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Colloquia

About

The Department of Physics and Astronomy hosts a colloquium every Wednesday afternoon in 227 Gallalee Hall during the fall and spring semesters (excluding holidays and exam week). Speakers include UA faculty and graduate students as well as researchers from other universities, research institutes, and government agencies. The subject matter ranges from information about the University and department to topics of recent interest in physics and astronomy. Talks are typically 45–50 minutes in length followed by ~10 minutes of questions.

Attendance is free and open to the public. Physics and astronomy graduate students are required to attend colloquia regularly, as determined by their advisors; more information about this requirement may be found in the department’s Graduate Handbook.

Visitor information, including directions and parking details, can be found on our Directions and Parking page.

Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, colloquia are held from 3:45pm to 4:45pm in 227 Gallalee Hall, with refreshments, including tea, coffee, and cookies, served at 3:30pm in 223 Gallalee Hall.

Fall 2026

DateTitle/AbstractSpeaker
08/26Graduate Program InformationDean Townsley
09/02TBATBA
09/09TBATBA
09/16TBANaveed Hussain (Toyota)
09/23TBATBA
09/30TBATBA
10/07TBADinesh Loomba (Univ. of New Mexico)
10/14Dissertation Topic TourPhysics & Astronomy Ph.D. candidates
10/21TBAFrancis Spano (Temple Univ.)
10/28
11/04TBAAmy Lien (Univ. of Tampa)
11/11TBASamindranath Mitra (PRL)
11/18TBAShih-Chieh Hsu (Univ. of Washington)
11/25Thanksgiving Week
12/02TBAErini Lambrides (NASA Goddard)
12/09Final Exams

Spring 2027

To be announced.

Past Colloquia