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...
Events
Please click here for our department seminars (excluding PAECRS) calendar.
May
12
2026
CFP Colloquium: Zoe Yan: New opportunities in quantum simulation with ultrapolar molecules
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: Ultracold molecules are an emerging platform for quantum science that combines the techniques of atomic physics pioneered over the...
May
12
2026
Physics Horizons Seminar with Professor Michelle Driscoll
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michelle Driscoll will present her research in a special seminar targeting undergraduates (but the entire community is welcome!). Following the...
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
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: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Speaker: Alex Sushkov, Johns Hopkins University Host: TBA Keywords: Physics, CFP
May
21
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Pranav Vyas: TBA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Abstract: TBA Pranav Vyas, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago Host: Istvan Kovacs
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