Physics Colloquia

Our weekly colloquia program brings distinguished speakers to the department from academia and industry.

Arrangements are made for the speakers to meet with students to discuss research and other topics. The program results in graduates well-prepared for careers in industry, academics and national research laboratories.

Physics Department Seminar Series, Spring 2025

Friday 2 pm in 701 W. Grace, room 2306 

Date Speaker Topic

1/24

Professor Xu Yi

University of Virginia

Microresonator-based optical frequency combs for quantum applications

1/31

Dr. Ronen Plesser

Duke University

 

String Theory: What it is and why you should care  

 

 

 

2/6

Dr. Yuan Liu

North Carolina State University

Unleashing the Power of Quantum Computation with Oscillators and Qubits

2/14

Dr. Sachith Dissanayake

James Madison University

High Pressure Neutron Scattering Studies of Quantum Materials 

2/21

Cancelled

This weeks Colloquium has been cancelled due to the weather.

2/28

Dr. Erhai Zhao

George Mason University

Scavenger hunt in a non-Hermitian quantum world: knots, rings, and other odd objects

3/7

No Colloquium

No Colloquium this week. Have a nice spring break!

3/21

Dr. Xiangdong Wei 
Jefferson Lab

Preparations for a Spin Polarized Fusion Program at DIII-D