Previous Events
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| Non-Equilibrium and Entropy-Driven Transport Physics in Multicomponent Materials under Extreme Conditions |
Non-Equilibrium and Entropy-Driven Transport Physics in Multicomponent Materials under Extreme Conditions Chaochao Dun (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)Abstract: Functional stability under extreme thermal, chemical, mechanical, and irradiation… Show more Speaker: Chaochao Dun, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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| Light across space and phase: creating spin-photon interfaces and probing single-photon emitters |
Light across space and phase: creating spin-photon interfaces and probing single-photon emitters Feng PanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University Abstract:In quantum technologies, room-temperature photonic devices—such as quantum… Show more Speaker: Feng Pan Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University |
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| Novel phases and dynamics of highly frustrated quantum systems |
Abstract: We know from everyday life that a collection of atoms organizes itself into a solid, liquid, or gas, depending on the external conditions. But how do many interacting electrons organize themselves, and collectively evolve with time? This question has… Show more Speaker: Prof. Hitesh Changlani, Florida State University and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
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| Unlocking New Pathways for Translational Biophotonic Diagnostics: From Static Plasmonic and Stochastic Colloidal Assays to Quantum Polaritonic Sensing |
Abstract: Biological systems function through intricate yet well-balanced biomolecular processes. Probing critical bioanalytes, such as protein biomarkers, therapeutic drugs, and metabolites, provides a powerful lens into human health and bioprocess performance, as… Show more Speaker: Dr. Peng Zheng, Johns Hopkins University |
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| SPT-selected protoclusters and the early emergence of the hot intracluster gas | Speaker: Dazhi Zhou (University of British Columbia, Canada) |
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| Tuning Charge and Ion Transport in Polymer Blends for Bioelectronic and Electrochemical Systems |
Abstract: Functional polymers provide a versatile platform for engineering materials in which ionic, electronic, and mass transport can be tuned through controlled nanostructure. Yet achieving predictive performance in these systems requires… Show more Speaker: Dr. Masoud Ghasemi, Penn State University |
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| Advancing Ultrafast Optical Microscopy Imaging to Visualize Nanoscale Photophysics |
Abstract: Key functional phenomena - from vision and photosynthesis to advanced optoelectronics and photonics - originate from ultrafast microscopic photophysical dynamics. Macroscopic properties emerge from electronic and structural evolution, often occurring on… Show more Speaker: Dr. Elham Ghadiri, Wake Forest University |
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| The saga of the Hall effects |
One hundred and forty seven years after Edwin Hall's discovery of the classic effect in which an electric potential difference is generated across an electric current, different versions of the Hall effect continue to fascinate and are at the very heart of… Show more Speaker: Prof. Giovanni Vignale, University of Missouri |
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| Prospect of detecting supernovae at high redshifts | Speaker: Prof. Haojing Yan |
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| Electronic Correlations and Topology in 5f-electron Systems |
Abstract: The concept of strongly correlated topological insulators is extremely attractive, not only because their surface states host massless helical carriers protected from backscattering, but because in 5f-electron systems these surface states can become more… Show more Speaker: Dr. Krzysztof Gofryk (Idaho National Laboratory) |
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| Emergent phases in quantum magnets: fractionalization, fragmentation and new particles |
Abstract: In recent years, bilayers and moire superlattices of van der Waals materials have surfaced as new tunable quantum platforms for the realization of emergent phases. While moire-induced electronic phases have been extensively explored over the past few years… Show more Speaker: Prof. Onur Erten, Arizona State University |
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| What are JWST's Little Red Dots? Evidence for Young Supermassive Black Holes | Speaker: Dr. Vadim Rusakov (University of Manchester, UK) |
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| Nobel Prize in Physics 2025: macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization |
Abstract: In this talk, I will provide a brief overview of the recent Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric… Show more Speaker: Dr. Pavlo Sukhachov, University of Missouri |
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| GALEX + JWST: An investigation of star-forming galaxies in the low-z universe | Speaker: Harold Diaz-Quiroz |
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| Quantum Geometry: How to Picture Bound Electrons in Periodic Lattices |
Abstract: The concept of quantum geometry has been at the forefront of condensed matter physics, starting from how quantized Berry curvature leads to quantized Hall conductivity, anomalous velocities in Dirac metals, or other topological responses in a growing list… Show more Speaker: Prof. Raquel Queiroz, Columbia University |
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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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| A Comparative Study of Methods for Calculating the Figures of Rotating Giant Planets | Speaker: Kishlay Singh |
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| Photoelectron Spectroscopy and First-Principles Studies of 2D Topological Semimetals and Interfacial Topological Superconducting States |
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as a central focus in condensed matter physics since the discovery of graphene, owing to their atomic-scale confinement, mechanical flexibility, and tunable electronic structures. The interplay between reduced… Show more Speaker: Dr. Johnson Lu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| New Insight from the James Webb Space Telescope on Variable Active Galactic Nuclei | Speaker: Bangzheng (Tom) Sun |
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| Quantum Technologies with Light-Matter Interaction |
Abstract: From knotted cords to contemporary computers, the revolution in information technologies has been a major driving force of human civilization. Since its emergence in the early 1900s, quantum mechanics has played a foundational role in enabling many… Show more Speaker: Prof. Chuanwei Zhang, Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Saving a superconducting quantum computer from ionizing radiation |
Abstract: How do we build a practical quantum computer out of faulty components available in the lab? An answer that is being pursued across essentially all quantum computing platforms is to use quantum error correction (QEC). In QEC, a single “logical” qubit is… Show more Speaker: Dr. Vlad Kurilovich, Google Quantum AI |
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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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| Wide Fields, Deep Questions: Roman’s Survey Era | Speaker: Gourab Nandi |
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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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| 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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| Is the Stellar Initial Mass Function Universal? | Speaker: Prof. Charles Steinhardt |
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| Entangled Pauli Principles |
Abstract: One of the enduring questions in the study of strongly correlated electrons is how to read the universal, long-distance physics directly from a microscopic Hamiltonian. In fractional quantum Hall systems, certain solvable models achieve this through… Show more Speaker: Prof. Alexander Seidel, Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Celebrating a Decade of Discovery | Speaker: Prof. Sergei Kopeikin |
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| Spintronics with Antiferromagnets |
Abstract: Spintronics is a field of research and technology that exploits the electron’s spin—a quantum property responsible for magnetism—along with its charge, as used in conventional electronics. In spintronic devices, information can be stored, processed, and… Show more Speaker: Prof. Evgeny Tsymbal, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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| Electron Transport and Topological Hall Effect in Skyrmion Crystals |
Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected spin configurations that have gained enormous interest as building blocks for next-generation spintronic devices. A distinctive feature of skyrmion systems is the topological Hall effect (THE): when electrons… Show more Speaker: Prof. Sashi Satpathy, University of Missouri |