Physics & Astronomy Seminars
Spring 2026 Schedule
Location and Time: 1:30 PM in Tracy Hall 102 (campus map)
Speakers and topics will be posted as they are confirmed, and are subject to change due to cancellations or other rescheduling needs.
| Date | Speaker & Affiliation | Topic or Title | Flyer |
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| Jan 21 |
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Unveiling Dark Matter with the Vera C Rubin Observatory | N/A |
| Feb 4 | Charlynn Irwin ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Pipelines, Play-dough, and People *Student talk* |
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| Feb 11 | Shane Larson Clarkson University |
An Audacious Enterprise: The Dreams, Realities, and Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy | |
| Feb 18 | Jace Pincombe ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
When Straight Lines Fail: Reflections on a Curved Path Through Physics *Student talk* |
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| Feb 23 | Amaya Sinha University of Utah |
Star Clusters as Probes of Galactic Chemical Enrichment in the Age of Spectroscopic Surveys Unusual Location: Tracy Hall 340, 1:30-2:30 |
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| Feb 25 | Charlotte Cannon ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
The Proof in Einstein's Pudding: The Astronomy That First Supported the Theory of General Relativity *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Mar 11 | Korbin Stacey ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
SEM-ing Is Believing: Exploring Materials at the Microscale *Student talk* |
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| Mar 18 | Casey Reeder ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Reduction of Annealing Temperatures in Solution Processed Nickel Oxide *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Mar 20 | Blake Dalto ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
The Rough Truth About Thin Films *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Mar 25 | Patrick Weglinski ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Simulating Dark Matter models at the LHC *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Apr 1 | Draven Kaminski ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Computational investigation into Black Hole Quasi-normal modes of various systems *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Apr 8 | Justin Berry ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Computational Methods in Physics *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Apr 15 | Sophie Lappi ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Globular Cluster M2: Creating a Color-Magnitude Diagram *Student talk* |
N/A |
| Apr 22 | Amber Redmond ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï |
Characterizing the Pegasus Cluster *Student talk* |
N/A |