Yuri-san's paper is featured in Universe Today and Phys.org! Congrats!

https://www.universetoday.com/160911/how-many-intergalactic-radio-stations-are-out-there/

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-potential-radio-technosignatures-extragalactic-sources.amp

2022 Poster Competition in NTHU

 We had a poster competition in NTHU, everyone was very active in it!

2023 Taiwan Physics Society Meeting's Retrospect

We joined the Annual Taiwan Physics Society meeting in January 2023!

Two paper prizes and one poster prize!

Recent News in 2023 Q1

- The First Taiwan FRB Symposium in National Chung Hsin University in Taichung

On Feb 8-10, 2023, the National Chung Hsin University in Taichung hosted the first Taiwan Fast Radio Burst (FRB) Symposium, which brought together leading experts in the field to discuss recent developments in FRB research.

FRBs are mysterious and fleeting bursts of radio waves that are thought to originate from beyond our Milky Way galaxy. Since the discovery of the first FRB in 2007, astronomers have been trying to understand their nature and origins. The symposium aimed to provide a platform for researchers to share their latest findings and to explore new avenues of research.

The symposium featured presentations by researchers from around the world, including Dr. Duncan Lorimer from West Virginia University, who co-discovered the first FRB.Dr. Lorimer's presentation focused on the basics in FRB research. He also discussed the challenges faced by researchers in detecting and studying FRBs, such as the need for more sensitive telescopes and the difficulty of pinpointing the exact location of the bursts.

Other presentations at the symposium covered a range of topics related to FRB research, including the use of radio telescopes to search for new FRBs, the development of new detection techniques, and the theoretical models used to explain the origins of these bursts.

Overall, the symposium provided a valuable opportunity for researchers to share their latest findings and to collaborate on new research projects. The study of FRBs is still in its infancy, but the insights gained from this symposium and other research efforts will no doubt help to shed light on one of the most intriguing mysteries of our universe.

How our postdocs enjoyed weekend: run or ride

 

Congratulation to Prof. Hashimoto!

Tetsuya-san has so many things to congratulate this month!

🎉 He got an offer from NCHU in Taichung (so no longer a postdoc?)

🏆 He won the best postdoc paper award*

🎊 We gave a press release in NTHU news!

• http://www.phys.nthu.edu.tw/~tetsuya/news/news24/
• https://www.nthu.edu.tw/pdf/pdf_161888781213.pdf

*Fig. Tetsuya-san and the certificate

End of the Lunar New Year holidays: semester is coming next week!

 

This week is the final week of the long Lunar New Year holidays of the Ox's year 2021. We believe you all have a great time with your family and friends. 

Below are some photos of the cherry blossom and the plum blossom (Chinese: 梅花; pinyin: méihuā),

... and the backyard of our IOA building. 

Wish you all the best for your research and study during the semester ahead!