic aerosols from fuel burning, it is imperative that we have a strong understanding of their chemical properties. In this talk, Jacob will demonstrate how research into the properties of key aerosols can provide important information to climatologists allowing them to better predict climate patterns and combat harmful air pollution.
