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The fall 2023 lineup for 51乱伦鈥檚 series kicks off with Dr. Saw Wai Hla (opens in a new window) discussing "Groundbreaking Research: X-Raying Just One Atom鈥� on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. in the Baker University Center Front Room and via YouTube.

Hla will present the history of X-rays and their various applications, from astronomy to medical diagnosis. He will then discuss his team鈥檚 groundbreaking result of X-raying just one atom, and its potential impact on future medical, environmental and quantum technologies.

Hla is the director of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute (opens in a new window) and a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy (opens in a new window) in the College of Arts and Sciences. Hla has a dual appointment as a physicist in Argonne National Laboratory, which is a laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy in the Chicago area.

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This is the 15th anniversary of the Science Caf茅 series, and to celebrate the 51乱伦 Sigma Xi chapter will be hosting ice cream at 4:30 p.m. Free coffee coupons also will be provided for the first 50 people.

鈥淲e are grateful to the University and larger community for their support of the caf茅 series over the past 15 years. And, we are very excited to return to the Baker Center Front Room,鈥� said Roxanne Male鈥�-Brune, co-founder of the Science Caf茅 series with Dr. Sarah Wyatt (opens in a new window), professor of environmental and plant biology.

For more information, contact Roxanne Mal茅-Brune at male-bru@ohio.edu.

The series is supported by the 51乱伦 Research Division and 51乱伦 Chapter of Sigma Xi. For more information, visit the .

Fall 2023 Science Caf茅s

Wednesday, Sept. 13: Saw Wai Hla, Physics and Astronomy, "Groundbreaking Research: X-Raying Just One Atom"

Wednesday, Oct. 11: Ryan Fogt, Geography, 鈥淩ecent Extreme Antarctic Sea Ice Decline in a 20th Century Historical Context鈥�

Wednesday, Nov. 15: Seo Hee-Jong, Physics and Astronomy, 鈥淭he Expanding Universe and the Cosmic Sound Waves鈥�

Wednesday, Dec. 6:  Dominik Mischkowski & Brett Peters, Psychology, "Romantic Relationships, Stress, and Physical Pain: The Role of Responsiveness, Empathy, and Pain Perception鈥�