UT’s Department of Physics and Astronomy presents the sixth installment of the Saturday Morning Physics lecture series this Saturday, March 24, with Robert Grzywacz (Professor & director of the UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Nuclear Physics and Applications) presenting “New Element Tennessine and its Neighbors - the Glam and Backstage of the Superheavy Elements Research”

Please find the abstract below:

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The naming of new elements nihonium (Z=113, moscovium (Z=115), tennessine (Z=117) and oganesson (Z=118) in 2017 was an important event for the nuclear scientists. It was a celebration of efforts for researchers from laboratories around the world, which were involved in the challenges of superheavy elements discoveries. I will discuss not only scientific significance of these discoveries, which brought fame to the involved teams but also talk about efforts required to achieve these results.

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Limited parking will be available in the 11th Street Garage.