multi-day
Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, sponsored by Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open for public viewing every Friday night from 8 to 10 pm during the fall and...
Events
Please click here for our department seminars (excluding PAECRS) calendar.
multi-day
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...
Feb
2
2026
HEP Seminar: Osmond Wen: "Transmon-Based Single Microwave Photon Detectors for QCD Axion Searches in the Classical Window"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
The post-inflationary QCD axion is a sharp BSM theory target that spans a frequency range from 5 to 50 GHz...
Feb
5
2026
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Daniel Dahlberg: "The Arrhenius Law Prefactor in Mesoscale Systems"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
The Arrhenius equation is regularly used to describe the dynamics of two-state switching in a variety of systems. The prefactor in ...
Feb
6
2026
Colloquium: Aashish Clerk: "From Foe to Friend: Harnessing Dissipation and Noise for Quantum Sensing"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Quantum sensing and metrology seek to use quantum states and entanglement to improve our ability measure a variety of quantities...
Feb
7
2026
Sievert Prize Lectures: Thomas Wytock: "Physics of Life: From Molecules to Minds"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Artificial Intelligence and Other Bio-Inspired Technologies" Biologically inspired technologies are ubiquitous, including the airplane, sonar, and even machine learning broadly construed-from...
Feb
10
2026
Physics Horizons with Professor Adam Miller
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Don't be Dense: Understanding the Diversity of White Dwarf Supernova Explosions" Professor Adam Miller will present his research in a special...
Feb
12
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Deborah Fygenson: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Deborah Fygenson, Professor, University of California - Santa Barbara Host: Petia Vlahovska
Feb
13
2026
Colloquium: Michael Kagan: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Michael Kagen, Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Host: Mayda Velasco
Feb
14
2026
Sievert Prize Lectures: Thomas Wytock: "Physics of Life: From Molecules to Minds"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Biophysical Fiction or Reality" To what extent are the possibilities of brain-machine interfaces, thought-reading through brain scanning, chimeric organ transplants, and...
Feb
17
2026
CFP Colloquium: Amar Vutha: Searching for nuclear T-violation using octupolar nuclei in a crystal
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: Time-reversal symmetry (T) breaking due to undiscovered new physics can couple to gluons, which in turn modulates the interactions between...
Feb
21
2026
Sievert Prize Lectures: Thomas Wytock: "Physics of Life: From Molecules to Minds"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Getting Life Under Control" Life has evolved sophisticated regulatory and control mechanisms, from cells regulating protein production to neuronal circuits generating...
Feb
23
2026
HEP Seminar: Yaxni Gu: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Yanxi Gu, PhD Student, University of California, San Diego Host: Susan Dittmer
Feb
24
2026
CFP Colloquium: Tejas Deshpande: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: Tejas Deshpande, Northern Arizona University Faculty host: Tim Kovachy Keywords: CFP, Physics
Feb
28
2026
Sievert Prize Lectures: Thomas Wytock: "Physics of Life: From Molecules to Minds"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Fine Wine and Sour Milk: Is Aging Inevitable?" Age comes for us all, from the scale of our whole bodies to...
Mar
2
2026
HEP Seminar: Daniel Guerrero: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Daniel Guerrero, Postdoctoral Scholar, Fermilab Host: Susan Dittmer
Mar
5
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Jairo Diaz Amaya: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Jairo Diaz Amaya, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institure of Technology Host: Michelle Driscoll
Mar
9
2026
HEP Seminar: Cole Kampa: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Cole Kampa, Postdoctoral Scholar, Caltech Host: Susan Dittmer
Mar
12
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Keng-Hui Lin: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Keng-Hui Lin, Research Fellow, Academia Sinica, Taipei Host: John Marko
Mar
13
2026
Colloquium: Max Bi: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Max Bi, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University Host: Michelle Driscoll
Apr
9
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Jeff Tithof: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Jeff Tithof, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Host: Michelle Driscoll
Apr
14
2026
CFP Colloquium: Nick Hutzler: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: Nick Hutzler, Caltech Faculty host: TBA Keywords: CFP, Physics
May
1
2026
Colloquium: Daniel Green: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Daniel Green, Associate Professor, University of California - San Diego Host: JJ Carrasco