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HEP-Astro Seminar | A frequentist view on cosmological neutrinos and dark-energy constraints
Laura Herold (Johns Hopkins University)
The DESI galaxy survey has recently placed the tightest constraint on the sum of neutrino masses to date. For such effects “below the...
Applied Physics | Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart
Dr. Nicole Seiberlich, Professor of Radiology and Internal Medicine and Co-Director MIITT at the University of Michigan
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a powerful tool for imaging the human body, and while this modality has evolved greatly over the past 50...
Interdisciplinary QC-CM Seminar | Synchrotron-based near field imaging of polar domain walls in Ni_3 TeO_6
Janice Musfeldt (Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee)
Domain walls are leading platforms for the development of ultra-low power switching and memory devices due to their ability to move, be...
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Near-extremal black hole evaporation
Mykhailo Usatyuk (UCSB)
Over the last few years it has been understood that black holes sufficiently close to extremality receive large quantum corrections that...
2026 Ford Motor Company Distinguished Lecture in Physics | Organic Semiconductors – From OLED displays to new applications
Richard Friend, Professor of Physics (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge)
Lecture Abstract: Organic molecules with semiconducting properties are now used as the light-emitting diodes, LEDs, in organic LEDdisplays....
Quantum Research Institute | Learning from Quantum Experiments via Structured Signal Processing
Yulong Dong, University of Michigan
In-Person: West Hall 411...
Saturday Morning Physics | Magnets and Amplitudes: A Glimpse into the Quantum Realm
Aaron Chan and Justin Berman (U-M Physics Graduate Students) Present the Van Loo Student Talks
Aaron Chan, "Extreme Magnetic Fields: How and Why"...
The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents:
Dr. Allison Strom, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
"CECILIA: A Benchmark Sample for Studying Galaxy Enrichment at Cosmic Noon"...
HET Seminar | Revisiting Matrix String Theory
Xi Yin (Harvard)
I will revisit matrix string theory as a possibly non-perturbative formulation of the superstring S-matrix, and discuss its implications and...
HEP-Astro Seminar | Realizing a Polarized 3He++ Ion Source at Brookhaven National Lab with Metastability Exchange Optical Pumping
Noah Benjamin Wuerfel (MIT)
A high intensity (2 x 10ˆ11 ions per pulse) polarized 3He++ ion source is being developed at BNL for use at the future Electron Ion...
Quantum Research Institute | Have we seen a demonstration of experimental quantum advantage?
Bill Fefferman (University of Chicago)
In-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, PML2000...
Saturday Morning Physics | The Physics of Active Matter
Suraj Shankar, Assistant Professor (U-M Physics)
Birds flock. Bees swarm. Fish school. These natural collective behaviors emerge in a new kind of matter - active matter - made not of atoms...
Department Colloquium | The Bootstrap Program for the Strong Force
Leonardo Rastelli (SUNY Stonybrook)
In the 1960s, the dominant approach to the strong interaction was the S-matrix bootstrap: the idea that the hadronic spectrum and...
HEP-Astro Seminar | Shining a light on the Dark Sector: Probing Dark QCD Signatures with the ATLAS Experiment
Jackson Carl Burzynski (University of Oklahoma)
The particle nature of dark matter remains one of the most significant open questions in high energy physics. The lack of a definitive...
Quantum Research Institute | Quantum Spin-Mechanics with Color Centers in Diamond: A Potential Platform for Quantum Computing
Hailin Wang (University of Oregon)
In-Person: West Hall 411...
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Interested in presenting your research? The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an accessible, multidisciplinary research forum for all...
LITP Public Lecture
Zvi Bern (UCLA)
There will be a reception before the talk at 3.30pm in the Koessler (3rd Floor), Michigan League, 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109...
Saturday Morning Physics | The Science of Physicist Jens Zorn's Art
Multiple U-M Faculty Speakers
Jens Zorn was a Michigan Physics professor, molecular physicist, and renowned teacher and academic administrator. He was also an artist who...
