Event Types
Location
Applied Physics Seminar | The NASA CYGNSS Mission and GNSS-R Applications
Chris Ruf, Ph.D., Frederick Bartman Collegiate Professor of Climate and Space Science, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, College of Engineering, Director, University of Michigan Space Institute, Graduate Advisor, Program: Ph.D. Conc
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HEP-Astro Seminar | Searching for Tau Neutrinos in the Peruvian Andes with TAMBO
Will Thompson (Harvard University)
The detection of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos by IceCube has opened a new window on our Universe. While IceCube has measured the flux...
CM-AMO Seminar | Physics at the Intersection of AMO and Plasmas
Scott Baalrud (U-M Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences)
Two assumptions at the heart of standard plasma theory are that the plasma is weakly coupled in the sense that the potential energy of...
HET Brown Bag Seminar | AdS3 Quantum Gravity and Finite N Chiral Primaries
Ji Hoon Lee
String theory on AdS3 x S3 x M4 provides a well-studied realization of AdS3/CFT2 holography, but its non-perturbative structure at finite N...
Department Colloquium | Quantum Field Theory, Separation of Scales, and Beyond
Nathan Seiberg (IAS)
We will review the role of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) in modern physics. We will highlight how QFT uses a reductionist perspective as a...
The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents:
Dr. Rachel Bezanson, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
"The beginning of the end - charting the emergence and evolution of massive galaxies"...
Special Physics Colloquium | Stringently Testing the Standard Model via Direct Encounters with a Single Electron’s Spin
Gerald Gabrielse (Board of Trustees Professor of Physics, Northwestern University)
One hundred years after the discovery of electron spin, the proportionality of the electron’s magnetic dipole moment and its spin makes...
Spin Centennial: Celebrating 100 Years of Spin at the University of Michigan
Various Speakers
One hundred years ago, in 1925, to explain puzzles in the observed spectra of atoms, George Uhlenbeck and Samuel Goudsmit postulated the...
Quantum Research Institute | Quantum computing with atomic qubit arrays
Mark Saffman - University of Wisconsin and Infleqtion
In-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project - PML2000...
HET Seminar | Quantum Null Ray: Effective dynamics and localized gauge invariant observables
Laurent Freidel (Perimeter)
In this talk, I'll review the construction of gravitational constraints and of the corresponding phase space along generalized...
QuantUM Quantum Computing Hackathon
Qiskit Fall Fest 2025
Are you fascinated by innovative, emerging technology? Are you interested in programming, AI, math, or science? Do you want to learn how to...
Saturday Morning Physics | How Old is the Universe — That is, What Time is It?
Scott Watson, Professor of Physics (Syracuse University)
Have you ever wondered about the origin of time? Join us for a fascinating exploration into a concept that has captivated scientists and...
HEP-Astro Seminar | Mission Impossible? Probing the Higgs boson-charm quark coupling with the CMS Experiment
Loukas Gouskos (Brown University)
How strongly the Higgs boson couples to second-generation quarks remains a central open question for testing the Standard Model’s flavor...
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Broadening direct searches for light dark matter
Benjamin Lehmann (MIT)
Direct searches for low-mass DM were originally designed using the same conceptual picture as WIMP searches. However, over the last five...
Professors Miranda Brown, August E. (Gus) Evrard and Linda Tesar, Collegiate Professorship Inaugural Lecture
LSA Collegiate Lecture Series
This event will take place both in person and virtually....
Saturday Morning Physics | What is Classical and What is Quantum? Insights from the Assumptions of Physics Project
Gabriele Carcassi, Researcher (U-M Physics)
After one hundred years, quantum mechanics is still shrouded with mystery. Does it have to be? Is there a reasonable premise that both...
Quantum Research Institute | TBD
Giulio Vampa - University of Ottawa
In-Person: West Hall 411 Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92546214738?jst=2
Ralph Baldwin Prize Lecture & Reception
Dr. Jenny Calahan, Kavli-Laukien Origins of Life Fellow, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian
The Ralph Baldwin Prize in Astrophysics and Space Science will take place on Thursday, November 20th, 2025 in 411 West Hall....
Applied Physics Seminar | Plasma wakefield acceleration of light
Alexander Thomas, Ph.D., Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Mic
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Quantum Research Institute | TBD: Thomas Searles (University of Illinois, Chicago)
TBD
In-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project. 2000PML Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92778807694?jst=2
Saturday Morning Physics | 30 Years of SMP! (Family-Friendly)
Warren M. Smith Demonstration Laboratory Staff (U-M Physics Department)
Join us for a special 30-year celebration of Saturday Morning Physics, including an engaging, family-friendly demonstration show. Discover...
2025 Ford Motor Company Distinguished Lecture in Physics
Richard Friend (Professor)
Professor Richard Friend is a globally recognized leader in physics and materials science whose pioneering research has revolutionized the...