Spring 2026 Physics Seminars
Supported by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund. Talks are open to all for free.
All talks are Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:00 PM in JB 128 unless a different day or time
is given below. Zoom Link available upon request.
Join us for cookies, coffee, and conversation before each seminar at 1:30 PM in JB
030.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21 | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan. 28 | --- | Physics Welcome back gathering | --- |
| Feb. 4 | Warren Pickett, UC Davis | The Quest for Room Temperature Superconductivity | Youtube |
| Thursday, Feb. 5, 2:00 in JB 127 | Trevor Arp, University of California, Santa Barbara | Quantum Building Blocks | |
| Feb. 11 | Myoung-Woo Yoo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | How Spins Move and Carry Information From Magnetic Materials to Quantum and Topological Magnets | |
| Feb. 18 | Bin Liu, University of Michigan | Light-matter Strong Coupling in Organics and 2D Quantum Materials for Fundamental Physics and Device Innovation | |
| Thursday, Feb. 19, 2:00 in JB 127 | Hengzhou Liu, Florida Polytechnic University | Magneto-Optical Studies of Quantum Magnetic Materials | |
| Feb. 25 | Varun Kamboj, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Shining Light on Quantum Materials at the Nanoscale: Insights from Terahertz Nanoscopy and Spectroscopy | |
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| Mar. 18 | --- | Spring break | --- |
| Mar. 25 | Don Wuebbles, University of Illinois | Evaluating Potential Impacts of Aviation and Rockets in the Changing Climate | |
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