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Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, sponsored by Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open for public viewing every Friday night from 9 to 11 pm during the spring and...
Events
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May
9
2025
Colloquium: Igor Pikovski: "Testing the Gravity-Quantum Interface: from Quantum Interference of Proper Time to Single Graviton Detection"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
The merger of quantum theory with gravity is one of the main open problems in physics, with little experimental input...
May
12
2025
HEP Seminar: Arushi Bodas: "Seeing Heavy Particles from Inflation Through Cosmic Inhomogeneities"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
The gravitational production and propagation of heavy particles during inflation can imprint distinctive signatures in the non-Gaussianity of primordial density...
May
13
2025
Physics of Modern Quantum Processors- Physics Horizons Seminar
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professors Archana Kamal and Jens Koch will present their research “Physics of Modern Quantum Processors” in a talk aimed at...
May
14
2025
Gender Minorities in Physics and Astronomy Spring Mixer
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is excited to host another informal social gathering for all gender minorities in the...
May
15
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Gyorgy Korniss: "Fluctuations and Persistence in Quantum Diffusion on Regular Lattices"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
What is the fate of microscopic quantum (probability) density and phase fluctuations (i.e., the spatio-temporal dynamics and survival statistics of...
May
15
2025
CFP Colloquium: Jun Ye: Lighting a path for clock and fundamental physics
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: Laser and quantum science have fueled revolutionary developments in atomic and fundamental physics. Scaling up quantum systems to increasingly...
May
16
2025
Colloquium: David Hu: " Mosquitoes, Earwax, and Bird Baths"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
We show three recent experiments where we search for general principles in long-standing biological problems. First, we ask how mosquitoes...
May
20
2025
CFP Colloquium: Ben Augenbraun: Golden Opportunities to Search for CP-Violating Physics in the Spectra of Cold Molecules
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: Theories attempting to explain the prevalence of matter over antimatter often introduce “new,” yet-unobserved particles with CP-violating interactions. This...
May
22
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Abigail Plummer: "Rupture,Instability, and Phase Transitions via Constrained Expansion"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Consider an elastic material that increases in size due to growth or swelling. If the material is unable to expand...
May
27
2025
CFP Colloquium: David Schuster: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: David Schuster, Stanford University Host: TBA Keywords: CFP, Physics
May
29
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Colm Kelleher: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Colm Kelleher, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University Host: Michelle Driscoll
May
29
2025
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: James Gaynor: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA James Gaynor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University Host: Venkat Chandrasekhar
Jun
2
2025
HEP Seminar: Benjamin Rosser: "The MAIA Detector for a 10 TeV Muon Collider"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Muon colliders have recently emerged as an exciting option to access the 10 TeV energy scale. However, significant research and development is...
Jun
2
2025
HEP Seminar: Benjamin Rosser: "The MAIA Detector for a 10 TeV Muon Collider" [copy]
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Muon colliders have recently emerged as an exciting option to access the 10 TeV energy scale. However, significant research and development is...
Jun
5
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Vincent Thibeault: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Vincent Thibeault, Universite Laval, Quebec Host: Adilson Motter