Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective with Zohar Nussinov
Zohar Nussinov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective.
Past Events
Emergent phases in Kitaev spin-orbital magnets with Onur Erten
Onur Erten (hosted by Erik Henriksen) from Arizona State University will be presenting the Condensed Matter / Biophysics Seminar on Emergent phases in Kitaev spin-orbital magnets.
Compton 241
Dirac Quantum Materials with Shizeng Lin
Shizeng Lin (hosted by Zohar Nussinov) from Los Alamos National Laboratory will be presenting the Condensed Matter / Biophysics Seminar on Dirac Quantum Materials.
Compton 241
Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments with Vishvas Pandey
Vishvas Pandey (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Fermilab will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments.
Compton 241
Magnetic and electronic properties of Kitaev quantum spin liquid candidates Cu2IrO3 and Na2IrO3 under pressure with Gilberto Fabbris
Gilberto Fabbris (hosted by Sheng Ran) from the Argonne National Laboratory will be presenting the Condensed Matter / Biophysics Seminar on Magnetic and electronic properties of Kitaev quantum spin liquid candidates Cu2IrO3 and Na2IrO3 under pressure.
Compton 241
New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions with Jenny Coulter
Jenny Coulter (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the Flatiron Institute will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions.
Crow 204
Planets with Two Suns: The St. Louis Astronomical Society January Meeting
Ekrem Esmer, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting a talk at the January meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "Planets with Two Suns: What Eclipsing Binaries Can Tell Us About Their Hidden Worlds."
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
The Ultraview Effect: The St. Louis Astronomical Society December Meeting
Deana Weibel, Grand Valley State University, will be presenting a talk at the December meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "The Ultraview Effect."
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Black Hole Accretion from the Inside Out with Jason Dexter
Jason Dexter (Hosted by Alex Chen) from Colorado University, Boulder will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Black Hole Accretion from the Inside Out
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
mosAIcs & brAIns : the computational aesthetics of mosaic art
The Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures at Washington University in St. Louis invites you to join an exciting lineup of leaders in the field to address the synergy between art, aesthetics, and AI when applied to contemporary mosaic art. The symposium's objective is to encourage the fusion of (i) contemporary mosaic art, (ii) established computational aesthetics paradigms, and (iii) novel opportunities arising from computational creativity. We invite participants to envision links between their present research and one or more of the three listed scholarly directions.
Holmes Lounge
New Class of Three-Nucleon Forces and Their Implications with Maria Dawid
Maria Dawid (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on New Class of Three-Nucleon Forces and Their Implications.
Compton 241
Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium
Join us for the annual Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium!
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Quantum Circuits Symposium
Compton Hall, room 241, Danforth Campus
The Making of an Enterprise: How Star Trek Helped NASA Dream Big and How NASA Helped Star Trek Survive: The St. Louis Astronomical Society November Meeting
Glen Swanson, historian and author, will be featured at the November meeting of the Saint Louis Astronomical Society.
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
From Variable Stars to Dark Matter – The Expanding Legacy of Henrietta Leavitt
The WashU Departments of Physics & Performing Arts have partnered for a colloquium celebrating the life and contributions of Henrietta Leavitt in honor of the upcoming PAD production of 'Silent Sky' - a play focused on Leavitt's life and discoveries.
Seigle 206
Electromagnetic Signals of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves with Asher Berlin
Asher Berlin (Hosted by Jim Buckley) from Fermilab will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Electromagnetic Signals of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 12:45pm
Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar with Richard Feder-Staehle and Lindsey Gordon
Richard Feder-Staehle from UC Berkeley / LBNL and Lindsey Gordon from UMN (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on "From Pixels to Primordial Non-Gaussianity and Beyond: Mission Status and Science with the SPHEREx All-Sky Survey" and "AGN Jets in Complex Cluster Environments", respectively.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Silent Sky
Before Edwin Hubble and Stephen Hawking, there was Henrietta Leavitt. 'Silent Sky' takes audiences on Leavitt’s real-life journey as one of Harvard Observatory’s female “human computers” at the turn of the 20th century.
A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
What Can Bulk Viscosity Tell Us about Dense Matter and Physics Beyond the Standard Model? with Steven P. Harris
Steven P. Harris (Hosted by Liam Brodie), a NP3M Fellow from Iowa State University will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on What Can Bulk Viscosity Tell Us about Dense Matter and Physics Beyond the Standard Model?
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
WashU Physics Research Symposium
Join us for the seventh annual WUPRS poster session!
Compton Library
Running COSMOS.exe: Astronomy on Tap
Yajie Yuan and Alex Chen will be presenting this month's Astronomy on Tap: Running Cosmos.exe — how we use computers to understand the wildest objects in the universe.
Urban Chestnut - The Grove Meeting Room
Probing New CP Violation through Electric Dipole Moments with Kaori Fuyuto
Kaori Fuyuto (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from KEK will be presenting at the Nuclear Physics Seminar on Probing New CP Violation through Electric Dipole Moments.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 11:45am
Cosmic Crust Pizza Party
Explore galaxies, meet astrophysicists, grab a slice, and discover your place among the stars!
Compton Library
Critical Slowing Down and Bulk Viscosity in Binary Neutron Star Mergers with Rachel Steinhorst
Rachel Steinhorst (Hosted by Liam Brodie) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Critical Slowing Down and Bulk Viscosity in Binary Neutron Star Mergers.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Faculty Open House with the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Join us for a Faculty Open House with the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science!
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
The Incubator Unbound: Scales of Life
Life thrives across scales, from the microbiome to the world's forests, throughout urban cityscapes, and perhaps even on exoplanets light years away. Bring your openness and curiosity for a conversation that rethinks the big questions of our time.
Lobby of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Which Bits Matter? Optimal Sensing in a Population of Sensory Neurons with Kyle Bojanek
Kyle Bojanek (hosted by Mikhail Tikhonov) from the University of Chicago will be presenting the Condensed Matter & Biophysics Seminar on Which Bits Matter? Optimal Sensing in a Population of Sensory Neurons.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets with Trevor GrandPre
Trevor GrandPre from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets.
Crow 201
Pulsar Wind Nebulae: A Treasure Trove of High-energy Astrophysics with Niccolo Bucciantini
Niccolo Bucciantini (Hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and University of Firenze will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Pulsar Wind Nebulae: A Treasure Trove of High-energy Astrophysics.
Compton 241
2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures Public Lecture: The NASA Psyche Mission: First Visit to an Unknown World
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director, University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, will present the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences 2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures, Public Lecture: "The NASA Psyche Mission: First Visit to an Unknown World"
Whitaker 100 | Free and open to the public
2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures Colloquium: The NASA Psyche Mission: Preparing for the Science of an Unknown Object
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director, University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, will present the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences 2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures, Colloquium: "The NASA Psyche Mission: Preparing for the Science of an Unknown Object"
Whitaker 100 | Refreshments in Whitaker Hall Atrium | 3:30 pm
Computer Simulation Studies of Disordered Magnets with Martin Weigel
Martin Weigel (hosted by Zohar Nussinov) from TU Chemnitz will be presenting the Condensed Matter & Biophysics Seminar on Computer Simulation Studies of Disordered Magnets.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Physics Family Fun Day
Illuminate your curiosity! Discover what light can do & what physics can explain.
Crow Hall, 2nd Floor
Physics and the Puzzle of Artificial Intelligence with Zohar Nussinov
Zohar Nussinov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Physics and the Puzzle of Artificial Intelligence.
Crow 201
Cosmic Tricks and Multiwavelength Treats: From Galactic PeVatrons to Solar Axions with Jooyun Woo
Jooyun Woo (Hosted by Manel Errando) from Columbia University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Cosmic Tricks and Multiwavelength Treats: From Galactic PeVatrons to Solar Axions.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Reconstructing Multi-frequency Movies of Supermassive Black Holes with PRIMO with Lia Medeiros
Lia Medeiros (hosted by Andrea Gokus) from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be presenting at the Colloquium on Reconstructing Multi-frequency Movies of Supermassive Black Holes with PRIMO.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Majorana Zero Modes Bound to Josephson Vortices in Planar Superconductor–topological insulator–superconductor Junctions with Katharina Laubscher
Katharina Laubscher (hosted by Alex Seidel) from the University of Maryland will be presenting the Condensed Matter & Biophysics Seminar on Majorana Zero Modes Bound to Josephson Vortices in Planar Superconductor–topological insulator–superconductor Junctions.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Thermal Transport in Atomically Thin Materials with Erik Henriksen
Professor of Physics, Erik Henriksen from Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting the IMSE Seminar on Thermal Transport in Atomically Thin Materials.
Brauer Hall 12
Why You Might Want Your Brain at the Very Edge of Chaos with Keith Hengen
Keith Hengen from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Why You Might Want Your Brain at the Very Edge of Chaos.
Crow 201
The Terahertz Intensity Mapper with Joaquin Vieira
Joaquin Vieira (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from UIUC will be presenting at the Colloquium on The Terahertz Intensity Mapper.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Quantum Simulation of Correlated Exciton Phases via Ultrafast Optical Microscopy with Libai Huang
Libai Huang (hosted by Xi Wang) from Purdue University will be presenting the Condensed Matter / Biophysics seminar on Quantum Simulation of Correlated Exciton Phases via Ultrafast Optical Microscopy.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:45pm
The Physics of Everything: Ambition, Failures, Successes with Mikhail Tikhonov
Mikhail Tikhonov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on The Physics of Everything: Ambition, Failures, Successes
Crow 201
Venus: the St. Louis Astronomical Society October Meeting
Paul Byrne, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting "Venus" at the October meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
New Theoretical Insights into Black Hole Coronae with Navin Sridhar
Navin Sridhar (Hosted by Alex Chen) from Stanford University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on New Theoretical Insights into Black Hole Coronae.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Thermal Resummation, Dark Matter, and Baryogenesis: Higgs-Portal Windows into the Early Universe with Subhojit Roy
Subhojit Roy (Hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Argonne National Lab will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Thermal Resummation, Dark Matter, and Baryogenesis: Higgs-Portal Windows into the Early Universe.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Connecting the Lab to Cosmos: Probing the Densest Matter in the Universe with Jaki Noronha-Hostler
Jaki Noronha-Hostler (hosted by Maria Piarulli) from UIUC will be presenting at the Colloquium on Connecting the Lab to Cosmos: Probing the Densest Matter in the Universe.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Imaging Symmetry Breaking at the Atomic Scale in Kagome Superconductors with Ilija Zaljkovic
Iliya Zeljkovic (hosted by Erik Henriksen) from Boston College will be presenting the Condensed Matter / Biophysics seminar on Imaging Symmetry Breaking at the Atomic Scale in Kagome Superconductors.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Why We Exist: The Quark Pauli Principle and the Stability of the Atomic Nucleus with Gerry Miller
Gerry Miller (Hosted by Wim Dickhoff) from the University of Washington will be presenting the Physics Theory seminar on Why We Exist: The Quark Pauli Principle and the Stability of the Atomic Nucleus.
Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
Small Galaxies, Big Science: Fundamental Physics from the Faintest Galaxies with Alex Drlica-Wagner
Alex Drlica-Wagner (hosted by Jim Buckley) from University of Chicago and Fermilab will be presenting at the Colloquium on Small Galaxies, Big Science: Fundamental Physics from the Faintest Galaxies.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Center for Quantum Leaps Fall Town Hall
The town hall will be an opportunity to build new collaborations between biomedical research and quantum sensing.
Med Campus, McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 423
Physics Department Showcase - Arts & Sciences WOWS Fall Series
Virtual | Zoom
International Observe the Moon Night
Join us to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night
Crow Observatory, Crow Hall
New Clues to an Old Mystery: GRB Emission Mechanisms and Hidden Populations with Maria Edvige Ravasio
Maria Edvige Ravasio (Hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from Radboud University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on New Clues to an Old Mystery: GRB Emission Mechanisms and Hidden Populations.
Compton 241
Long-lived Vectors at SHiP with Tao Zhou
Tao Zhou (Hosted by Diego Lopez Gutierrez) from Texas A&M University will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Long-lived Vectors at SHiP.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Searching for New Physics with High-Energy Atmospheric and Cosmic Neutrinos with Carlos Argüelles-Delgado
Carlos Argüelles-Delgado (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Harvard University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Searching for New Physics with High-Energy Atmospheric and Cosmic Neutrinos.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Flat Bands, Topology, and Fractionalization: Similarities and Differences Between Fractional States in Flat Chern Bands and Landau Levels with Kai Sun
Kai Sun (hosted by Sheng Ran) from the University of Michigan will be presenting the Condensed Matter & Biophysics Seminar on Flat Bands, Topology, and Fractionalization: Similarities and Differences Between Fractional States in Flat Chern Bands and Landau Levels
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Equinox Party with Astronomy on Tap
Celebrate the autumn equinox with an evening of science, beer, and fun!
Urban Chestnut - The Grove Meeting Room
Layered Quasi-2D van der Waals Quantum Materials for Magnetism and Clean Energy with Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni
Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni (hosted by Li Yang) from the University of Texas at El Paso will be presenting the Condensed Matter & Biophysics Seminar on Layered Quasi-2D van der Waals Quantum Materials for Magnetism and Clean Energy.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
The Roman Space Telescope: The Roman View of Strong Lenses: the St. Louis Astronomical Society September meeting
Tansu Daylan, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting "The Roman View of Strong Lenses" at the September meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Journey from Research Scientist to Science Communicator with Diana Hannikainen
Diana Hannikainen (Hosted by Michael Nowak) from Sky & Telescope will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Journey from Research Scientist to Science Communicator.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Strongly Correlated Quantum Materials: Three Journeys with Sheng Ran
Sheng Ran (hosted by Erik Henriksen) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Colloquium on Strongly Correlated Quantum Materials: Three Journeys.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Measurement of the dynamical charge susceptibility near the charge density wave transition in ErTe3 with Dipanjan Chaudhuri
Dipanjan Chaudhuri (hosted by Sheng Ran) from UIUC will be presenting the Condensed Matter / Biophysics seminar on Measurement of the dynamical charge susceptibility near the charge density wave transition in ErTe3.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
The Roman Survey for Gravitational Lenses Across Cosmic Time
Tansu Daylan, Washington University, will be presenting the ESE Seminar, "The Roman survey for gravitational lenses across cosmic time"
Green Hall, Rodin Auditorium room 0120
Building the cell from unreliable parts with Shankar Mukherji
Shankar Mukherji (hosted by Ralf Wessel) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Colloquium on Building the cell from unreliable parts.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Observation of magnetically switchable quantum geometric photocurrents with Liang Wu
Liang Wu (hosted by Li Yang) from the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting the seminar on Observation of magnetically switchable quantum geometric photocurrents.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
Piecing Together the Dining Habits of Supermassive Black Holes with Peter Boorman
Peter Boorman (Hosted by Andrea Gokus) from Caltech will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on Piecing Together the Dining Habits of Supermassive Black Holes.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Electron and Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei with Saori Pastore
Saori Pastore (hosted by Wim Dickhoff) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Colloquium on Electron and Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Aspects of cosmological gravitational waves at Pulsar Timing Arrays with Fabrizio Rompineve
Fabrizio Rompineve (Hosted by Francesc Ferrer) from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & IFAE will be presenting the Physics Theory seminar on Aspects of cosmological gravitational waves at Pulsar Timing Arrays.
Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
A Journey to the Ring Giant - The Legacy of Cassini Huygens
Megan Dickson, University of Missouri, St. Louis, will be presenting "A Journey to the Ring Giant - The Legacy of Cassini Huygens" at the August meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
From NewAthena to Gamma-Ray Lenses: The Potential of Silicon Pore Optics with Nicolas Barrière
Nicolas Barrière from Cosine will be presenting the seminar on From NewAthena to Gamma-Ray Lenses: The Potential of Silicon Pore Optics.
Crow 206
EP2DS-26 / MSS-22
The 26th International Conference on Electronic Properties of 2D Systems & the 22nd International Conference on Modulated Semiconductor Structures will be held jointly at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, during the week of July 27 – Aug 1, 2025.
Eric P. Newman Education Center
The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin: St. Louis Astronomical Society July Meeting
Abraham (Avi) Loeb, Harvard University, will be presenting "The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin"
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
First Look at the Cosmos with NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Join us to tune in with viewers around the world to watch the unveiling of the first spectacular images from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Crow 201
The Variable High Energy Sky: St. Louis Astronomical Society June Meeting
Mike Nowak, Washington University, will be presenting "The Variable High Energy Sky"
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Astronomy on Tap with Nicole Osborn and Nathan Whitsett
Nicole Osborn and Nathan Whitsett, WashU, will be presenting talks for the June Astronomy on Tap
Urban Chestnut Brewery | The Grove Meeting Room
Guest Lecture: Dr. Pierre Sikivie
Crow Hall 204
MCSS 50th Anniversary Symposium
Join us for our 50th Anniversary Symposium!
Knight Center
The Digital Age of Astronomy Panel Discussion: St. Louis Astronomical Society May Meeting
The St. Louis Astronomical Society will be hosting a panel discussion on "The Digital Age of Astronomy" for its May meeting
Wilson 214 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
University-Wide Commencement Ceremony
Francis Olympic Field
University-Wide Commencement Ceremony
Francis Olympic Field
University-Wide Commencement Ceremony
Francis Olympic Field
University-Wide Commencement Ceremony
Francis Olympic Field
Scott Rudolph Professor Bradley L. Jolliff Retirement Lecture
Rock of Ages: Timing of Key Events in the Moon’s Geologic Past
Clark-Fox Forum | Hillman Hall
Physics Theory Seminar with Wenzer Qin on CMB limits on decaying dark matter: going beyond the ionization threshold
Wenzer Qin (Hosted by Chris Cappiello) will be presenting the seminar on CMB limits on decaying dark matter: going beyond the ionization threshold.
Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Public Lecture with Priyamvada Natarajan on Unveiling the Invisible Universe
Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures, "Unveiling the Invisible Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope"
Whitaker 100
Physics Theory Seminar with Christophe De Beule on Lattice relaxation in twisted bilayer moirés
Christophe De Beule (Hosted by Shaffique Adam) from University of Pennsylvania will be presenting at the seminar on Lattice relaxation in twisted bilayer moirés
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm Compton 241
2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Colloquium with Priyamvada Natarajan on the Formation of the First Black Holes
Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures, Colloquium, "New Insights into the Formation of the First Black Holes"
Wilson 214 | Refreshments in Wilson Hall, 3:15pm
A&S Innovates: Inaugural Research Pitch Competition
Three of our Physics Department faculty, Chong Zu, Shankar Mukherji, and Tansu Daylan, will be representing our department with pitches at this year's A&S Research Pitch competition. Please join us in supporting them!
Anheuser-Busch Dining Room, Knight Center
Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar with Thomas Allison on Momentum-Space Imaging of Electron and Exciton Dynamics in 2D Materials
Thomas Allison (hosted by Erik Henriksen) will be presenting the seminar on Momentum-Space Imaging of Electron and Exciton Dynamics in
2D Materials.
2D Materials.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
Beyond Particles: The Elegant Universe of Strings: St. Louis Astronomical Society April Meeting
Megan Dickson, University of Missouri - St. Louis, will be presenting "Beyond Particles: The Elegant Universe of Strings"
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Lia Hankla on Kinetic and Two-Temperature Physics of Black Hole Accretion Disks and Coronae
Lia Hankla (Hosted by Manel Errando) from University of Maryland will be presenting the seminar on Kinetic and Two-Temperature Physics of Black Hole Accretion Disks and Coronae.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
Physics Theory Seminar with Alexei Prokudin on Exploring the structure of matter at the Electron-Ion Collider
Alexei Prokudin (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from Penn State University Berks will be presenting the seminar on Exploring the structure of matter at the Electron-Ion Collider.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
Physics Colloquium with Phil Kaaret on "Science Results from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)"
Phil Kaaret (hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be presenting on "Science Results from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)" at the Colloquium.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Center for Quantum Leaps Symposium
Knight Center, Classroom 220
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Joseph Neilsen on Revealing the Most Extreme Accretion Disk Winds with XRISM
Joseph Neilsen (Hosted by Michael Nowak) from Villanova University will be presenting the seminar on Revealing the Most Extreme Accretion Disk Winds with XRISM.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
Physics Theory Seminar with Debasish Borah on Matter-antimatter asymmetry from forbidden decays
Debasish Borah (Hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and University of Pittsburgh will be presenting at the seminar on Matter-antimatter asymmetry from forbidden decays.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm Compton 241
Physics Colloquium with Sebastian Deffner on Quantum stochastic thermodynamics of relativistic systems
Sebastian Deffner (hosted by Zohar Nussinov) from the University of Maryland Baltimore County will be presenting at the Colloquium on Quantum stochastic thermodynamics of relativistic systems.
Zoom
Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar with Tiancheng Song on Discovering and Engineering Two-Dimensional Magnetism and Superconductivity
Tiancheng Song (hosted by Xi Wang) from University of Wisconsin-Madison will be presenting the seminar on Discovering and Engineering Two-Dimensional Magnetism and Superconductivity.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
Saturday Science: Future Innovators with Sheng Ran on Unveiling material mysteries of the universe
Sheng Ran from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Unveiling material mysteries of the universe"
Crow 201
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Howard Isaacson on Ground-based Radial Velocity Surveys as the Foundation for Future Space Missions
Howard Isaacson (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) from UC Berkeley will be presenting the seminar on Ground-based Radial Velocity Surveys as the Foundation for Future Space Missions.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
Graduate Student Reunion
Reunite with Your Physics Classmates at the 2025 Graduate Reunion!
Crow Hall
Physics Theory Seminar with Francesca Bonaiti on First-Principles Studies of Nuclear Electromagnetic Observables Relevant for Astrophysics
Francesca Bonaiti (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from FRIB/ORNL will be presenting the seminar on First-Principles Studies of Nuclear Electromagnetic Observables Relevant for Astrophysics
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm Compton 241
Physics Colloquium with Andrei M. Beloborodov on Magnetars
Andrei M. Beloborodov (hosted by Alex Chen) from Columbia University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Magnetars.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar with Gabriel Birzu on Temporal scales of microbial evolution in nature
Gabriel Birzu (hosted by Mikhail Tikhonov) from University of Florida will be presenting the seminar on Temporal scales of microbial evolution in nature.
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Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
Saturday Science: Future Innovators with Tansu Daylan & Bryce Wedig on Seeing the dark with gravitational lensing
Tansu Daylan and Bryce Wedig from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Seeing the dark with gravitational lensing"
Crow 201
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Mükremin Kılıç on A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining Challenges
Mükremin Kılıç (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) from University of Oklahoma will be presenting the seminar on A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining Challenges
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
SPS Zone 12 Meeting
WashU is excited to host this year's Zone 12 Meeting!
Faculty Open House with the Department of Radiation Oncology
Building Connections: Faculty Open House with the Department of Radiation Oncology
Crow 204 | Wine & Cheese Social: 2:30pm Compton 245
Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar with Yafei Ren on Geometric and nonlinear aspects of electron-phonon interactions
Yafei Ren (hosted by Xi Wang) from University of Delaware will be presenting the seminar on Geometric and nonlinear aspects of electron-phonon interactions.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
The Cosmic Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts: St. Louis Astronomical Society March Meeting
Duncan Lorimar, West Virginia University, will be presenting a talk for the March St. Louis Astronomical Society meeting, "The Cosmic Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts"
Wilson 214 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Physics Colloquium with Duncan Lorimer on The growing population of fast radio bursts
Duncan Lorimer (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from West Virginia University will be presenting at the Colloquium on The growing population of fast radio bursts.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Rafael Luque on Towards a holistic understanding of sub-Neptunes
Rafael Luque (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the University of Chicago will be presenting a seminar on Towards a holistic understanding of sub-Neptunes.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
Physics Theory Seminar with Lars Zurek
Lars Zurek (Hosted by Jason Bub) will be presenting the seminar on Extending the reach of nuclear ab initio approaches with tensor factorization.
Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
Physics Colloquium with Dean Lee on Emergent physics from nuclear lattice simulations
Dean Lee (hosted by Maria Piarulli) from Michigan State University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Emergent physics from nuclear lattice simulations.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar with Geoffrey Diederich on Exciton dressing by extreme nonlinear magnons in a layered semiconductor
Geoffrey Diederich (hosted by Xi Wang) from University of Maryland, Baltimore County will be presenting the seminar on Exciton dressing by extreme nonlinear magnons in a layered semiconductor.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
Saturday Science Lecture with Stella Schindler on Harnessing the strong force
Stella Schindler will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Harnessing the strong force: Physics at America's future Electron-Ion Collider"
Crow 201
Atomic Pizza: Dare to Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Atomic Pizza: Dare to Discover the Secrets of the Universe! Join us for Particles & Pepperoni on Friday, February 28th from 12pm - 2pm in the Compton Library.
Compton 340 Physics Library
Physics Theory Seminar with Elena Pinetti on Hunting axions with the James Webb Space Telescope
Elena Pinetti (Hosted by Anastasia Sokolenko) from Flatiron Institute will be presenting at the seminar on Hunting axions with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm Compton 241
Rules of Life Faculty Search Symposium
Rebstock 322
Physics Colloquium with Pepi Fabbiano on 25 years of Chandra
Pepi Fabbiano (hosted by Mike Nowak) from Chandra X-ray Center will be presenting at the Colloquium on 25 years of Chandra.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Rules of Life Faculty Search Symposium
McMillen Labs 311
Saturday Science Lecture with Michael Ogilvie on Chaos from order, order from chaos
Michael Ogilvie from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Chaos from order, order from chaos"
Crow 201
Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the Next Big Thing in Radio Astronomy: St. Louis Astronomical Society February Meeting
Michael Malolepszy, St. Louis Astronomical Society, will be presenting “Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the Next Big Thing in Radio Astronomy”
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Quantum Science Seminar with Honyung Lee on Precision synthesis of quantum and energy materials for emergent phenomena
Honyung Lee (hosted by Erik Henriksen) from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be presenting the seminar on Precision synthesis of quantum and energy materials for emergent phenomena.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 3:45 PM at Compton Hall 241
EEPS Colloquium: William McKinnon and Ryan Ogliore
Volcanism on Io and the Prometheus Mission
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Rules of Life Faculty Search Symposium
Crow Hall 204
Rules of Life Faculty Search Symposium
McMillen Labs 311
Rules of Life Faculty Search Symposium
Crow Hall 204
Rules of Life Faculty Search Symposium
Trevor GrandPre, Associate Research Scholar, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Princeton University;
Caroline Farrior, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin
McMillen Labs 311
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Melodie Kao on Comparative Magnetospheric Science: Bridging Planets to Low-Mass Stars
Melodie Kao (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the Lowell Observatory will be presenting a seminar on Comparative Magnetospheric Science: Bridging Planets to Low-Mass Stars.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
Physics Theory Seminar with Bingrong Yu
Bingrong Yu (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Cornell University will be presenting at the seminar.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241