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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
Controlling Adsorption: From Free Energy Landscapes to Materials Design
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Physics 120
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Prof. Carlos Wexler
Abstract: Phase transitions, metastability, and hysteresis in porous materials remain some of the most elusive phenomena in adsorption science — difficult to predict, and even harder to control. Yet controlling them is essential: hysteresis limits the efficiency of… Show more

Speaker: Dr. Filip Formalik, Northwestern University

O.M. Stewart Colloquium
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Physics 120
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Dr. Guang Bian
Abstract: TBA

Speaker: Prof. Cheng Gong, University of Maryland

O.M. Stewart Colloquium
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Physics 120
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Dr. Keith Cassidy
Abstract: TBA

Speaker: Prof. Abhishek Singharoy, Arizona State University

O.M. Stewart Colloquium: How superconducting qubits work
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Physics 120
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Dr. Pavlo Sukhachov
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

Special: O.M. Stewart Colloquium
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Physics 120
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Dr. Keith Cassidy
Abstract: TBA

Speaker: Prof. Tom Heitmann, MU Research Reactor

Unraveling the impact of complex disorder on functional properties of crystalline materials
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Physics 120
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Dr. Paul Miceli
Abstract: TBD

Speaker: Dr. Stephan Rosenkranz, Argonne National Laboratory

O.M. Stewart Colloquium
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Physics 120
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Dr. Keith Cassidy
Abstract: TBA

Speaker: Prof. Roseanna Zia, University of Missouri

O.M. Stewart Colloquium
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Physics 120
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Dr. Tom Heitmann
Abstract: TBA

Speaker: Prof. Britton Plourde, University of Wisconsin-Madison