2021
Physics Colloquium
3:30–4:30 pm Zoom
New surprises from the gravitational path integral Ahmed Almheiri, IAS Host: TBA
Todd Seiss’ PhD Thesis Defense
3:30–5:30 pm
Todd Seiss’ PhD Thesis Defense March 23, 2021 at 3:30 pm CDT
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
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.
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
Physics Colloquium
3:30 pm Zoom
Viral testing and the NFL fans: two stories about the pandemic
Peko Hosoi, MIT
Host: Young-Kee Kim
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.
Physics Colloquium
3:30–4:30 pm Zoom
Discovering New Physics Cosmological Data Sets
Cora Dvorkin, Harvard
Host: Young-Kee Kim
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
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.