Events

Feb

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

February 5, 2020, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: The Fluid Dynamics of Hurricanes: Measurement, Theory and Modeling ABSTRACT: The range of spatial and temporal scales controlling the dynamics of geophysical fluid flows are...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Stephen Guimond

Dec

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

December 4, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: From chemical bonds to high mobility in layered materials ABSTRACT: In the discipline of chemistry, it is common to have guidelines and heuristics that help to predict how chemical...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Leslie M. Schoop, Princeton University

Dec

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

December 3, 2019, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

ADVISOR: Dr. Sebastian Deffner TITLE: Thermodynamic Supremacy of Quantum Information Engines ABSTRACT: The development of quantum computers, communication systems, and sensors is predicted...

View Event Details for PhD Proposal: Nathan Myers

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 20, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Symmetry breaking in active and quantum fluids ABSTRACT: Active biological fluids, such as bacterial and other microbial suspensions, can exhibit striking symmetry breaking...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Jorn Dunkel , Massachusetts Inst. of Tech

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 13, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Study of White Dwarfs and Black Holes through Relativistic Bending of Light ABSTRACT: In a reprise of the famous 1919 solar eclipse experiment that confirmed Einstein's general...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Kailash Sahu, Space Telescope Science Inst.

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 6, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Variability of low clouds and drizzle: a tale of two frameworks ABSTRACT: Modern microphysics schemes in climate models typically account for subgrid variability by assuming...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Mikael Witte, UCLA

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 30, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Planets in a bottle: Exploring planetary atmospheres in the lab ABSTRACT: From exoplanets, with their surprising lack of spectral features, to Titan and its characteristic haze...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Sarah Horst, Johns Hopkins University

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 23, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Nonequilibrium thermodynamic limits to fluctuations and response ABSTRACT: Thermodynamics is a remarkably successful theoretical framework, with wide ranging applications across...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Jordan Horowitz, Univ. of Michigan

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 16, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Computational Physics in the Exascale Era: Opportunities and Challenges ABSTRACT: The dawn of the exascale era and the machine learning boom provide tremendous opportunities for...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Murat Keceli, Argonne National Laboratory

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 9, 2019, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Synchrotron X-rays and lattice dynamics: Implications in chemistry, geology and physics ABSTRACT: It’s been almost 45 years since the idea of using a synchrotron source to excite...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Esen Alp, Argonne National Laboratory

Department of Physics

College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Department of Physics

Events

Colloquium: Stephen Guimond

Colloquium: Dr. Leslie M. Schoop, Princeton University

PhD Proposal: Nathan Myers

Colloquium: Dr. Jorn Dunkel , Massachusetts Inst. of Tech

Colloquium: Dr. Kailash Sahu, Space Telescope Science Inst.

Colloquium: Dr. Mikael Witte, UCLA

Colloquium: Dr. Sarah Horst, Johns Hopkins University

Colloquium: Dr. Jordan Horowitz, Univ. of Michigan

Colloquium: Dr. Murat Keceli, Argonne National Laboratory

Colloquium: Dr. Esen Alp, Argonne National Laboratory

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