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Wednesday:

The UAB's Institute for Ancient Middle Eastern Studies (IEPOA) organises the activity "Yes, wonderful things! – Howard Carter" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

The conference will be held by José Lull, associate professor of Egyptology at the UAB, who will speak on the life of Howard Carter, his work in Egypt, his achievements and failures, and his remarkable persistence and strong will to find the tomb of Tutankhamun until finally reaching the magical moment on 26 November 1922, in which after perforating the tomb's second enclosure wall, he saw "wonderful things".

The organisation of the event includes the collaboration of the Department of Antiquity and Middle Age Studies, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, the Office of the Vice Rector of Communication and Culture, and the Humanities Library.

Place: Auditorium of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Date: Tuesday 20, December de 2022 - 16:00h

Date: Tuesday 20, December de 2022 - 19:00h

Promotor: Institute for Ancient Middle Eastern Studies, UAB

Wednesday:

Dr. Daniel García-Castellanos, from Geociencias Barcelona (Geo3Bcn), will be giving a keynote on “What caused the most extreme environmental change since 65 million years ago? A mechanistic approach to the Messinian Salinity Crisis”. Our invited speaker will be available for informal meetings with ICTA-UAB researchers afterwards.  

MdM Keynote Speaker Series 2023

Title: “What caused the most extreme environmental change since 65 million years ago? A mechanistic approach to the Messinian Salinity Crisis” 

Speaker:  Dr. Daniel García-Castellanos, Geociencias Barcelona (Geo3Bcn) - CSIC 
 

Date: Thursday, 26^th of January 2023  
Time: from 12:00 to 13:00 
Venue: Sala Antoni Rosell (Z/023 - Z/022) - Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84295490731?pwd=bkNuQjY4UWQ5TkZvVlltWmpMR0ROdz09 ID de reunión: 842 9549 0731 -Código de acceso: 294183 

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY and EXPERTISE 

Dr Daniel Garcia-Castellanos is a CSIC researcher with expertise in the fields of geodynamics, surface processes, and Solid Earth geoscience. He works at the Department of Structure and Dynamics of the Earth and Crystallography (Geo3Bcn), where he develops physical-mathematical models coupling the physics of plate tectonics and processes occurring at the surface of the Earth. 

 
TOPIC of the KEYNOTE 

Some of his studies support the idea that the Mediterranean Sea underwent a desiccation period known as “Messinian Salinity Crisis” - after being isolated from the world’s ocean due to the collision between the tecnonic plates of Africa and Eurasia - followed by a catastrophic reflooding through the strait of Gibraltar 5 million year ago. The keynote will encompass recent research on the Messinian Salinity Crisis and discuss implications of this episode.
 

Date: Thursday 26, January de 2023 - 12:00h

Wednesday:

As part of the 23rd edition of "Satudary Physics", on 4 February, UAB Department of Physics lecturer Xavier Àlvarez will give a conference entitled "From Hottest to Coldest, a View of Physics Through Entropy". The conference will take place at the conference hall of the faculties of Science and Bioscience. Registration is free but seating is limited. There will also be a presentation at 11:45 a.m. of the bachelor's degree in Physics and the double degrees in Physics + Mathematics and in Physics + Chemistry.

Place: Facuty of Science (conference hall)

Date: Saturday 4, February de 2023 - 10:00h

Wednesday:

The seminar will be offered by Xavier Barcons, General Director of the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO). It will serve to present the telescopes that make up the observatory and the most important discoveries made in the past 60 years since the facilities were created, as well as the future plans for this enormous scientific structure. The seminar will be offered on-site and also online on the ZOOM platform.

For more information and to register to attend:

https://indico.cells.es/event/1321/

Place: Maxwell Auditorium, ALBA Light Synchrotron. Carrer de la Llum, 2-26, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), and online on ZOOM

Date: Friday 10, February de 2023 - 12:00h

Wednesday:

On 11 February UAB Department of Physics lecturer Daniel Campos will give a conference entitled "Simplicitat vs complexitat: cap a on avança la física?" [Simplicity vs. complexity: in which direction is physics advancing?]. This activity forms part of the 23rd Edition of Saturday Physics. The event will take place in the conference hall of the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Biosciences at 10 a.m.. Registration is free, but seating is limited.

In addition, researcher Sebastián Grinschpun from the Institute of High Energy Physics, and coordinator of the bachelor's degree in Physics, Pere Masjuan, will be offering an activity entitled "El teixit quàntic de l’univers peça a peça" [The Universe's Quantum Fabric, Piece by Piece] at 11:45 a.m. 

Place: Faculty of Science and Biosciences (conference hall)

Date: Saturday 11, February de 2023 - 10:00h

Wednesday:

Sandra Posada and Oriol Boix, authors of the book on 100 essential women in science and technology, entitled "100 dones clau en la història de la ciència i la tecnologia", will be offering a conference as part of the University's activities in commemmoration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Place: BCT Area, Library of Science and Technology

Date: Friday 22, January de 6 - 13:00h