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Physics : 401

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September 30, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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TITLE: Material and Device Foundations for Scalable Quantum Photonic Technologies ABSTRACT: The “Second Quantum Revolution” promises a wide range of technological advances, including...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Matthew Doty | University of Delaware

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Physics : 401

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September 23, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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TITLE: The Complexity of the Complex Refractive Index ABSTRACT: Atmospheric aerosols are complex mixtures of heterogeneous particles with a wide range of shapes, sizes, and compositions....

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View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Adriana Rocha Lima | UMBC

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Physics : 401

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September 16, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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TITLE: What is quantum thermodynamics? ABSTRACT: Thermodynamics and statistical physics are among the most versatile frameworks in theoretical physics. Although originally only invented to...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Sebastian Deffner | UMBC

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Physics : 401

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September 11, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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Join us for the first AMA of the 2026-2027 school year with Dr. Can Ataca, the physics graduate program director, and leading researcher in computational methods to study and engineer material...

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Physics : 401

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September 9, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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TITLE: Why is the ocean blue? ABSTRACT: The deep blue color of the ocean is one of the most familiar, yet also one of the rarest, colors on Earth. Many prominent scientists, including Lord...

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View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Xiaodong Zhang | University of Southern Mississippi

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Physics : 401

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September 2, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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TITLE: Using Machine Learning to Explore Possible Climate Futures ABSTRACT: Possible futures where the proposed method of climate intervention, stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), occur are...

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View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Charlotte Connolly | Loyola University Maryland

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Physics : 401

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August 28, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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Join us to connect with department faculty, discuss research opportunities, or just chat! WHEN: Friday, August 28th @ 12:00 PM (Noon) WHERE: Room 401 BONUS: Free Food Provided! 🍕🥤 Bring...

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August 3, 2026, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

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ADVISOR: Dr. Belay Demoz TITLE: Characterizing aerosol, cloud, and dust vertical structure using ceilometer lidar: Implications for Boundary layer dynamics and air quality ABSTRACT: Ceilometers...

View Event Details for MS Thesis Defense: Joshua Finch

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Physics : 401

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July 30, 2026, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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ADVISOR: Dr. Geoffrey Diederich TITLE: Exciton Coupling to the Spin Ordering of van der Waals Magnetic Semiconductors ABSTRACT: Van der Waals magnetic semiconductors provide a promising platform...

View Event Details for PhD Proposal: Mathew Varghese

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Physics : 221

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July 23, 2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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ADVISOR: Dr. Benjamin Owen TITLE: Long and Short Searches for Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars ABSTRACT: Continuous gravitational waves (CWs) are long-lived, nearly monochromatic...

View Event Details for PhD Proposal: Olivia Danner

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Colloquium: Dr. Matthew Doty | University of Delaware

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Colloquium: Dr. Adriana Rocha Lima | UMBC

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Colloquium: Dr. Xiaodong Zhang | University of Southern Mississippi

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Colloquium: Dr. Charlotte Connolly | Loyola University Maryland

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UNDERGRAD-FACULTY MEET & GREET

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MS Thesis Defense: Joshua Finch

PhD Proposal: Mathew Varghese

PhD Proposal: Olivia Danner

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