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
(Comprehensive Exam) Morphology of Dwarf Galaxies Since z=4
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Physics 216

Speaker: Gourab Nandi

Observation of flat bands in breathing kagome semiconductors
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Zoom Seminar
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Guang Bian
Quantum materials with kagome lattice – comprised of corner-sharing triangles forming a hexagon in the crystal structure - have been studied as the potential playgrounds for exploring the interplay among parameters such as geometry, topology, electronic correlations… Show more

Speaker: Prof. Madhab Neupane, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida

Understanding static and dynamic local structure: Metal Halide Perovskites
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Dr. Paul Miceli
Michael F Toney, University of Colorado Boulder Local atomic structure often differs from the global average structure as measured with diffraction and yet the local structure has a profound impact on properties. This structure-function relationship applies in many… Show more

Speaker: Michael Toney

Forces at biological interfaces: insights from neutron reflectometry
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Dr. Paul Miceli
Forces at biological interfaces: insights from neutron reflectometryAbstract:  Neutron reflectometry (NR) is a powerful method to interrogate the structure of multilayered thin films at interfaces and has found application in many areas in both hard and soft… Show more

Speaker: Dr. David Hoogerheide

O.M. Stewart Colloquium
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Dr. Maria Mills

Speaker: Dr. Cheung