10:00 am, Monday, March 16, 2026 @Science building, Room 006

Redefining the Unit of time - Emma Burton - Physics / Science Speakers

Redefining the Unit of Time: Working next-door to the most precise clock in the world

Emma Burton will talk about her graduate research project, building an ultraviolet laser for a thorium nuclear referenced atomic clock. And about her experience in graduate school.

Emma graduated from Goshen College in 2022 and is working on her PhD at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She's part of the STROBE collaboration focussed on designing and building new kinds of microscopes.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Contact: Paul Meyer Reimer, phone (574) 535-7318, email paulmr@goshen.edu

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