Past Events


Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Elliott Williams, Bioinformatics Analyst (Emory University School of Medicine)
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Physics Building Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Brandon Rotavera, College of Engineering and Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)
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Physics Building Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Yong Zhang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (UNC-Charlotte )
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Physics Building Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Laura H. Greene, Chief Scientist (National MagLab and Florida State University )
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Physics Building Room 202

Topology-Physics Seminar Series

Professor David Gay, Department of Mathematics (University of Georgia)
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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Terefe G. Habteyes, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Center for High Technology Materials (University of New Mexico)
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Physics Building Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium/CSP Workshop Invited Talk

Thomas Vogel, Scientist (Los Alamos National Lab)
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Physics Building Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Dr. Clémence Fontanive, Trottier Research Fellow, Institute for Research on Exoplanets (Université de Montréal Canada)
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Physics Building Room 202

Special Seminar

Dr. Abhinav Prem, Institute for Advanced Study, (Princeton University)
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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Sanju Gupta, Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Penn State University)
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Physics Building Room 202

Special Seminar

Dr. Manuel Weber, Institut für Theoretische Physik, (TU Dresden)
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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

2025 Chhabra Landau Lecture

Prof. David Spergel, President, Center for Computational Astrophysics (Simons Foundation and Flatiron Institute)
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Physics Building Room 202

Special Seminar

Dr. Andre Erpenbeck,
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Physics Conference Room 204B

Special Seminar

Dr. Sangeeta Rajpurohit,
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CSP Conference room 322

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Dr. Wassie Takele, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque)
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Physics Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Dr. Wassie Takele, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque)
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IN-PERSON EVENT ROOM 202

Topology-Physics Seminar Series

Alan Dorsey (University of Georgia)
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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

Special Seminar

Dr. Adarsh Patri, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Jeremy Smallwood, Dodge Family Prize Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Oklahoma)
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Physics Room 202

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Huan Tran, School of Materials Science & Engineering, (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Physics Room 202

Topology-Physics Seminar Series

Professor Michael Usher, Department of Mathematics (University of Georgia)
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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Adam Ginsburg, Associate Professor Department of Astronomy (University of Florida, Gainesville)
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Physics Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM

Jason Langley, MRI Physicist (University of California Riverside)
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Physics Room 202

Joint Physics & Astronomy departmental and CSP colloquium

Dr. Phillip Stancil, Physics & Astronomy (University of Georgia)
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Physics room 202
KATHERINE BRADING

*POSTPONED* Katherine Brading (Duke University) - "How Physics Flew the Philosophers’ Nest"

KATHERINE BRADING, Philosophy (Duke University)
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115 Peabody Hall

Topology-Physics Seminar Series

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CSP Conference Room 322, Physics Building

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Christopher D. P. Duffy, Senior Lecturer in Cellular & Molecular Biology Faculty of Science and Engineering (Queen Mary University of London)
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Zoom

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM ZOOM ONLY EVENT

Cristiano Longarini, Postdoctoral Associate Institute of Astronomy, (University of Cambridge)
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Zoom

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT

Jessica Cmiel, PHD Student Environmental Science & Engineering (Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and applied Sciences)
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IN-PERSON EVENT ROOM 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT

Lauren Garten , Assistant Professor School of Materials Science and Engineering (Georgia Tech)
Physics Building Room 202
Dr. Cassandra Hall, Faculty Presenter

11th Annual TEDxUGA

Dr. Cassandra Hall,
Morton Theatre downtown Athens

UGA welcomes Nobel laureate Eric Betzig

Eric Betzig, Professor of Molecular and Cell biology and Eugene D. Commins Presidential Chair in Experimental Physics (University of California, Berkeley,)
Physics Room 202

Interview with Eric Betzig

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Georgia Center Studio
Professor J Michael Kosterlitz

2024 Chhabra-Landau Lecture

J Michael Kosterlitz, Harrison E. Farnsworth Professor of Physics, Brown University (2016 Nobel Prize winner for Physics)
Physics Building Room 202

Interview with Michael Kosterlitz

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Georgia Center Studio

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM ZOOM EVENT

Edward Gillen, Winton Fellow & Lecturer in Observations of Exoplanets (Queen Mary University of London)
Zoom

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON EVENT

Stefan Boettcher, Department of Physics (Emory University)
Physics Building Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM

Tian Li, Assistant Professor of Physics (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
IN-PERSON EVENT ROOM 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM

Francesco Caravelli, CNLS Oppenheimer Fellow (Los Almos National Laboratory)
IN-PERSON EVENT ROOM 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM

Melissa Dancy, Research Faculty (Western Michigan University )
In-person Event Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM

George Siopsis, Dept of Physics & Astronomy (The University of Tenessee)
IN-PERSON EVENT ROOM 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON EVENT ONLY

Stefanie N. Milam, WST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Physics Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM

Ahmedullah Aziz, Dept. of EECS, (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
In-person Event Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT

Matthew Liska, John Harvard Fellow, Harvard University (Hubble Fellow, Georgia Tech)
Physics Auditorium Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT

Ying Wai Li, Scientist and Team Leader (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Physics Auditorium Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT

Laurene Tetard, Department of Physics (University of Central Florida)
Physics Auditorium Room 202

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRO- COLLOQUIUM IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT

Tianming Liu, Department of Computer Science, (University of Georgia)
Physics Auditorium Room 202

Department of Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Event

Sergei Gleyzer, Department of Physics & Astronomy (University of Alabama)
Physics Auditorium Room 202

DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM

Erica R. Jawin, Postdoctoral Research Geologist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)
Physics Room 202

KILLER ASTEROIDS! Why are they important, and how are we prepared to protect Earth?

Dr. Erica Jawin,
Physics Auditorium Room 202

DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM

Wes Campbell, Physics & Astronomy (UCLA)
Zoom Meeting

DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM

Gopal Iyer, Department of Chemistry (Brown University)
Physics Auditorium Room 202
Dr. Steven G. Louie

2023 Chhabra-Landau Lecture

Steven G. Louie, Physics Department, (University of California at Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720 U.S.A.)
Physics Building Room 202
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Monte Carlo Simulations and Ground States of Semiflexible Polymers

Dilimulati Aierken, Center for Simulational Physics (University of Georgia)
Zoom Meeting
Andrew Sornborger

Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Simulation

Andrew Sornborger, Research Scientist, Information Sciences (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Physics Auditorium (202)
Sano

What is Active Matter?

Masaki Sano, The University of Tokyo School of Physics and Astronomy (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Zoom meeting

Understanding optomechanical coupling and nonlinear phononics effects in materials

Pierre T. Darancet , Scientist, Nanoscience, Center for Nanoscale Materials (Argonne National Laboratory)
Zoom meeting
CSP

First-Principles Calculations of Minimally Twisted MoSe2/WSe2 Bilayers

Madeleine Phillips, (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
Zoom Meeting
David Wolpert

The stochastic thermodynamics of computation

David Wolpert, Santa Fe Institute Resident Professor Complexity Science Hub Vienna External Professor (Arizona State University )
Physics Auditorium (202)
Andreas Titel

Nanophotonics for enhanced sensing and spectroscopy: towards point-of-care devices

Dr. Andreas Tittl,
Zoom Meeting
Physics and Astronomy

2022 Graduate Recruitment Event

Zoom meeting
CSP

Thermodynamic studies of oxygen vacancies in pure and doped SnO2 surfaces

Nima Karamitari, (University of South Carolina)
Zoom meeting
Dr. Rachel Smith

Investigations of Carbon and Oxygen in Young Stellar Objects and Implications for the Early Solar System

Dr. Rachel L. Smith, Head, Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab (Curator of Meteorites, NC Museum of Natural Sciences)
Physics Auditorium (202)
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Simulating the evolution of dust particles in planet-forming discs

Richard Booth, (Imperial College London)
Zoom Meeting
Adrian Del Maestro

Entanglement area law in superfluid helium

Adrian Del Maestro, Professor and Head Department of Physics & Astronomy (University of Tennessee )
Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
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On the First Law of Thermodynamics in Time-Dependent Open Quantum Systems

Parth Kumar, Department of Physics (University of Arizona)
Zoom Meeting
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Langevin Dynamics/Monte Carlo Simulations of Moire Bilayers, pt. 2

Zoom Meeting
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Langevin Dynamics/Monte Carlo Simulations of Moire Bilayers

Zoom Meeting
Michael D Williams

Work Function Tuning in Ferric Chloride Intercalated Few-layer Epitaxial Graphene

Michael D. Williams, Ph.D. , Professor/Chair Department of Physics (Clark University)
Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
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Planet Formation in the Regime of Self-Gravitating Disk

Hans Baehr, Center for Simulational Physics (University of Georgia)
Zoom Meeting
Martin Mourigal

The New Wave of Quantum Magnetism

Martin Mourigal, Associate Professor, School of Physics (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
Kyle J. Dorsey

A Dual-Stage Photonic Integrated Circuit Spectrometer

Kyle J. Dorsey, Ph.D.,
Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
Zahra

Emerging properties of disordered plasmonic metamaterials

Zahra Fakhraai ,
Zoom Meeting
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Compile and Run HPC Code on Sapelo2

Zhuofei Hou, (GACRC)
Zoom Meeting
Eric DeGiuli

Random Language Model

Dr. Eric DeGiuli, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics (Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) )
Zoom Meeting
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CSP Computing Resources

Michael Caplinger and Jeff Deroshia(1), Shan-Ho Tsai(2),
Zoom Meeting
Photo

Gravitational Instabilities in Protoplanetary Discs: A Vanishing Act

Sahl Rowther, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy (University of Leicester England)
Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
Judit Szulagyi

Connecting Hydrodynamic Simulations of Planet Formation with Observations

Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
J. Christopher Hawk

A New Approach to the Cosmic Lithium Problem

J. Christopher Howk, Department of Physics (University of Notre Dame)
Zoom Meeting
Travis Barman

Space Telescopes for Exoplanet Science

Travis Barman, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (University of Arizona)
Physics Auditorium (2020) and Zoom
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New CSP IT capability

Mike Kaplinger, Department of Physics and Astronomy (UGA)
Zoom Meeting
Carlo Sirtori

Unipolar quantum optolectronics

Carlo Sirtori, Professor of Physics (Holder of the ENS-THALES Chair Ecole normale supérieure)
Zoom Meeting

First principles investigations of Fe-based dopant defect complexes in KNbO3

Eric Suter, Center for Simulational Physics (University of Georgia)
Zoom Meeting
Andrew Mills

2022 Chhabra-Landau Lecture: Meeting Dirac’s Challenge: Quantum Many-body Physics in the 21st Century

Professor Andrew J. Millis, Department of Physics, Columbia University (Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute)
Physics Auditorium (202) and Zoom
Suzette A. Pabit

Visualizing bending of RNA structures by a bound protein using Contrast Variation Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (CV-SAXS)

Suzette A. Pabit, School of Applied and Engineering Physics (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York )
Zoom Meeting
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Simulating stellar core collapse

Carla Frohlich, Professor of Physics, Dept. of Physics (North Carolina State University)
Zoom Meeting
Matthias Kling

A perspective on petahertz (nano)electronics

Matthias Kling, Professor of Photon Science and (by courtesy) of Applied Physics Director of Science and R&D Division, LCLS, SLAC (Stanford University)
Zoom Meeting
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Coupling Lattice Boltzmann and Molecular Dynamics: A Versatile Tool for the Study of Soft-Matter Hydrodynamics

Burkhard Duenweg,
Zoom Meeting
Prof. Dr. Achim Hartschuh

Time-resolved optical microscopies of nanomaterials

Prof. Dr. Achim Hartschuh, Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (LMU Munich, Munich, Germany)
Zoom Meeting
Roberto Car

2021 Chhabra-Landau Lecture

Professor Roberto Car, Department of Chemistry (Princeton University)
Zoom
Prof. Sharon C. Glotzer

2020 Chhabra-Landau Lecture

Prof. Sharon C. Glotzer, Chemical Engineering (University of Michigan)
Physics Building Room 202

The dawn of modern whales: the diversification of Neoceti chronicled by Oligocene fossils from Charleston, South Carolina

Robert W. Boessenecker, (College of Charleston)
Room 200A: Geography-Geology Building

The Rising Star Expedition: Discovering Homo naledi

Hannah Morris, (Chena Consulting Services)
G&G - Room 200A

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