Past Events

Past Events

EEPS Colloquium: Sarah Stamps

Dr. Sarah Stamps, Associate Professor of Geophysics, Geodesy and Tectonophysics Laboratory, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

A Physics Approach to Deep Learning Theory with Blake Bordelon

Blake Bordelon (hosted by Zohar Nussinov) from Harvard University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on A Physics Approach to Deep Learning Theory.
Compton 340

EEPS Colloquium: John Higgins

Dr. John Higgins, Professor, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy with Michael Coughlin

Michael Coughlin (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the University of Minnesota will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy.
Compton 340

EEPS Colloquium: Emma "Mickey" MacKie

Dr. Emma "Mickey" MacKie, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Florida
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Mistakes on the way to a good idea: Feenberg Lecture with Helen Quinn

Helen Quinn (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Stanford University will be presenting the Feenberg Lecture on Mistakes on the way to a good idea.
Compton 340

Numerical simulations of strongly correlated electron systems with Fakher Assaad

Fakher Assaad (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the University of Würzburg will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Numerical simulations of strongly correlated electron systems.
Compton 340

EEPS Colloquium: Sherilyn Fritz

Dr. Sherilyn Fritz, George Holmes University Professor Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective with Zohar Nussinov

Zohar Nussinov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Anne Hofmeister Retirement Lecture

Research Professor Emeritus of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments with Vishvas Pandey

Vishvas Pandey (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Fermilab will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments.
Compton 241

EEPS Colloquium: Jacob Jordan

Dr. Jacob Jordan, Chief Science Officer at Mati Carbon
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions with Jenny Coulter

Jenny Coulter (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the Flatiron Institute will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions.
Crow 204

EEPS Colloquium: Jeffrey Catalano

Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Director of Environmental Studies
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

EEPS Colloquium: Grace Barcheck

Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium

Join us for the annual Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium!
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Joe Guinness

Associate Professor of Statistics & Data Science at Washington University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

EEPS Colloquium: Nicole Nie

Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures Colloquium: The NASA Psyche Mission: Preparing for the Science of an Unknown Object

Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director, University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, will present the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences 2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures, Colloquium: "The NASA Psyche Mission: Preparing for the Science of an Unknown Object"
Whitaker 100 | Refreshments in Whitaker Hall Atrium | 3:30 pm

EEPS Colloquium: Kiya Riverman

Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Portland
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Reconstructing Multi-frequency Movies of Supermassive Black Holes with PRIMO with Lia Medeiros

Lia Medeiros (hosted by Andrea Gokus) from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be presenting at the Colloquium on Reconstructing Multi-frequency Movies of Supermassive Black Holes with PRIMO.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245

Event Canceled - EEPS Colloquium: Morgan Cable

Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

The Terahertz Intensity Mapper with Joaquin Vieira

Joaquin Vieira (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from UIUC will be presenting at the Colloquium on The Terahertz Intensity Mapper.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Stefano Nerozzi

Research Professor and Planetary Geologist, University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Connecting the Lab to Cosmos: Probing the Densest Matter in the Universe with Jaki Noronha-Hostler

Jaki Noronha-Hostler (hosted by Maria Piarulli) from UIUC will be presenting at the Colloquium on Connecting the Lab to Cosmos: Probing the Densest Matter in the Universe.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245

Small Galaxies, Big Science: Fundamental Physics from the Faintest Galaxies with Alex Drlica-Wagner

Alex Drlica-Wagner (hosted by Jim Buckley) from University of Chicago and Fermilab will be presenting at the Colloquium on Small Galaxies, Big Science: Fundamental Physics from the Faintest Galaxies.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Jonathan Lunine

Chief Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Searching for New Physics with High-Energy Atmospheric and Cosmic Neutrinos with Carlos Argüelles-Delgado

Carlos Argüelles-Delgado (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Harvard University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Searching for New Physics with High-Energy Atmospheric and Cosmic Neutrinos.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Yang Liu

Larry Haskin Memorial Lecture
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

EEPS Colloquium: Professor William Holt

Professor of Geophysics, Stony Brook University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

EEPS Colloquium: Jonathan Aurnou

Jonathan Aurnou Professor of geophysics and planetary physics and Chair of the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

EEPS Colloquium: David Fike

Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Electron and Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei with Saori Pastore

Saori Pastore (hosted by Wim Dickhoff) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Colloquium on Electron and Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Mark Jellinek

How do explosive eruptions through water change climate and why does it matter?
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Scott Rudolph Professor Bradley L. Jolliff Retirement Lecture

Rock of Ages: Timing of Key Events in the Moon’s Geologic Past
Clark-Fox Forum | Hillman Hall

2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Colloquium with Priyamvada Natarajan on the Formation of the First Black Holes

Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures, Colloquium, "New Insights into the Formation of the First Black Holes"
Wilson 214 | Refreshments in Wilson Hall, 3:15pm

Physics Colloquium with Phil Kaaret on "Science Results from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)"

Phil Kaaret (hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be presenting on "Science Results from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)" at the Colloquium.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245

Physics Colloquium with Andrei M. Beloborodov on Magnetars

Andrei M. Beloborodov (hosted by Alex Chen) from Columbia University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Magnetars.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245

EEPS Colloquium: Katherine de Kleer

Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io: Tidal heating, mass loss, and chemical evolution
Rudolph Hall | Room 301

Physics Colloquium with Duncan Lorimer on The growing population of fast radio bursts

Duncan Lorimer (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from West Virginia University will be presenting at the Colloquium on The growing population of fast radio bursts.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245