Physics ColloquiumPage 7

Quantum Computing with a Topological Phase of Matter (March 31, 2020)

Speaker(s): Christina Knapp A central tenet of condensed matter physics is that the collective behavior of a system can be […]

Learning about Neutron-rich Matter with Gravitational Waves (February 18, 2020)

Speaker(s): Jocelyn Read Astronomical observations of neutron stars inform our understanding of matter at the highest densities. Already, we have […]

The National High Magnetic Field Lab and Magnetism influencing Ferroelectricity (December 10, 2019)

Speaker(s): Vivien Zapf (’97) TBA

How can we predict efficiently? (October 8, 2019)

Speaker(s): Sarah Marzen Organisms have to predict the future to best choose actions. How do they do it, especially given […]

Quantum Matter Out of Equilibrium (April 30, 2019)

Speaker(s): Vedika Khemani Statistical mechanics is one of the foundational pillars of modern physics. At its core is the idea […]

The “quantumness” of quantum materials explored by resonant x-ray scattering (April 23, 2019)

Speaker(s): Alex Frañó We are in exciting times for synchrotron science and condensed matter physics. Modern x-ray experiments offer a […]

Force-sensitivity and cooperativity arising from polymer properties of formins and other intrinsically disordered molecules. (April 9, 2019)

Speaker(s): Jun Allard Many proteins fold into a specific shape, or structure, and the details of the shape allow the […]

The Biggest Baddest Machines for the Deepest Darkest Secrets (April 2, 2019)

Speaker(s): Yangyang Cheng The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located at the Swiss-French border, is the largest and most complex machinery […]

Imaging and sequencing individual cells (March 5, 2019)

Speaker(s): Aaron Streets Quantitative cellular imaging with coherent Raman microscopy reveals morphological characteristics and chemical composition at the single-cell level. […]

Why Are We Here? Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry Of The Universe (February 19, 2019)

Speaker(s): Seyda Ipek Everything around us, cookies, rocks, stars, galaxies, etc. is made up of “matter” and not “antimatter”. We […]

Colloquium

Junior and senior physics majors attend our biweekly colloquium series, held on Tuesday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. in Shanahan B460. The talks are open to all students and to the public, and are frequently attended by scientists from the other Claremont Colleges, Cal Poly Pomona, and others. The series features speakers from a broad range of institutions and fields of physics.