Past Events

2021

Physics Colloquium

3:30–4:30 pm Zoom

New surprises from the gravitational path integral Ahmed Almheiri, IAS Host: TBA

Apr 1

Todd Seiss’ PhD Thesis Defense

3:30–5:30 pm

Todd Seiss’ PhD Thesis Defense March 23, 2021 at 3:30 pm CDT

Mar 23

Physics Colloquium

3:30–4:30 pm Zoom

A Study of Superorbital Modulation in Wind-fed Supergiant X-ray Binaries
Joel Coley, Howard University
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Mar 18

Celebration of Diverse Cultures: Iran

7:00–8:00 pm

This month's cultural celebration focuses on Iran; the movie is "about Elly" and the food is "Persian Lentil Rice (Adas-Polo)." This month also has a Spotify playlist.

Mar 12

Physics Colloquium

3:30–4:30 pm Zoom

Abstraction and Analogy in Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Melanie Mitchell, Santa Fe Institute
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Mar 11

Physics Colloquium

3:30 pm Zoom

Viral testing and the NFL fans: two stories about the pandemic
Peko Hosoi, MIT
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Mar 4

2021 Graduate Open House

Through March 6, 2021

2021 Graduate Open House The University of Chicago Physics Department will hold the 2021 Prospective Graduate Student Open House on Friday, March 5th, 2021. This year, due to pandemic, the Open House will have a virtual format. 

Mar 4

Physics Colloquium

3:30–4:30 pm Zoom

Discovering New Physics Cosmological Data Sets
Cora Dvorkin, Harvard
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Feb 25

Physics Colloquium

3:30–4:30 pm Zoom

Beyond BCS: An Exact Model for Superconductivity and Mottness
Phillip Phillips, UI Urbana-Champaign
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Feb 18

Celebration of Diverse Cultures: Korea

7:00–9:00 pm

This Celebration of Diverse Cultures focuses on Korea; the movie is Parasite and the food is to be determined.

Feb 12