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
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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
21
2025
Colloquium: Jocelyn Bell Burnell: "The Discovery of Pulsars – a Grad Student’s Tale"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
In this talk I will describe how pulsars were discovered and reflect on why the discovery was made then and...
Feb
22
2025
Sievert Prize Lectures: Alex Edison: "Effective Field Theory: A Universal Language of Physics"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Galaxies: Glitter in a Snow Globe" We find many answers about the early universe in a surprising place: the arrangement of...
Feb
24
2025
HEP Seminar: James Unwin: "Dark Matter: WIMPs, FIMPs, and Primordial Black Holes"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
The dark matter phenomenon is the realisation that astrophysical and cosmological observations appear to indicate invisible mass sources. There are...
Feb
27
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Bertrand Ottino-Loffler: "The Evolutionary Dynamics of Incubation Periods"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
The incubation period for typhoid, polio, measles, leukemia and many other diseases follows a right-skewed, approximately lognormal distribution. Although this...
Feb
27
2025
Physics Horizons with Jerry Gabrielse
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
Please join us for Physics Horizons 🍕: a departmental special seminar in Tech F160, Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm. Prof. Jerry...
Mar
1
2025
Sievert Prize Lectures: Alex Edison: "Effective Field Theory: A Universal Language of Physics"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
"A Bright Future Ahead" We close this lecture series with a look towards the future: exciting experiments on the horizon and...
Mar
3
2025
HEP Seminar: Cristina Mantilla Suarez: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Cristina Mantilla Suarez, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia Host: Susan Dittmer
Mar
6
2025
Colloquium: Archana Kamal: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Archana Kamal, Associate Professor, Northwestern University Host: Anupam Garg
Mar
10
2025
HEP Seminar: Karla Tame-Narvaez: Research Associate: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Karla Tame-Narvaez, Research Associate, Fermilab Host: Adrian Thompson
Mar
14
2025
Colloquium: Kevin Pedro: Fermilab
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Kevin Pedro, Associate Scientist, Fermilab Host: Mayda Velasco
Mar
17
2025
HEP Seminar:Mikhail Ivanov: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Mikhail Ivanov, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Host: Adrian Thompson
Apr
4
2025
Colloquium: Farhad Zadeh: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Farhad Zadeh, Professor, Northwestern University Host: Jason Wang
Apr
10
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Gregory Korniss: TBA [copy]
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Gregory Korniss, Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Host: Adilson Motter
May
6
2025
CFP Colloquium: Samuel Brewer: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: Samuel Brewer, Colorado State University Host: TBA Keywords: Physics, CFP
May
15
2025
CFP Colloquium: Jun Ye: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: June Ye, University of Colorado Boulder, JILA Host: Gerald Gabrielse Keywords: CFP, Physics
May
15
2025
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Jun Ye: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Jun Ye, Professor, University of Colorado, JILA Host: Xing Fan
May
22
2025
Complex Systems Seminar: Abigail Plummer:TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Abigail Plummer, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University Host: Michelle Driscoll