FALL 2026 WEEKLY COLLOQUIUM SERIES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
2:55 PM Pizza & Drinks
3:05 PM–4:20 PM · Biological Sciences Room 247
Student Research Opportunities with Department Faculty
Please join us for our first colloquium of the semester! Faculty from the Department of Physics and Astronomy will give brief talks explaining their research and how students may get involved. This introduction is intended for graduate students interested in learning more about research opportunities in the department; undergraduates are also encouraged to attend.
Fall 2026 Colloquium Schedule
(will be updated throughout the semester)
Meets every Thursday in Biological Sciences Room 247
2:55 PM Pizza & Drinks · 3:05 PM–4:20 PM Talk
Date | Invited Speaker | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
09/03/2026 | Department Faculty | California State University, Los Angeles | Department Research Opportunities (Meet & Greet) |
09/10/2026 | Ondrej Chvala | University of Texas at Austin | |
09/17/2026 | Christine Nattrass | University Tennessee, Knoxville | Making the most out of comparing data and models |
09/24/2026 | Barry Weissman | David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA | Secrets of corneal physiology |
10/01/2026 | Travis Olson | University of Houston | |
10/08/2026 | Shawn Pollard | University of Memphis | Disorder by Design: Ferrimagnets for High-Speed, Low-Power Spintronics |
10/15/2026 | Yannis Semertzidis |
| Conquering the high frequency axion dark matter range |
10/22/2026 | Axel Drees | State University of New York at Stony Brook | |
10/29/2026 | TBA | ||
11/05/2026 | Rahul Patel |
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11/12/2026 | TBA | ||
11/19/2026 | Sara Callori | California State University, San Bernardino | From Myth to Material: A Materials Physics Perspective on Adamantium |
11/26/2026 | Thanksgiving – Campus Closed | ||
12/03/2026 | Megan Connors | ||
12/10/2026 | Jonathan Daniel | ||
Archived access to the Zoom recording of Dr. Caitlin Duffy's talk from October 9, 2025, "When Metals Become Strange"
Note: You will be prompted to login to Zoom; use passcode: 0#U@FS5$
