Tag: University of Bath

  • Greengrocers in Dimension 24

    Greengrocers in Dimension 24

    The May talk will be given by Prof Gregory Sankaran who will be talking about an interesting pure mathematics problem. What is the most efficient way to pack small spherical objects into a large space? This problem makes sense for spheres of any dimension. It was solved in dimension 2 by bees and in dimension…

  • The 74th British Mathematical Colloquium

    The 74th British Mathematical Colloquium

    The 74th British Mathematical Colloquium will be held at the University of Bath from Monday April 3rd to Thursday 6th 2023. This includes a public lecture entitled The n most important Symbols in Mathematics, details available here. You can join the mailing list for announcements here: https://lists.bath.ac.uk/sympa/subscribe/bmcThere is a mailbox for general queries: BMC@bath.ac.uk Twitter: @BathBMC2023 

  • Discovery of the Elements: Geography & Fame

    Discovery of the Elements: Geography & Fame

    The January talk will be given by Chick Wilson, Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Science and Chair in Physical Chemistry at the University of Bath. We scientists like to think of ourselves as rational, analytical and fair, so one would expect this to be reflected in some of the highest profile areas, such…

  • Making Things Work in the Mysterious Metastable World

    The January talk will be given by Prof. Chick Wilson of the University of Bath who will be talking about some clever chemistry. From stopping garden swings in defiance of gravity to colour changing cars and incredibly tiny on-off switches, Bath Chemist Professor Chick Wilson invites you into his Mysterious Metastable World. Chick will explain…

  • Green Energy Materials in 3D

    The March 2014 talk will be given by Prof. M Saiful Islam who is Professor of Computational Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath. Saiful is leading the team working on advanced computer modelling methods with structural techniques in the study of new solid state materials especially related to “clean energy” applications. With the help…