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 3:45 to 4:45 p.m, with refreshments, including tea, coffee, and cookies, served at 3:30 p.m., in 227 Gallalee Hall.

Fall 2023

Date Title/Abstract Speaker
08/23 No colloquium.
08/30 Graduate Student Information Dean Townsley
Graduate Director
09/06 First Principles Simulations of Condensed Phase Systems: From Si to DNA Lavanya Ramaniah (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and University of Mumbai)
09/13 Applying for graduate fellowship: What undergrads and graduate students need to know. Preethi Nair
Graduate Admissions Director
09/20 Present and future Direct DM Searches Bjoern Penning (U. of Michigan)
09/27 Timing Metrology: Linking science and technology for Societal Benefit Lute Maleki (OEwaves Inc.)
10/04 Dissertation topics tour UA PhD candidates
10/11 Atomic timekeeping Jeffery Sherman (NIST)
10/18 Multi-messenger nuclear physics and microscopic relativistic fluids Jean-Francois Paquet (Vanderbilt University)
10/25 TBA Minfang Yeh (BNL)
11/01 TBA Breese Quinn (University of Mississippi)
11/08 TBA Jeyhan Kartaltepe (Rochester Institute of Technology)
11/16 (Thursday GL200) TBA Jeremy Smallwood (ASIAA)
11/22 Thanksgiving – No colloquium. Thanksgiving – No colloquium.
11/29
12/06 TBA Jaehan Bae (Univ. of Florida)
12/13 Finals week. Finals week.

Spring 2024

 

Date Title/Abstract Speaker
01/10
01/17
01/24
01/31
02/07
02/14
02/21
02/28
03/06
03/13 Spring Break Spring Break
03/20
03/27
04/03
04/10
04/17
04/24
05/01 Finals week. Finals week.

Future Colloquia

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Previous Years’ Colloquia

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