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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| Is the Stellar Initial Mass Function Universal? | Speaker: Prof. Charles Steinhardt |
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| Light alkane conversion through catalytic structures and pathways design |
Light alkane, such as ethane and propane, are ubiquitous in natural gas and the by-products of the various waste-, biomass-, and power-to-X processes. However, the transformations of light alkane, due to the inert C-H bonds, remain a formidable challenge.… Show more Speaker: Prof. Yizhi Xiang, University of Missouri |
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| Antiferromagnetic domains and domain walls in MnBi2Te4: formation and dynamics |
Abtract: In this talk, I will discuss how antiferromagnetic (AFM) domains and their boundaries—known as domain walls—form and evolve in MnBi2Te4, the first experimentally discovered antiferromagnetic topological insulator. To probe these magnetic textures, we… Show more Speaker: Prof. Min Gyu Kim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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| TBD | Speaker: Gourab Nandi |
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| Coherent control of wave propagation in opaque materials |
Concept of diffusion is widely used to describe propagation of light through multiple scattering media such as clouds, interstellar gas, colloids, paints, biological tissue, etc. Such media are often called random. This terminology is, however, misleading.… Show more Speaker: Prof. Alexey Yamilov, Department of Physics, Missouri S & T |
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| O.M. Stewart Colloquium |
Abstract: TBD
Speaker: Dr. Vlad Kurilovich, Google Quantum AI |
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| TBD | Speaker: Prof. Chuanwei Zhang, Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| TBD | Speaker: Bangzheng (Tom) Sun |
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| TBD | Speaker: Kishlay Singh |
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| Engineering Topological Properties via Spin-Orbit Coupling |
In this talk, I will present our two recent studies on realizing topological properties via Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in exotic quantum materials. First, I will introduce twisted type-II Rashba homobilayers as a new platform for achieving… Show more Speaker: Prof. Li Yang, Washington University in St Louis |
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| O.M. Stewart Colloquium |
Abstract: TBD
Speaker: Prof. Raquel Queiroz, Columbia University |
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| TBD | Speaker: Harold Diaz-Quiroz |