Past Events

2025

Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series | Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries

11:00 am Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106

Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries
Thomas Wester
Robert McCormick Fellow

This series will explore neutrinos and the incredible machines built to detect them. We will discuss what makes neutrinos unique, neutrino experiments, and current unsolved questions to see how these tiny particles may lead to the next big discoveries in physics.

This event is free and for the public. Attend in person or watch the livestream!

Apr 26

Mind Bytes 2025--Research Computing Expo and Symposium

12:00 pm Ida Noyes Hall

Mind Bytes is a celebration of scholarship and research computing. It is a unique event that brings together faculty, staff, and students from every corner of the University who share an interest in high-end computing, data, scientific visualization, and the use of computation and data to advance what is considered state of the art in their fields.

Apr 23

Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series | Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries

11:00 am Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106

Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries
Thomas Wester
Robert McCormick Fellow

This series will explore neutrinos and the incredible machines built to detect them. We will discuss what makes neutrinos unique, neutrino experiments, and current unsolved questions to see how these tiny particles may lead to the next big discoveries in physics.

This event is free and for the public. Attend in person or watch the livestream!

Apr 19

Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series | Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries

11:00 am Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106

Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries
Thomas Wester
Robert McCormick Fellow

This series will explore neutrinos and the incredible machines built to detect them. We will discuss what makes neutrinos unique, neutrino experiments, and current unsolved questions to see how these tiny particles may lead to the next big discoveries in physics.

This event is free and for the public. Attend in person or watch the livestream!

Apr 12

Prof. John Reinitz Memorial

3:00–4:30 pm Bond Chapel followed by a reception at the Quadrangle Club

A memorial for Prof. John Reinitz will be held at the Bond Chapel followed by a reception at the Quadrangle Club.

Apr 9

Einstein and the Quantum Revolutions with Alain Aspect

1:30–3:30 pm KPTC 206; KPTC 106

Nobel laureate Dr. Alain Aspect (CNRS, France) will have a book signing and discussion with students to celebrate his book, Einstein and the Quantum Revolutions, published by the UChicago Press.

Apr 7

Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series | Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries

11:00 am Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106

Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries
Thomas Wester
Robert McCormick Fellow

This series will explore neutrinos and the incredible machines built to detect them. We will discuss what makes neutrinos unique, neutrino experiments, and current unsolved questions to see how these tiny particles may lead to the next big discoveries in physics.

This event is free and for the public. Attend in person or watch the livestream!

Apr 5

Wasserburg Lecture: Anders Johansen, University of Copenhagen

2:00–3:00 pm Henry Hinds Laboratory, Room 101; (reception to follow in HGS 176)

Title: Formation Of Earth By Pebble Accretion And Impacts

The Wasserburg Lecture is a biennial event supported by the Wasserburg endowment to benefit the departments of the Geophysical Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Chemistry.

Apr 4

Ugo Fano Lecture and Physics/PME Colloquium

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)

Nobel laureate Dr. Alain Aspect: “From Einstein’s doubts to quantum technologies: non-locality in action”

Apr 3

Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series | Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries

11:00 am Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106

Neutrinos: Detectors and Discoveries
Thomas Wester
Robert McCormick Fellow

This series will explore neutrinos and the incredible machines built to detect them. We will discuss what makes neutrinos unique, neutrino experiments, and current unsolved questions to see how these tiny particles may lead to the next big discoveries in physics.

This event is free and for the public. Attend in person or watch the livestream!

Mar 29