The Physics Department hosts weekly colloquia presented by accomplished scientists from all over the globe. These lectures showcase cutting-edge physics and inspire the broader community to participate in science. Please join us on the Mondays listed below for an inside look at what's new and exciting in physics, and beyond. All lectures start at 4:15 PM (with the exception of the Department Welcome) and end around 5:15 PM. They are free and open to the public.
PLEASE NOTE: Zoom links will be posted on the day of each event.
January 25
Yasunori Nomura, University of California, Berkeley
From the Black Hole Conundrum to the Structure of Quantum Gravity
February 1
Joseph Berry, NREL
Making metal halide perovskite photovoltaics a reality: an update on state-of-the-art
February 8
Allan Macdonald, The University of Texas at Austin
Moiré Magic
February 15
HOLIDAY - No colloquium
February 22
Byron Freelon, University of Houston
Nematic Fluctuations in Iron-based Mott Insulators
March 1
Marla Feller, University of California, Berkeley
How neural circuits are wired up during development to perform computations
March 8
Katelin Schutz, Pappalardo Fellow & NASA Einstein Fellow in the MIT Department of Physics
Making dark matter out of light
March 15
Rob Goldston, Princeton University
The New Nuclear Arms Race, Its Dangers, and How to Turn it Around
March 22
SPRING RECESS - No colloquium
March 29
Lisa Manning, Syracuse University
Biological tissues as mechanical metamaterials
April 5
Alvaro Sanchez, Yale University
Reproducibility and contingency in the evolution and ecology of microbial communities
April 12
Wick Haxton, University of California, Berkeley
Neutrino Surprises
April 19
Sydney Schreppler, Microsoft
Measuring your ingredients: topological phases for quantum computing
April 26
Monika Schleier-Smith, Stanford University
Atoms Interlinked by Light: Programmable Interactions and Emergent Geometry