2023
Midwest Cold Atom Workshop 2023
Through November 4, 2023 Kersten Physics Teaching Center
Exploring the hottest research topics on atoms and molecules at the coldest temperatures

Physics Colloquium
3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
Orbital angular momentum of light and quantum particles
Charles Clark, University of Maryland
Emily Smith’s PhD Thesis Defense
10:00–11:00 am
Gabrielle Roberts’ PhD Thesis Defense
12:00–1:00 pm
Mike van der Naald’s PhD Thesis Defense
5:00–6:00 pm

Physics Colloquium
3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
The quantum world of massive mechanical objects
Yiwen Chu, ETH Zurich
Jonathan Colen’s PhD Thesis Defense
2:30–3:30 pm
Physics Colloquium
3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
Hunting for Heavy Dark Matter in 2020s
Luca Grandi, University of Chicago
Kai Li's PhD Thesis Defense
11:00 am–12:00 pm
Physics Colloquium
3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
Statistical Mechanics of Collective Behavior
Thierry Mora,CNRS