Symposium
Symposium - April 22, 2015
The Topological Insulating State: a New State of Matter
Seminars
Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
March 30, 2016
Dr. Deyu Lu
Title: Local representation of the electronic dielectric response function: Theory and applications".
Dr. Deyu Lu
Title: Local representation of the electronic dielectric response function: Theory and applications".
Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar
January 14, 2015
Markus Diefenthaler, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Title: The E-906/SeaQuest experiment at Fermilab
March 11, 2015
Yuri Kovchegov, Ohio State University
Title: Sivers function in the Quasi-Classical Approximation
May 6, 2015
Jan Bernauer, MIT
Markus Diefenthaler, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Title: The E-906/SeaQuest experiment at Fermilab
March 11, 2015
Yuri Kovchegov, Ohio State University
Title: Sivers function in the Quasi-Classical Approximation
May 6, 2015
Jan Bernauer, MIT
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
April 22, 2015
William C. Stwalley, University of Connecticut
Title: High Resolution Spectroscopy of Long-Range “Trilobite-like” States of Ultracold 85Rb2 Molecules
William C. Stwalley, University of Connecticut
Title: High Resolution Spectroscopy of Long-Range “Trilobite-like” States of Ultracold 85Rb2 Molecules
Materials Seminars
February 12, 2015
Douglas R. Strachan, University of Kentucky
Title: Low-Dimensional Properties of Atomically-Thin Materials and Systems
April 28, 2015
Alexander N. Vasiliev, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Title: Low-Dimensional Properties of Atomically-Thin Materials and SystemsQuantum Phenomena In Nature: Superconductivity And Peculiar Magnetism In Minerals
Douglas R. Strachan, University of Kentucky
Title: Low-Dimensional Properties of Atomically-Thin Materials and Systems
April 28, 2015
Alexander N. Vasiliev, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Title: Low-Dimensional Properties of Atomically-Thin Materials and SystemsQuantum Phenomena In Nature: Superconductivity And Peculiar Magnetism In Minerals
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
October 15, 2014
Igor Beloborodov, CSUN
Title: Response properties of composite materials (Condensed Matter Physics Seminar)
October 22, 2014
Jianguo Wen, ANL
Title: Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscopy for Advanced Materials Characterization
November 12, 2014
Sophie De Brion, Institut Néel - Université Grenoble Alpes / CNRS
Title: THz Magneto-Electric excitations in multiferroic compounds
December 17, 2014
Vincent Meunier, RPI
Igor Beloborodov, CSUN
Title: Response properties of composite materials (Condensed Matter Physics Seminar)
October 22, 2014
Jianguo Wen, ANL
Title: Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscopy for Advanced Materials Characterization
November 12, 2014
Sophie De Brion, Institut Néel - Université Grenoble Alpes / CNRS
Title: THz Magneto-Electric excitations in multiferroic compounds
December 17, 2014
Vincent Meunier, RPI
Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar
October 29, 2014
Joel Giedt, RPI
Title: Low-lying scalar mesons on and off the lattice
November 26, 2014
J.P. Chen, JLab
Title: Physics Program with SoLID at JLab
December 10, 2014
Ian Cloet, ANL
Title: Insights into Hadron and Nuclear Structure from Continuum QCD
Joel Giedt, RPI
Title: Low-lying scalar mesons on and off the lattice
November 26, 2014
J.P. Chen, JLab
Title: Physics Program with SoLID at JLab
December 10, 2014
Ian Cloet, ANL
Title: Insights into Hadron and Nuclear Structure from Continuum QCD
Colloquium
Fall 2016 Schedule
August 29, 2016
Yugang Sun
Temple University, Chemistry Department
September 12, 2016
Student Progress Reports
September 19, 2016
Guang-Lin Zhao
Southern University and AM College, Baton Rouge, LA
Title: The Puzzle of Anomalous Isotope effect in High and Low Tc Superconductors
September 26, 2016
Saw Wai Hla
Physics Department, Ohio University and Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Exotic Molecular Systems: Molecular Machines to Molecular Superconductors
October 3, 2016
Student Progress Reports
October 10, 2016
Daniel Angerhausen
NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Lab
Title: Sniffing Alien Atmospheres: Exoplanet spectrophotometry (from ground-, airborne- and space-based observatories)
October 17, 2016
Iain Stewart
MIT, Physics Department
Title: New Windows into the Strong Interaction and Beyond
October 24, 2016
Ivan Božović
Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Applied Physics Dept., Yale University
Title: Why is Tc in cuprates so high?
October 31, 2016
Tomasz Skwarnicki
Professor of Physics, Syracuse University
Title: Tetra- and penta-quark results from LHCb
November 7, 2016
Student Progress Reports
November 14, 2016
Kenneth Burch
Boston College, Physics Department
Title: Search for New Excitations in Topological Places
November 28, 2016
Jennifer Hoffman
Harvard University, Physics Department
Title: Imaging the Surface States of a Strongly Correlated Topological Insulator
Winter Break
Yugang Sun
Temple University, Chemistry Department
September 12, 2016
Student Progress Reports
September 19, 2016
Guang-Lin Zhao
Southern University and AM College, Baton Rouge, LA
Title: The Puzzle of Anomalous Isotope effect in High and Low Tc Superconductors
September 26, 2016
Saw Wai Hla
Physics Department, Ohio University and Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Exotic Molecular Systems: Molecular Machines to Molecular Superconductors
October 3, 2016
Student Progress Reports
October 10, 2016
Daniel Angerhausen
NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Lab
Title: Sniffing Alien Atmospheres: Exoplanet spectrophotometry (from ground-, airborne- and space-based observatories)
October 17, 2016
Iain Stewart
MIT, Physics Department
Title: New Windows into the Strong Interaction and Beyond
October 24, 2016
Ivan Božović
Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Applied Physics Dept., Yale University
Title: Why is Tc in cuprates so high?
October 31, 2016
Tomasz Skwarnicki
Professor of Physics, Syracuse University
Title: Tetra- and penta-quark results from LHCb
November 7, 2016
Student Progress Reports
November 14, 2016
Kenneth Burch
Boston College, Physics Department
Title: Search for New Excitations in Topological Places
November 28, 2016
Jennifer Hoffman
Harvard University, Physics Department
Title: Imaging the Surface States of a Strongly Correlated Topological Insulator
Winter Break
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 Schedule
August 31, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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After the Colloquium there will be a welcome reception for incoming graduate students at 4:00 pm at SERC mezzanine.
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September 14, 2015
Spiridoula Matsika
Department of Chemistry, Temple University
Title: Photoinitiated processes in biologically relevant molecules
September 28, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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October 5, 2015
Peter Dourmashkin
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: TEAL: A Fifteen Year Experiment in Changing Educational Cultures at MIT
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October 12, 2015
Gary Wiederrecht
Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Nanophotonic Structures for Solar Light Harvesting and Ultrafast Optical Responses
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October 19, 2015
Aaron Bernstein
Department of Physics, MIT
Title: Nuclear Weapons: Hiroshima to Today
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October 26, 2015
Barry Holstein
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Title: To be Announced
November 2, 2015
Student Progress Reports
November 9, 2015
Peter Persans
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Variations on a Theme: Engaging Students in Introductory Physics
November 16, 2015
Haiyan Gao
Duke University and Duke Kunshan University
Title: Proton Remains Puzzling
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November 30, 2015
Berndt Mueller
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Title: TBA
December 2, 2015
Simon Sirca
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Title: The Roper Resonance: Ignoramus Ignorabimus?
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December 7, 2015
Jeff Neaton
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley
Title: "Charge transport and energy conversion at the nanoscale: from single-molecule circuits to solar cells"
WINTER BREAK
Student Progress Reports
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After the Colloquium there will be a welcome reception for incoming graduate students at 4:00 pm at SERC mezzanine.
Click to see the announcement for the reception.
September 14, 2015
Spiridoula Matsika
Department of Chemistry, Temple University
Title: Photoinitiated processes in biologically relevant molecules
September 28, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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October 5, 2015
Peter Dourmashkin
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: TEAL: A Fifteen Year Experiment in Changing Educational Cultures at MIT
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October 12, 2015
Gary Wiederrecht
Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Nanophotonic Structures for Solar Light Harvesting and Ultrafast Optical Responses
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October 19, 2015
Aaron Bernstein
Department of Physics, MIT
Title: Nuclear Weapons: Hiroshima to Today
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October 26, 2015
Barry Holstein
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Title: To be Announced
November 2, 2015
Student Progress Reports
November 9, 2015
Peter Persans
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Variations on a Theme: Engaging Students in Introductory Physics
November 16, 2015
Haiyan Gao
Duke University and Duke Kunshan University
Title: Proton Remains Puzzling
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November 30, 2015
Berndt Mueller
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Title: TBA
December 2, 2015
Simon Sirca
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Title: The Roper Resonance: Ignoramus Ignorabimus?
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December 7, 2015
Jeff Neaton
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley
Title: "Charge transport and energy conversion at the nanoscale: from single-molecule circuits to solar cells"
WINTER BREAK
January 11, 2016
Jun Ye
JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder
Title: Making the world's best atomic clock
January 25, 2016
Peter Fischer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Magnetism in the Spotlight of Polarized X-rays
February 1, 2016
Siu-Tat Chui
Department of Physics, University of Delaware
Title: Spin Plasmonics
February 8, 2016
Jianwei Sun
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Developing and Applying DFT to Study/Design Molecules and Materials for Clean Energy and Pharmaceuticals
February 15, 2016
Peter Armitage
Department of Physics, Johns Hopkins University
Title: On Ising's Model of Ferromagnetism
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February 22, 2016
Student Reports
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Student Progress Reports
March 7, 2016
Douglas Beck
Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
From yeV to PeV: Searching for the Neutron Electronic Dipole Moment
March 14, 2016
Student Reports
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Student Progress Reports
March 21, 2016
Student Reports
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Student Progress Reports
March 28, 2016
Vidya Madhavan
Department of Physics and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: Massless and Massive Electrons: Relativistic Physics in Condensed Matter Systems
April 4th, 2016
Adam Burrows
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
Title: The Emerging Theory of Supernova Explosions
April 11, 2016
Robert W. Field; Haslam and Dewey Professor
Chemistry Department, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Title: Molecules Behaving Badly
April 18, 2016
Richard Milner
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: A History of Spin
April 25, 2016
Pete Fischer
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Title: Magnetism in the Spotlight of Polarized X-rays
Jun Ye
JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder
Title: Making the world's best atomic clock
January 25, 2016
Peter Fischer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Magnetism in the Spotlight of Polarized X-rays
February 1, 2016
Siu-Tat Chui
Department of Physics, University of Delaware
Title: Spin Plasmonics
February 8, 2016
Jianwei Sun
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Developing and Applying DFT to Study/Design Molecules and Materials for Clean Energy and Pharmaceuticals
February 15, 2016
Peter Armitage
Department of Physics, Johns Hopkins University
Title: On Ising's Model of Ferromagnetism
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February 22, 2016
Student Reports
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Student Progress Reports
March 7, 2016
Douglas Beck
Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
From yeV to PeV: Searching for the Neutron Electronic Dipole Moment
March 14, 2016
Student Reports
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Student Progress Reports
March 21, 2016
Student Reports
Physics Department, Temple University
Title: Student Progress Reports
March 28, 2016
Vidya Madhavan
Department of Physics and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: Massless and Massive Electrons: Relativistic Physics in Condensed Matter Systems
April 4th, 2016
Adam Burrows
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
Title: The Emerging Theory of Supernova Explosions
April 11, 2016
Robert W. Field; Haslam and Dewey Professor
Chemistry Department, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Title: Molecules Behaving Badly
April 18, 2016
Richard Milner
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: A History of Spin
April 25, 2016
Pete Fischer
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Title: Magnetism in the Spotlight of Polarized X-rays
Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 Schedule
September 8, 2014
Michelle Dolinski
Physics Department, Drexel University
Title: Neutrino physics with EXO-200 and beyond
September 15, 2014
Sohrab Ismail-Beigi
Physics Department, Yale University
Title: Using polarity to control transport or orbital configuration at transition metal oxides interfaces
September 29, 2014
Jorge Hirsch
Physics Department, University of California, San Diego
Title: A new conception of superconductivity that is consistent with Faraday’s law
October 13, 2014
Mohit Randeria
Department of Physics, Ohio State University
Title: Skyrmions and spirals in chiral magnets
October 20, 2014
Arunava Gupta
Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama
Title: Magnetic Spinel Ferrite Thin Films and Nanostructures
October 27, 2014
Michael Pennington
Jefferson Lab, Theory Center
Title: The Brief Life of a Hadron
November 3, 2014
Marsha Lester
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Title: A New View on Tropospheric Chemistry of Alkenes
November 10, 2014
François Légaré
Institut National de la Recherche Scientific, Canada
Title: Ultrafast X-ray science at ALLS
November 17, 2014
Duncan Haldane
Physics Department, Princeton University
Title: Topology and Geometry in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
December 1, 2014
Student Progress Reports
Announcement
December 8, 2014
David De Mille
Physics Department, Yale University
Title: Diatomic Molecules and Quantum Tools
Michelle Dolinski
Physics Department, Drexel University
Title: Neutrino physics with EXO-200 and beyond
September 15, 2014
Sohrab Ismail-Beigi
Physics Department, Yale University
Title: Using polarity to control transport or orbital configuration at transition metal oxides interfaces
September 29, 2014
Jorge Hirsch
Physics Department, University of California, San Diego
Title: A new conception of superconductivity that is consistent with Faraday’s law
October 13, 2014
Mohit Randeria
Department of Physics, Ohio State University
Title: Skyrmions and spirals in chiral magnets
October 20, 2014
Arunava Gupta
Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama
Title: Magnetic Spinel Ferrite Thin Films and Nanostructures
October 27, 2014
Michael Pennington
Jefferson Lab, Theory Center
Title: The Brief Life of a Hadron
November 3, 2014
Marsha Lester
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Title: A New View on Tropospheric Chemistry of Alkenes
November 10, 2014
François Légaré
Institut National de la Recherche Scientific, Canada
Title: Ultrafast X-ray science at ALLS
November 17, 2014
Duncan Haldane
Physics Department, Princeton University
Title: Topology and Geometry in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
December 1, 2014
Student Progress Reports
Announcement
December 8, 2014
David De Mille
Physics Department, Yale University
Title: Diatomic Molecules and Quantum Tools
Winter Break
January 12, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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January 26, 2015
Andrew Zangwill
School of Physics, Georgia Tech
Title: Walter Kohn and the Creation of Density Functional Theory
February 2, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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February 16, 2015
Dong H. Wu
US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Title: High-power, high-resolution terahertz-spectroscopy technologies and their applications
February 23, 2015
Heidi Newberg
Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Not Your Mother's Milky Way: Lumpy Halo, Wiggly Disk
March 9, 2015
Paul J. Wiita
Department of Physics, The College of New Jersey
Title: Measuring and Modeling Variability in Quasars and Blazars
March 16, 2015
John F. Zasadzinski
Illinois Institute of Technology & Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Superconductivity in Accelerator and Particle Physics
March 23, 2015
John Wei
Department of Physics, University of Toronto
Title: Visualizing Diamagnetic Depairing in a Multiband Superconductor with STM Spectroscopy
March 30, 2015
Josh Klein
Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania
Title: Neutrinos, Antineutrinos, and No Neutrinos
April 6, 2015
Andrey Viselov
Department of Chemistry, University of South California
Title: X-ray Coherent Diffraction Imaging of Superfluid Helium Nanodroplets
April 13, 2015
Kyungwha Park
Department of Physics, Virginia Tech
Title: Proximity effects on topological surface states of Bi2Se3 at non-magnetic and magnetic interfaces from first
principles
April 20, 2015
Katherine Willets
Department of Chemistry, Temple University
Title: Super-resolution Imaging of Plasmonic Nanostructures
April 27, 2015
Martin Savage
University of Washington
Title: Nuclear Forces from Quantum Chromodynamics
January 12, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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January 26, 2015
Andrew Zangwill
School of Physics, Georgia Tech
Title: Walter Kohn and the Creation of Density Functional Theory
February 2, 2015
Student Progress Reports
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February 16, 2015
Dong H. Wu
US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Title: High-power, high-resolution terahertz-spectroscopy technologies and their applications
February 23, 2015
Heidi Newberg
Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Not Your Mother's Milky Way: Lumpy Halo, Wiggly Disk
March 9, 2015
Paul J. Wiita
Department of Physics, The College of New Jersey
Title: Measuring and Modeling Variability in Quasars and Blazars
March 16, 2015
John F. Zasadzinski
Illinois Institute of Technology & Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Superconductivity in Accelerator and Particle Physics
March 23, 2015
John Wei
Department of Physics, University of Toronto
Title: Visualizing Diamagnetic Depairing in a Multiband Superconductor with STM Spectroscopy
March 30, 2015
Josh Klein
Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania
Title: Neutrinos, Antineutrinos, and No Neutrinos
April 6, 2015
Andrey Viselov
Department of Chemistry, University of South California
Title: X-ray Coherent Diffraction Imaging of Superfluid Helium Nanodroplets
April 13, 2015
Kyungwha Park
Department of Physics, Virginia Tech
Title: Proximity effects on topological surface states of Bi2Se3 at non-magnetic and magnetic interfaces from first
principles
April 20, 2015
Katherine Willets
Department of Chemistry, Temple University
Title: Super-resolution Imaging of Plasmonic Nanostructures
April 27, 2015
Martin Savage
University of Washington
Title: Nuclear Forces from Quantum Chromodynamics