The schedule can be found in the events calendar and below for the Physics Spring 2026 Colloquium Series.
Speakers: To submit the title and abstract for an upcoming seminar, please use this form.
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| Date | Speaker Name & Institution | Colloquium Information | Host Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2026 | David Rakestraw, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | AI as a Co-Investigator in Physics Labs | Beth Nowadnick |
| 1/30/2026 |
Shizeng Lin, Los Alamos National Lab |
Chiral quantum materials | Chih-Chun Chien |
| 2/6/2026 | Patricia Soto Becerra, UC Merced | Undergraduate Engagement as a Unifying Model for Physics Scholarship | Jay Sharping |
| 2/13/2026 | Arian Aghilinejad, UC Merced | Wave Dynamics and Fluid–Structure Interaction in the Cardiovascular System | David Strubbe |
| 2/20/2026 | Raissa M. D'souza, UC Davis | Statistical physics of networks and our interconnected world |
Kevin Mitchell Md Mainul Hasan Sabbir |
| 2/27/2026 | Hui Cai, UC Merced | David Strubbe | |
| 3/6/2026 | Brad Marston, Brown University | Waves of Topological Origin in the Fluid Earth System and Beyond | Ajay Gopinathan |
| 3/13/2026 | Matthew Rosenberger, University of Notre Dame | Mehmet Baykara | |
| 4/3/2026 | Vardha Bennert, Cal Poly SLO | The Co-Evolution of Black Holes and their Host Galaxies | Anna Nierenberg |
| 4/10/2026 | Makinde Ogunnaike, UC Berkeley | David Strubbe | |
| 4/17/2026 |
Paul Grabowski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
David Strubbe | |
| 4/24/2026 | Agnès Ferté, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology | Anna Nierenberg | |
| 5/1/2026 | Senior Thesis (PHYS 196) | Brian Utter | |
| 5/8/2026 | Senior Thesis (PHYS 196) | Brian Utter | |
