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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
Please click here for our department seminars (excluding PAECRS) calendar.
May
14
2026
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Britton Plourde: "Phonons, Quasiparticles, and Correlated Errors in Superconducting Qubits"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
Phonon bursts in the substrate of a superconducting qubit array with energy above the superconducting gap can produce dissipative quasiparticle...
May
15
2026
Colloquium: Rosemary Braun: "How to Have the Time of Your Life"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
For many organisms, timing is a literal matter of life and death: survival depends on foraging, hiding, sleeping, reproducing, and...
May
18
2026
HEP Seminar: Mohammad Abrar Wadud: "Seeing H-WW* in One Jet at the LHC"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
In a recent CMS paper, we exploited a new handle on boosted Higgs bosons by identifying H->WW decays at high...
May
19
2026
CFP Colloquium: Alex Sushkov: Macroscopic magnetic resonance at the quantum sensitivity limit
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: Quantum science tools have been pivotal in various precision experiments, such as gravitational wave detectors, atomic clocks, and searches...
May
21
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Pranav Vyas: Lattices across Scales: From Sea Cucumber Biomineral Ossicles to Arctic Brittle Star Assemblages"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Living systems construct complex structures through interactions at multiple scales. In this talk, I will explore this idea in two...
May
26
2026
CFP Colloquium: Mark Saffman: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: Mark Saffman, University of Wisconsin-Madison Host: TBA Keywords: CFP, Physics
May
27
2026
How to Apply to Grad School Panel
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
Come hear from Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Physics faculty about the process of applying to grad school and have all...
May
28
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Safa Jamali: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Safa Jamali, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University Host: Michelle Driscoll
Jun
4
2026
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Xi Wang: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Xi Wang, Assistant Professor, Washington University Host: Venkat Chandrasekhar