Past Events

Nov

14

Event

Physics Colloquium: “Entanglement, von Neumann algebras, and the emergence of spacetime” Presented by Dr. Hong Liu - MIT

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

November 14, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Einstein's General Relativity says gravity is a manifestation of dynamic spacetime. There are, however, hints—particularly from string theory—that spacetime may be an emergent concept, analogous to fluids arising from large collections of molecules at macroscopic scales.  …

Nov

7

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: “Modeling the evolution of astrophysical explosions in the time domain: a window into the transient and high-energy Universe” Presented by Dr. Eric Coughlin - Syracuse University

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

November 7, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

The advent of time-domain astronomy has made the discovery of transients, which are explosive and highly energetic astronomical phenomena that rise and fade on human timescales, commonplace, with tens of (e.g.) supernovae discovered on a nightly basis. The contemporaneous…

Oct

31

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: "Acoustic analog of condensed matter problems" Presented by Dr. Yun Jing - Penn State

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

October 31, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Acoustic lattices have proven to be a robust experimental platform for showcasing quantum mechanical phenomena on a macroscopic scale. In this presentation, I will illustrate examples of acoustic analogs of condensed matter problems, with a particular focus on those intertwined…

Oct

24

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: "Quantum Field Theory, Geometry and Duality: Insights from String Theory" Presented by Dr. Sebastian Franco - CUNY

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

October 24, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is a cornerstone of our modern description of nature, with applications ranging from condensed matter to particle physics and even quantum gravity. We routinely use QFT to make remarkably precise predictions about the world around us. However, our…

Oct

17

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: “Seaing neurobiology through the lense of an anemone” Presented by Dr. Michael Layden - Lehigh University

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

October 17, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Our lab uses the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis to understand nervous system evolution and regeneration. I will introduce Nematostella highlighting the unique features of its phylogenetic position and neurobiology that make it well suited to investigate fundamental questions…

Oct

10

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: “Fluidics & Ionics in Low-dimensional Materials Devices” Presented by Dr. Matthias Kuehne - Brown University

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

October 10, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Advances in the science and engineering of low-dimensional materials have opened up new avenues to exploring the behavior of fluids and ions at the nanoscale. In this talk, I will discuss our recent advances in intercalation of 2D materials and water behavior in 1D single-digit…

Oct

3

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: Creating and Exploring Bose-Einstein Condensates of Dipolar Molecules" Presented by Dr. Sebastian Will - Columbia University

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

October 3, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

It has been a long-standing dream in the field of ultracold quantum science to create Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) of dipolar molecules. Already soon after the first atomic BECs, it was understood that molecular quantum systems with dipole-dipole interactions will open up…

Sep

26

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: "The PPOLs Model: Modeling the Architecture and Water Content of Exoplanet Systems by Pebble Accretion" Presented by Dr. Sean McCloat - Lehigh University

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

September 26, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

The recent announcement from NASA of over 5,000 total discovered exoplanets represents an incredible achievement for astronomy and planetary science. This large and growing dataset enables study of not just individual planets but the patterns of planetary systems in general…

Sep

24

Event

Physics Seminar: "A Physicist's Path Through Wall Street"

Location:

Lewis Lab 512

September 24, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

After a brief introduction to the concepts and history of Risk Neutral derivative pricing in finance, and the basic practice of options trading, it will be shown how derivative problems can be connected to diffusion and quantum mechanics problems in physics, The concept of Path…

Sep

19

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: "25 Years of the Chandra X-ray Observatory" Presented by Dr. Melania Nynka - MIT

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

September 19, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

25 years ago X-ray astronomy was changed forever with the launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.   Chandra is one of NASA's flagship Great Observatories (аlong with the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope) and provides us with the sharpest X-ray…

Sep

12

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: "All Stressed-Out: How Curvature and Tension Control Crystallization and Assembly in Two-Dimensional Complex Fluids" Presented by Dr. Maria Santore - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

September 12, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Flexible electronics and function-integrated synthetic skins or coatings require ultrathin flexible films, able to dynamically conform to complex shapes while reconfiguring internal constituents to alter their properties and connectivity.  We consider phospholipid lamellae…

Sep

5

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: "Diving into an Ocean World: NASA’s Hunt for Habitability with the Europa Clipper Mission" Presented by Dr. Tracy Becker - Southwest Research Institute

Location:

Lewis Lab 316

September 5, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Jupiter’s moon, Europa, harbors a liquid water ocean under its icy surface. NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission, set to launch in October 2024, will explore this ocean world with a suite of instruments designed to assess its habitability. I will present the scientific studies that…