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research fellows sit in a lecture room for the spring 2026 colloquium

Department of Physics and AstronomyColloquia

Previous Colloquia

Fall 2026

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Date Speaker Affiliation Title Topic Host
8/25 No Colloquium (New Student Orientation)
9/1 Irene Varglund University of Hertfordshire (UK) Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies - What is in a name? Astronomy Järvelä
9/8 Wade DeGottardi Texas Tech University Quantum Matter in a New Light: From Quantum Wires to Quantum Machines Condensed Matter Physics Lee
9/15 Jayson Nissen Montana State University Modernizing formative, research-based assessments to support personalized instruction Physics Education Thacker
9/22 Jingyu Luo Brown University TBA High Energy Physics Feng
9/29 Hanjong Paik University of Oklahoma TBA Condensed Matter Physics Eo
10/6 Bucy Lecture
10/13 Maxim Lavrentovich Worcester State University TBA Biophysics Bolmatov
10/20          
10/27 Kevin Pedro Fermilab TBA High Energy Physics Feng/Madrid
11/3 Jigang Wang Iowa State University TBA Condensed Matter Physics Chatzakis
11/10 Mathieu Renzo University of Arizona TBA Astronomy Maccarone
11/17 Lu Chen University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign TBA Condensed Matter Physics Eo

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