Trinity Open Day
School of Physics Undergraduate Virtual Open Day
We would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your family to our virtual Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 16th January 2021.
The Live Event
- Virtual Open Day Main Link Please refer to registration email for access password
- Breakout Room with Academic You will be put in a waiting room and will be admitted for a one to one consultation with an academic - Room available from 11.45 - 11.55 and from 13.45-13.55
- Breakout Room General Enquiry You will be put in a waiting room and will be admitted for a one to one consultation with a Physics representative - Room available from 11.45 - 11.55 and from 13.45-13.55
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A live presentation and a number of short videos will be available covering the following degree programmes;
- Physics (through CAO TR063)
- Physics & Astrophysics (through CAO TR063)
- Nanoscience (through CAO TR063)
- Theoretical Physics (through CAO TR035)
There will also be videos on research topics and careers in physics.
Staff and students will be available in a live online Question and Answer session
Schedule of Events (Subject to slight change)
Morning session 10.00-12.00
- 10.00
- Welcome Address from Prof. Stefan Hutzler
- 10.05
- Live course overview of Physical Sciences (TR063), Prof. Cormac McGuinness
- 10.15
- Live course overview of Theoretical Physics Prof. Jan Manschot (TR035)
- 10.35
- live panel discussion on courses, including question from participants
- 11.00
- Research video presentation, Prof. John Goold: "Thermodynamics and Energetics of Quantum Systems"
- 11.15
- Research video presentation, Prof. Ruth Britto
- 11.30
- Panel discussion on research (undergrad, postgrad, general), including question from participants
- 11.45 - 11.55
- Break-out room for further queries
- 12.00
- Parallel session: Research video presentation: Prof. Ortwin Hess: "Quantum Nanophotonics"
There will be opportunities to ask specific questions throughout most of the morning session. The participants from the School of Physics and the School of Mathematics in the morning session are:
- Profs. Stefan Hutzler, Cormac McGuinness, Paul Eastham, Matthias Moebius, Jan Manschot, Sinead Ryan
- Postgraduate students: Julia Lawless, John Ryan-Purcell
- Undergraduate student: Siadhbh Sheil
Afternoon session 12.00-14.00
- 12.00
- Welcome Address from Prof. Stefan Hutzler
- 12.05
- Live course overview of Theoretical Physics Prof. Jan Manschot (TR035)
- 12.15
- Live course overview of Physical Sciences (TR063), Prof. Cormac McGuinness
- 12.25
- Live panel discussion on courses, including question from participants
- 13.00
- Research video presentation: Prof. Andrei Parnachev: “Theoretical High Energy Physics: Playing with strings, quantum fields and gravity”
- 13.15
- Research video presentation: Prof. Martin Hegner, “Nanotechnological immuno assay for rapid label-free analysis of candidate malaria vaccines”
- 13.30
- Panel discussion on research (undergrad, postgrad, general), including question from participants
- 13.45-13.55
- Break-out room for further queries
- 14.00
- Parallel session: Research video presentation: Prof. Ortwin Hess: "Quantum Nanophotonics"
- 13.55-14.00
- Concluding Remarks, Prof. Stefan Hutzler
There will be opportunities to ask specific questions throughout most of the afternoon session. The participants from the School of Physics and the School of Mathematics in the morning session are:
- Profs. Stefan Hutzler, Cormac McGuinness, Plamen Stamenov, Martin Hegner, Brian Espey, Louise Bradley,Tristan McLoughlin, Andrei Parnachev
- Postgraduate students: Laura Murphy, John Ryan-Purcell
- Undergraduate student: Siadhbh Sheil
Find out more
- Physics (TR063) A Physics degree covers a broad syllabus which includes hands-on practical work while allowing you develop flexible skills in theory, instrumentation and data analysis. The course covers core subjects, including mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, modern optic sand condensed matter physics, and more specialised topics such as nanoscience, high energy physics, astrophysics and superconductivity.
- Physics and Astrophysics (TR063) The Physics and Astrophysics course includes a good background in core Physics subjects as well as specialised Astrophysics courses in topics such as astronomical instrumentation, spectroscopy, the solar system, stellar evolution, supernovae, galaxies, interstellar matter, black holes and cosmology.
- Theoretical Physics (TR035) Theoretical Physics is taught jointly by the Schools of Physics and Mathematics and is an excellent course for those with good mathematical ability, who wish to acquire a deeper physical and mathematical knowledge of the world.
- Nanoscience (TR063) Nanoscience is the study of small scale matter, the minuscale building blocks of the material and biological worlds. In this course, run jointly by the Schools of Physics and Chemistry, students will gain a deep and lasting understanding of the science of advanced materials that underpins the ‘nano’ revolution.