The Mulligan Memorial Lecture is given annually on a subject related to the history of science.
The lecture is given by the recipient of the Mulligan Award in Physics which is based on a gift by Professor Mulligan’s wife, Eleanor, in memory of Dr. Joseph F. Mulligan, one of the founders of the UMBC Department of Physics.
Previous Mulligan Memorial Lectures
| Year | Title, Presenter [& mentor] |
| 2024 | Heat, Power, Action! Dr. Sebastian Deffner https://cnms.umbc.edu/discovery-series/ |
| 2017 | The Experiences of Japanese Physicists during World War II Natalie DeNigris [Dr. Matthew Pelton] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZVOd4t6BzU |
| 2016 | The Life and Work of Emmy Noether Catherine Rossbach [Dr. Theodosia Gougousi] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH2Mh3WMPBY |
| 2015 | M. Carey Lea, the Father of Mechanochemistry Dr. Laszlo Takacs |
| 2014 | The Life and Work of Albert Einstein Kim Berghaus [Dr. Michael Hayden] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j06PoIV5W78&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
| 2013 | The History and Role of Neutrinos in Astrophysics Diana M. Marcu [Dr. Katja Pottschmidt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXVwgTZ0IQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
| 2012 | The Life and Work of Nikola Tesla Erika Nesvold [Dr. Todd Pittman] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_5KehrEXZ8&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
| 2011 | The Life of Willard Gibbs: An American Scientist Paul Corbitt [Dr. Kevin McCann] |
| 2010 | The Invention and 50th Anniversary of the Laser Sheng Liu [Dr. Anthony Johnson] |
| 2009 | Lives and Discoveries of Lord Rayleigh and Gustav Mie Gergely Dolgos [Dr. Ray Hoff] |
| 2008 | Max Planck and Blackbody Radiation Steven Buczkowski [Dr. Kevin McCann] |
| 2007 | Newton’s Demons Chris Wilson [Dr. Wallace McMillan] |