Colloquia, Seminars and Lectures |
| General Information |
| The Department hosts a broad range of re gularly scheduled colloquia and seminars. Most talks last 50 min with 10 min for questions, and are preceeded by a social tea time. Regularly scheduled events include: |
| The Department Colloquium |
| A general lecture on a current topic of physics or astronomy, suitable for the entire Department. Given typically every other Wednesday at 3:45 pm. The current colloquium chair is Regina Demina. |
| Astronomy/Astrophysics Seminar |
| Alternate Mondays at 3:45 pm. The current seminar chair is Alice C. Quillen. |
| Condensed Matter Physics Seminar |
| Alternate Mondays at 3:45 pm. The current seminar chair is Yonathan Shapir. |
| High Energy Physics Seminar |
| Alternate Tuesdays at 3:45 pm. The current seminar chair is Steven L. Manly. |
| Nuclear Physics Seminar |
| Alternate Tuesdays at 3:45 pm. The current seminar chair is Steven L. Manly. |
| Mathematical Physics Seminar |
| Alternate Thursdays at 3:45 pm. The current seminar chair is Sarada G. Rajeev. |
| Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Alternate Thursdays at 3:45 pm. The current seminar chair is Nicholas P. Bigelow. |
| Graduate Research Seminar |
| A series of lectures for graduate students in which Department Faculty talk about their research programs. Alternate Fridays at 12 pm. The current seminar chair is Sarada G. Rajeev. |
| Graduate Teaching Seminar |
| A series of lectures for graduate students in which techniques for effective teaching are discussed. Alternate Fridays at 12 pm. The current seminar chair is Steven L. Manly. |
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| The Department also hosts a series of special lectures: |
| The Dexter Lectures |
| Named in honor of David L. Dexter, a former Condensed Matter Theorist in the Department, the Dexter Lectures bring a distinguished scientist to campus once each year for a colloquium lecture. Recent lecturers in this series have included: David Awschalom, William Bialek, Sir Roger Penrose, Albert J. Libchaber, Robert H. Austin, Charles H. Bennett, Britton Chance and Alexei A. Abrikosov. The current lectures chair is Stephen L. Teitel. |
| The Montroll Lectures |
| Named in honor of Elliott Montroll, a former Statistical Physicist in the Department, the Montroll Lectures bring a distinguished scientist to campus once every two or three years for a week's series of seminars and colloquium. Past lecturers in this series have included: Sir Michael Berry, Gerard 't Hooft, V. L. Ginsburg, S. Okubo, and H. M. Nussenzveig. The current lectures chair is Stephen L. Teitel. |
| The SPS/Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium |
| Each year the Society of Physics Students, the undergraduate society for physics and astronomy students, hosts a colloquium lecture by a distinguished scientist on a topic of current public interest. |
| For a chronological listing of current, past, and future events, go to the Department Events Calendar and select the desired month and year. |
| For a listing of current, past, and future events by category, go to the Department Events Lister and choose the desired category and academic year. |
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