The department hosts two colloquium and six seminar series from a wide range of disciplines. The events calendar below shows all events, while colloquium and seminar series events are on their specific webpage.
Calendar of Events
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AstroCoffee: Christina Lindberg (JHU) “Dust around massive stars is…”
AstroCoffee: Christina Lindberg (JHU) “Dust around massive stars is…”
Christina Lindberg (JHU) "Dust around massive stars is agnostic to galactic environment: New insights from PHAT/BEAST”
AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
1 event,
Department-wide Science Coffee
Department-wide Science Coffee
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
1 event,
David Weld (UCSB) “Probing quantum dynamics with strongly driven ultracold atoms”
David Weld (UCSB) “Probing quantum dynamics with strongly driven ultracold atoms”
Speaker: David Weld of UCSB Location: Bloomberg 462 Title: Probing quantum dynamics with strongly driven ultracold atoms Abstract: Degenerate gases in modulated optical potentials are a flexible testbed for the […]
2 events,
AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
Meredith MacGregor (JHU) “Planet Formation Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum”
Meredith MacGregor (JHU) “Planet Formation Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum”
Planets form from disks of dust and gas surrounding young stars. As they grow, these new planets inherit their chemical composition from the surrounding material and then sculpt it through gravitational interactions to form gaps and other asymmetric structures. In the last decade, […]
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Mark Rudner (U Washington) “Dynamical quantum materials”
Mark Rudner (U Washington) “Dynamical quantum materials”
Speaker: Mark Rudner (U Washington) “Dynamical quantum materials” When pushed out of equilibrium, quantum materials can host interesting types of internal fields -- dc or ac electric fields, currents, etc., […]
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AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
AMO Seminar: Aziza Suleymanzade (Harvard University)
AMO Seminar: Aziza Suleymanzade (Harvard University)
Video of the talk Passcode: YvKt0*4q Title: Building quantum networks: from solid-state defects and Rydberg atoms in cavities to a new scientific frontier with hybrid quantum systems. Abstract: The experimental development of […]
CAS Wine & Cheese: Robbie Wilson (GSFC)
CAS Wine & Cheese: Robbie Wilson (GSFC)
JHU/STScI CAS Wine and Cheese Seminars take place in Bloomberg 462 every Monday at 3:30 pm Eastern. Each week, there will be either one speaker, giving an hour-long presentation (50+10), […]
2 events,
Department-wide Science Coffee
Department-wide Science Coffee
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
We meet every Tuesday at 1pm, Eastern time, in the CafeCon (the conference room next to the STScI cafeteria), and also remotely using BlueJeans. We start with a talk by […]
4 events,
Tomoya Higo (U. Tokyo) “Electrical manipulation and detection of topological states in…”
Tomoya Higo (U. Tokyo) “Electrical manipulation and detection of topological states in…”
Speaker: Tomoya Higo of U. Tokyo Title: Electrical manipulation and detection of topological states in heterostructures based on the Weyl antiferromagnet Mn3Sn Abstract: Various elementary particles previously proposed in high-energy […]
Experimental High Energy Physics Seminar: Rebecca Kowalski (JHU)
Experimental High Energy Physics Seminar: Rebecca Kowalski (JHU)
Title: Latest Results of the CUORE Experiment + Low Energy StudiesAbstract - The results for the neutrinoless double beta decay search of 130Te using CUORE's total exposure of 2023 kg*yrs […]
AMO Seminar: Zhenjie Yan (UC Berkeley)
AMO Seminar: Zhenjie Yan (UC Berkeley)
Video of the Talk Title: Cavity-enabled measurements and interactions in atomic tweezer arrays Abstract: The atomic tweezer array has emerged as a promising new platform for quantum simulation and computation. […]
2 events,
AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
Jami Valentine (AAWiP) “Diversity in Physics”
Jami Valentine (AAWiP) “Diversity in Physics”
Department-wide colloquium Speaker: Jami Valentine, Founder of African American Women in Physics Title: Diversity in Physics Abstract: Dr. Jami Valentine Miller was the first African American woman to earn a PhD […]
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AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
AMO Seminar: Bryan Changala (Harvard & Smithsonian)
AMO Seminar: Bryan Changala (Harvard & Smithsonian)
Video of the talk Title: Illuminating exotic chemistry and physics with single-quantum-state spectroscopy Abstract: Molecules are amongst the most complex objects that can be controlled and studied at the individual […]
CAS Wine & Cheese Seminar: Andrew Harris (UMCP)
CAS Wine & Cheese Seminar: Andrew Harris (UMCP)
JHU/STScI CAS Wine and Cheese Seminars take place in Bloomberg 462 every Monday at 3:30 pm Eastern. Each week, there will be either one speaker, giving an hour-long presentation (50+10), […]
2 events,
Department-wide Science Coffee
Department-wide Science Coffee
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
We meet every Tuesday at 1pm, Eastern time, in the CafeCon (the conference room next to the STScI cafeteria), and also remotely using BlueJeans. We start with a talk by […]
1 event,
Tea Temim (Princeton University) “What Supernova Remnants Reveal about Stellar Explosions”
Tea Temim (Princeton University) “What Supernova Remnants Reveal about Stellar Explosions”
Tea Temim (Princeton University) What Supernova Remnants Reveal about Stellar Explosions
3 events,
AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
Soft matter and biological physics meeting
Soft matter and biological physics meeting
Zoom option: https://jhubluejays.zoom.us/j/93026415427?pwd=ZGo1ditSNjh6V1JFY2dWNlhTOStLQT09
Blakesley Burkhart (Rutgers)
Blakesley Burkhart (Rutgers)
Video of the talk Department-wide colloquium Speaker: Blakesley Burkhart (Rutgers) Title: The Turbulent Life of Gas Across Cosmic Time: Unveiling the Hidden Drivers of Galaxy Growth Abstract: The past decades have […]
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AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
2 events,
Department-wide Science Coffee
Department-wide Science Coffee
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
We meet every Tuesday at 1pm, Eastern time, in the CafeCon (the conference room next to the STScI cafeteria), and also remotely using BlueJeans. We start with a talk by […]
3 events,
William D. Ratcliff (NIST)
William D. Ratcliff (NIST)
Speaker: William D. Ratcliff of NIST Title: "Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Neutron Scattering” Abstract: Neutron scattering is a versatile technique for studying the structure and dynamics of materials. Unfortunately, […]
Experimental HEP seminar – Raghav Kansal, UCSD
Experimental HEP seminar – Raghav Kansal, UCSD
Title: Generative transformers and how to evaluate them Abstract: With the increase in luminosity and detector granularity, simulation will be a significant computational challenge in the upcoming high-luminosity era of the CERN […]
Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi (Amherst) “The New Directly Imaged Planets and Their Substellar Analogs”
Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi (Amherst) “The New Directly Imaged Planets and Their Substellar Analogs”
Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi (Amherst) "The New Directly Imaged Planets and Their Substellar Analogs"
2 events,
AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
Stephen Taylor (Vanderbilt) “The Road Ahead For Nanohertz-frequency Gravitational-wave Astrophysics”
Stephen Taylor (Vanderbilt) “The Road Ahead For Nanohertz-frequency Gravitational-wave Astrophysics”
Department-wide colloquium Speaker: Stephen Taylor (Vanderbilt) Title: The Road Ahead For Nanohertz-frequency Gravitational-wave Astrophysics Abstract: The landscape of gravitational-wave astrophysics was recently broadened to encompass the nanohertz-frequency band, where NANOGrav […]
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AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
AMO Seminar: Harry Levine (Amazon Web Services, Center for Quantum Computing)
AMO Seminar: Harry Levine (Amazon Web Services, Center for Quantum Computing)
Harry Levine - Amazon Web Services, Center for Quantum Computing 2/26 @ 3pm in 462
3 events,
Department-wide Science Coffee
Department-wide Science Coffee
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
STScI/JHU Galaxy Journal Club Meeting
We meet every Tuesday at 1pm, Eastern time, in the CafeCon (the conference room next to the STScI cafeteria), and also remotely using BlueJeans. We start with a talk by […]
Distinguished Lecture for the Natural Philosophy Forum: Geoffrey West of the Santa Fe Institute
Distinguished Lecture for the Natural Philosophy Forum: Geoffrey West of the Santa Fe Institute
The Simplicity, Unity and Complexity of Life from the Biosphere to the Anthroposphere Although Life is probably the most complex and diverse phenomenon in the Universe, having evolved by the […]
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AMO Seminar: Ivana Dimitrova (Harvard University)
AMO Seminar: Ivana Dimitrova (Harvard University)
Ivana Dimitrova – Harvard University AMO Seminars – 2/28 @ 3pm - 4pm in Bloomberg 462
Cara Battersby (University of Connecticut) “The Milky Way Laboratory”
Cara Battersby (University of Connecticut) “The Milky Way Laboratory”
Cara Battersby (University of Connecticut) The Milky Way Laboratory STScI John Bahcall Auditorium
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AstroCoffee Talk
AstroCoffee Talk
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]
Snezana Stanimirovic (UW Madison)
Snezana Stanimirovic (UW Madison)
New perspectives on the neutral interstellar medium: from the Milky Way to nearby galaxies The neutral interstellar medium (ISM) is a vital player in the star formation process, basedon its […]