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Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, sponsored by Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open for public viewing every Friday night from 9 to 11 pm during the spring and...
Events
Please click here for our department seminars (excluding PAECRS) calendar.
May
21
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Pranav Vyas: "Lattices across Scales: From Sea Cucumber Biomineral Ossicles to Arctic Brittle Star Assemblages"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Living systems construct complex structures through interactions at multiple scales. In this talk, I will explore this idea in two...
May
22
2026
Colloquium: Bart Ripperda: “Are We There Yet? First-principles Modeling of Multimessenger Signals in the Plasma Universe”
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Astrophysical black holes are surrounded by accretion disks, jets, magnetospheres, and coronae consisting of magnetized relativistic plasma. They produce observable...
May
26
2026
CFP Colloquium: Mark Saffman: Atomic qubits for computing and sensing
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Abstract: Rapid progress with quantum state control and entanglement on demand in arrays of individual atomic qubits is shortening the...
May
27
2026
How to Apply to Grad School Panel
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy
Come hear from Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Physics faculty about the process of applying to grad school and have all...
May
28
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Safa Jamali: "A Network Science Approach to Physics and Rheology of Colloidal Systems"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Complex Systems Seminars
Attractive colloidal particles in a simple fluid, depending on their packing fraction and interactions can exhibit a wide range of...
May
29
2026
Colloquium: Marta Gonzalez: "Mobility Science for Urban Planning: From Job Access to Sustainable Travel"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Mobility science offers a powerful lens for planning cities that are more equitable and sustainable. Cities today face pressing challenges...
Jun
4
2026
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Xi Wang: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Xi Wang, Assistant Professor, Washington University Host: Venkat Chandrasekhar