| Date | Fall 2026 |
|---|---|
| Sept. 2, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Charlotte Connolly | Loyola University Maryland Title: “Using Machine Learning to Explore Possible Climate Futures” |
| Sept. 9, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Xiaodong Zhang | University of Southern Mississippi Title: “Why is the ocean blue?” |
| Sept. 16, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Sebastian Deffner | UMBC Title: What is quantum thermodynamics? |
| Sept. 23, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Adriana Rocha Lima | UMBC Title: The Complexity of the Complex Refractive Index |
| Sept. 30, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Matthew Doty | University of Delaware Title: “Material and Device Foundations for Scalable Quantum Photonic Technologies” |
| Oct. 7, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Fabian Gittins | Johns Hopkins University Title: “The Hidden Physics Gravitational-Wave Asteroseismology Can Reveal” |
| Oct. 14, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Qi-Yu Liang | Purdue University Title: “Quantum and machine learning enhanced sensing with Rydberg atoms” |
| Oct. 28, 2026 | Speaker: Natalia Buzulukova | University of Maryland Title: “Modern Global 3D Modeling of the Earth’s Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System: State of the Art, Examples, and Open Questions” |
| Nov. 4, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Julian Klein | MIT Title: “Programming Matter with Electrons” |
| Nov. 11, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Vinod Menon | City College of New York Title: “Light-Matter Hybrids: From engineering quantum materials to out-of-equilibrium condensates” |
| Nov. 18, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Mahmoud Jalali Mehrabad | UMD Joint Quantum Institute Title: TBD |
| Dec. 2, 2026 | Speaker: Reece Robertson, Graduate Student | UMBC Title: TBD |
| Dec. 9, 2026 | Speaker: Dr. Joseph Tooby-Smith | University of Bath Title: TBD |