Events

At this month's KPL astronomy talk, Cam Morgan will speak about the CASTOR mission, an ultra-violet telescope that promises to compliment other cutting-edge missions, such as Euclid and the Roman Space Telescope, throughout the 2030s.

Dark energy is a strange and enigmatic form of energy, causing our Universe to grow and expand at an increasingly fast rate. While the exact nature of this energy remains a total mystery, new astronomical instruments are shedding light on dark energy like never before. Join us at this month's KPL astronomy talk, when Dr. Enrique Paillas will speak about the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), and what its newest results tell us about the dark Universe.

Topological Crystalline Responses in Gapped and Gapless Systems

Taylor Hughes
University of Illinois

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
11:00 a.m.

In-person: QNC 1101

At September's WCA-KPL astronomy talk, Dr. Marco Bonici will discuss how a new tool -- Artificial Intelligence -- is helping cosmologists to understand the data collected from telescopes, and answer the fundamental questions about the cosmos.

Coulomb Universality

Leo Radzihovsky
University of Colorado

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
11:00 a.m.

In-person: QNC 1101

Programmable Iontronic Memristor for Neuromorphic Computing Applications

Guo-Xing Miao
University of Waterloo

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
11:00 a.m.

In-person: QNC 1101

Understanding how stars form is a vital aspect of many areas of astronomy. From one perspective, star formation is a crucial part of understanding how galaxies evolve – from another, star formation can help us determine where planets exist that have the potential to host life. In this month’s KPL astronomy talk, Dr. Ashley Bemis will discuss what we learn about star formation by looking at where stars are being born in nearby galaxies – and within our own Milky Way.

Our Faculty of Science alumni are excelling in their chosen fields, and our annual Alumni Awards celebrate their dedication and commitment.

Please join us in celebrating our exceptional 2024 Science Alumni Achievement Award recipients!

Flat Band Effects in Model Lattice Crystals

Joe Checkelsky
MIT

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
11:00 a.m.

In-person: QNC 1101

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The Department of Physics and Astronomy is hosting students in Grades 7 and 8 on campus in-person on November 23rd for free activity workshops, inspiring talks, and a panel discussion, to encourage and engage female and non-binary students to explore physics.