Events
The Physics and Astronomy Department hold regular seminars and events on a variety of topics. Please see below for further details.
| Event Name | Date, Time and Host | Summary |
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| Emerging Opportunities in 2D Ferroic and Multiferroic Materials and Devices |
Two-dimensional (2D) layered van der Waals (vdW) ferroics (e.g., ferromagnets [1,2] and ferroelectrics [3]) are atomic-thin crystalline flatlands with long-range ferroic order. Given that these functional materials are mechanically flexible, optically transparent,… Show more Speaker: Prof. Cheng Gong, University of Maryland |
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| Electrons Going Nonlinear: Second-order Corrections to Ohm’s Law in 2D Materials |
Abstract: The history of nonlinear responses in physics is long and rich. Although they were first considered as early as 1968, only recently quadratic-in-electric-field corrections to Ohm’s law begun to regain attention. In the age of topology in condensed matter… Show more Speaker: Dmitry V. Chichinadze, Edwin Thompson Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| O.M. Stewart Colloquium |
Abstract: TBA
Speaker: Prof. Abhishek Singharoy, Arizona State University |
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| Phonon Thermal Hall Effect in Quantum Materials |
Abstract: As a thermal analog of the electrical Hall effect, the thermal Hall effect has emerged as a powerful probe in detecting charge-neutral excitations in insulating materials. Phonons, unlike magnons, were long believed to be incapable of generating a thermal… Show more Speaker: Prof. Lu Chen, Department of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
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| O.M. Stewart Colloquium: How superconducting qubits work |
Abstract: This talk will cover the physical principles behind the winning qubit design -- the transmon -- and its derivatives. I will review the factors that limit the qubit coherence, and the ongoing efforts to mitigate them. We will also explore… Show more Speaker: Prof. Leonid Glazman, Yale University |
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| Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective |
Abstract: The "glass problem" is nontrivial in a unique sense: unlike many other problems in physics, there is no established theoretical framework in which to pose it cleanly. In daily life, amorphous solids and glasses are no less (and arguably more) prevalent than… Show more Speaker: Prof. Zohar Nussinov, Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Special Colloquium: Vision for National Neutron Scattering Center at the Future NextGen MURR Reactor |
Abstract: The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) has long been recognized as a crucial resource on the MU campus for a wide range of nuclear science and technologies. It has been a major driver for research in archaeometry, radiochemistry, analytical… Show more Speaker: Prof. Tom Heitmann, MU Research Reactor |
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| Unraveling the impact of complex disorder on functional properties of crystalline materials |
Abstract: TBD
Speaker: Dr. Stephan Rosenkranz, Argonne National Laboratory |
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| O.M. Stewart Colloquium |
Abstract: TBA
Speaker: Prof. Roseanna Zia, University of Missouri |
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| O.M. Stewart Colloquium |
Abstract: TBA
Speaker: Prof. Britton Plourde, University of Wisconsin-Madison |