Past Events | Department of Physics | The University of Chicago

2019

6:00–7:00 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Granular Materials: From Quotidian to Astronomical
Karen Daniels, North Carolina State University
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Nov 5

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

X-ray Free-Electron Lasers: Past, Present and Future
Zhirong Huang, Stanford University
Host: Linda Young, Sergei Nagaitsev

Oct 31

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses
Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Oct 24

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Active Topology
Cristina Marchetti, University of California Santa Barbara
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Oct 17

3:45 pm GCIS W301/W303

Non-Equilibrium Dynamics Through the Prism of Quantum Entanglement
Dmitry Abanin
Perimeter Institute, University of Geneva

Oct 15

3:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Advancing CMB Cosmology: ACTPol, Simons Observatory, and CMB-S4
Jeff McMahon, University of Michigan
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Oct 14

3:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Holographic Quantum Matter and Entanglement Negativity
Shinsei Ryu, University of Chicago
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Oct 11

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Departments That Excel In Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Chicago and Across the Nation
Ed Bertschinger, MIT
Host: Young-Kee Kim

Oct 10

12:15–1:15 pm KPTC 206

Transients in Physics and Biology
Arvind Murugan, University of Chicago
Host: William Irvine

Oct 9

5:00–6:00 pm GCIS E223

Constant speed penetration into granular materials: drag forces from the quasi-static to inertial regime

Oct 4