Colloquia and Seminars
Our department hosts regular guest lectures, colloquia and seminars showcasing research from visiting scholars, faculty and students.
Colloquia are usually held on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m in-person in Olin 105
Next Talk
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 at 4:00 pm in Olin 105
First-Year Physics & Astronomy Graduate Student Presentations
Non-Local Spin Valves: A Key Component in Spintronics, Ian Ellis
Common Path Single-Shot Interferometry: A Modernized Method of Phase Recovery, Zoe Rafter
Super-resolution Localization with a Spiraling Vortex, Samantha Reynolds
Winter 2024 Schedule
- May 29, Nonlinear Effects in Magnetic Systems: from Nano to Macro Scales, Dr. Dmytro Bozhko, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- May 22, First-year Physics & Astronomy Graduate Student Presentations, Ethan Cole and Nick Lam, University of Denver
- May 16, Bridging the Geometric and Quantum Information of Structured Light, Drew Voitiv, University of Denver
- April 17, Clickety-clack: a non-equilibrium model of cortical activity performs optimal inference, Dr. Jochen Braun, University of Magdeburg
- January 17, Hybrid Magnonics Dr. Mathias Weiler, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau,
Past Speakers and Topics
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Fall 2023
- September 13, Faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, A Research Overview
- September 20, Metasurfaces, physics, and applications, Patrice Genevet, Colorado School of Mines
- October 4, Sabbatical Sojourns: Navigating Research and Culture in Germany, Taiwan, and Japan, Xin Fan, University of Denver
- October 11, Jennifer Hoffman, University of Denver
- October 18, Jorge "Nico" Hernandez Charpak, APS Office of Science Policy
- October 25, Khuloud Jaqaman, UT Southwestern
- November 1, Emily Griffith, CU Boulder
- November 8, Jifa Tian, University of Wyoming
- November 15, Chip Durfee, Colorado School of Mines
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Summer 2023
- July 26: Dr. Manuel Vázquez (Spanish Council for Research, IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer) Host: Zink
- August 3: Jhen-Yong Hong (Tamkang University) Host: Fan
- August 15: Jochen Braun (Otto-von-Guericke University) Host: Ghosh
- August 28: Geoff Diederich (University of Washington) Host: Siemens
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Fall 2022
- Sept. 7: (Special Time, Orientation week): Dr. Tiffany Santos (Western Digital Research Center, IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer) Host: Zink
- Sept. 14: DU Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research Overview
- Sept. 28: Prof. Angela Di Fulvio (University of Illinois/Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction) Host: Zink
- Oct. 5: Prof. Jingsheng Chen (National University of Singapore, IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer) Host: Zink
- Oct. 12: Prof. Steve Iona (University of Denver Physics & Astronomy) Host: Zink
- Oct. 19: Prof. Michael Flatte (University of Iowa, IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer) Host: Zink
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Spring 2022
- Apr. 13: Prof. Roopali Kukreja, UC Davis Materials Science (Host: Zink)
- June 23: Prof. Aurelien Manchon, Aix-Marseille University (Host: Zink)
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Winter 2022
- Jan. 12: Naomi Pequette, DU Physics & Astronomy (Host: Zink)
- Jan. 26: Dr. Connie Li, Navy Research Lab (Host: Zink)
- Feb. 16: Dr. Pankaj Jha, Caltech (Host: Zink)
- Feb. 23: Dr. Mojammel Khan, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Zink)
- Mar. 2: Dr. Yishu Wang, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Zink)
- Mar. 9: Dr. Pavel Salev, UC San Diego (Host: Zink)
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Fall 2021
- Sept. 15: DU Physics & Astronomy Research Overview (Balzar, et al)
- Sept. 22: Prof. Steve Iona, DU Physics & Astronomy (Host: Zink)
- Sept. 27: NOTE SPECIAL DAY AND TIME. Joint Colloquium with Biology: Prof. Sarah Bronwell, Arizona State University (Host: Loerke)
- Oct. 13: Prof. Kathrin Spendier, UCCS Biophysics, (Host: Siemens)
- Oct. 27: Dr. Shinsuke Ideguchi, Radboud University, Netherlands (VIRTUAL, Host: Hoffman)
- Nov. 17: Prof. Vivek Aji, University of California, Riverside (VIRTUAL, Host: Ghosh)
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Spring 2021
- Mar. 31: Dr. Kathryn Neugent, U. Washington/Lowell Observatory (Host: Hoffman)
- Apr. 7: Dr. Qudsia Sara Quraishi, Adjunct Asst Professor, U Maryland (Host: Siemens)
- May 12: Prof. Fred Gray, Regis University (Host: Stencel)
- May 19: Prof. Amy Roberts, CU Denver (Host: Cisneros)
- May 26: DU P&A I2R students
- Jun. 2: DU P&A I2R students
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Winter 2021
- Jan. 13: No Colloquium
- Jan. 20: Prof. Barry Zink, University of Denver
- Jan. 27: Dr. Sara Restuccia, Uni. Glasgow (Host: Siemens) NOTE SPECIAL TIME 10 am Denver time
- Feb. 3:
- Feb. 10:
- Feb. 17: Prof. Kristen Buchanan, CSU (Host: Zink)
- Feb. 24: Dr. Nikos Kopidakis, NREL (Host: Ghosh)
- Mar. 3: Dr. Chan La-o-vorakiat, Seagate Thailand (Host: Siemens)
- Mar. 10:
- Mar. 17: Prof. Norm Buchanan, CSU (Host: Zink)
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Fall 2020
- Sept. 16: DU Physics & Astronomy Research Overview
- Sept. 23: Prof. Banu Ozkan (Arizona State University. Host: Ghosh)
- Oct. 1: Dr. Manisha Shrestha (Liverpool John Moores University. Host: Hoffman)
- Oct. 7: Prof. Fred Sarazin (Colorado School of Mines, Physics. Host: Siemens)
- Oct. 14: Dr. Archana Soam (NASA Ames. Host: Hoffman)
- Oct. 21: Prof. Yohannes Abate (University of Georgia. Host: Siemens)
- Oct. 28: Prof. Alex Huffman (DU Chemistry. Host: Ghosh)
- Nov. 4: Dr. Thienbao Nguyen Carpency, (US Air Force Academy. Host: Siemens)
- Nov. 11: Prof. Galan Moody (UC Santa Barbara ECE. Host: Siemens)
- Nov. 18: Prof. Jan Eldridge (University of Auckland. Host: Hoffman)
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Fall 2019
October 30
Takahiro Moriyama, Division of Materials Chemistry, University of TokyoOctober 23
Johannes Löhner-Böttcher, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric ResearchOctober 16
Mark Steger, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)October 9
Vivek Amin, Electron Physics Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)October 5
Mingzhong Wu, Department of Physics, Colorado State University -
Spring 2019
June 5
Investigating New Methods to Improve Perovskite Solar Cells
Amani Alfaifi, Doctoral Candidate, University of Denver
May 29
Multi-Generational Analysis and Manipulation of Chromosomes in Polyploid Cyanobacteria
Jeffery Cameron, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado BoulderMay 22
Looking at Life through Randomness
Susanta Sarkar, Assistant Professor of Physics
Colorado School of MinesMay 15
Spintronics Metrology with Magnetic Oscillators
Emilie Jué, Research Physicist
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)May 1
First-Year Graduate Student Research Presentations
Sam Bleser – Spin Transport in Crystalline Si and Ge
Leopoldo Hernandez – Spin Transport in a- Cr2O3
Rachel Johnson – Shedding Polarized Light on Long-Duration Gamma Ray
David Melnick – Imaging of Dust Shells: A Status
Matt Natale – Thermoelectric Properties of Carbon Nanotube Networks
Charles Payne – Vortices in Polariton CondensatesApril 17
Engineering Exchange Interactions in Complex Oxide Systems
Yayoi Takamura, Professor and Vice Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis
Marsico Visiting ScholarApril 16
Revealing the Hidden Universe with Supercomputer Simulations of Black Hole Mergers
Manuela Campanelli, Director
Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation
Rochester Institute of TechnologyApril 10
Diagnosing Light Pollution Sources: The Physics and Potential Remediation
Robert Stencel, William Herschel Womble Astronomy Professor
University of Denver
Herbert Howe LectureApril 9
Facilitating Thinking and Learning in and beyond the STEM Disciplines
Chandralekha Singh, Director
Discipline-Based Science Education Research Center, University of Pittsburgh -
Winter 2019
March 13
Infrared Laser Technology: From Ultrafast Thulium Fiber Lasers to Mid-Infrared Vibrational Photothermal Imaging
Michelle Sander, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Boston UniversityCurrent-Induced Magnetization Control and Spin Transport in Ferromagnetic Heterostructures
Can Onur Avci, Senior Postdoc
ETH ZurichMarch 6
Optical Study of the Fermi Liquid Behavior of a Sr2RuO4
Will Holtzman, Undergraduate Student
University of DenverComputational Study of Higgs and z-Bozon Decays
Abigail Grotelueschen, Undergraduate Student
University of DenverFebruary 27
From the Climate on Pluto to the Weather on I-70: Problems a Physicist Can Solve
Dr. Angela Zalucha, Data Scientist
Panasonic AutomotiveFebruary 20
Next-Generation Computational Imaging and Massively-Multiplexed Metrologies
Daniel Adams, Assistant Professor of Physics
Colorado School of MinesFebruary 19
Coupling of Light's Orbital Angular Momentum to a Quantum Dot Ensemble (Dissertation Defense)
Alaa Bahamran, Graduate Research Assistant
University of DenverFebruary 15
Quantitative Aspects of Interface Remodeling During Germband Extension (Dissertation Defense)
Tim Vanderleest, Graduate Research Assistant
University of DenverFebruary 13
Realizing the Volt in the Quantum SI
Anna Fox, Quantum Electromagnetics Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)February 6
Adaptive and Nonlinear Optical Devices
Juliet Gopinath, Associate Professor of Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering
University of Colorado BoulderJanuary 30
Alien Worlds Transiting the Closest Stars in the Sky
Zachory Berta-Thompson, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
University of Colorado BoulderJanuary 23
Resistance Is Not Futile: Pinning Down Elusive Vortices in Superconductors
Serena Eley, Assistant Professor of Physics
Colorado School of MinesJanuary 16
Metamorphosis: New Views of Supernovae and Progenitors
Jennifer Hoffman, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
University of Denver -
Fall 2018
November 14
Bringing the Microscope to the Mouse
Emily Gibson, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
University of Colorado DenverNovember 7
Analytical Methods in the Geosciences: Developing a Geochemical Model for the Highest-Grade Uranium Deposit in the World
John DeDecker, PhD Candidate
Colorado School of MinesOctober 31
The Science of WFIRST: And Upcoming NASA Flagship Observatory
Sarah Lipscy, OMPS Deputy Program Manager and Instrument Scientist
Ball AerospaceOctober 24
Single Flux Quantum-Based Neuromorphic Computing
Michael Schneider, Physicist
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)October 17
Highly-Relativistic Ultrashort Pulse Laser Interaction with Nanostructures: X-Ray and Neutron Generation
Jorge Rocca, University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Colorado State UniversityOctober 10
Dinah Loerke, Associate Professor of Biophysics
University of DenverSeptember 26
Magnetic Nanostructures for Information Storage and Processing
Dan Read, Senior Lecturer, Condensed Matter and Photonics Group
Cardiff University School of Physics and AstronomySeptember 19
Shedding Light on Quantum Turbulence
Sam Alperin, Graduate Student
University of Denver/Cambridge UniversitySeptember 12
Research Overview
DU Department of Physics and Astronomy faculty
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