Events: Physics Colloquia

Marcela Carena is an Argentine theoretical physicist and distinguished scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, where she heads the Theory Division. She is also a professor at the University of Chicago.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Marcela Carena

Don Siegel is Professor and Chair of the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT).

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Don Siegel

Amaresh Sahu is an assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at UT Austin. His theoretical research group focuses broadly on understanding various soft and living matter systems across a wide range of length and time scales.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Amaresh Sahu

Hosts: Christina Markert and Jonathan Perry

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Nicholas Galitzki, Andrew Loveridge, John Markert, Viranga Perera, John Yeazell, and Eric Smith

Prof. Erez Berg researches the behavior of quantum materials, especially their exotic phases and transitions. His work involves cutting-edge experiments and theoretical models to understand these materials' unique properties and applications.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Erez Berg

Feng Wang is a professor in the Department of Physics. His research group is interested in light-matter interaction in condensed matter physics, with an emphasis on novel physical phenomena emerging in nanoscale structures and at surfaces/interfaces.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Feng Wang

Dr. Vafek is a Professor at Florida State University and is involved with the National High Magnetic Field Lab. His research interests are centered around the condensed matter theory, specifically superconductivity and quantum phase transitions.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Oskar Vafek