Department of Physics
Physics Colloquium Schedule:Spring 2023
The Physics Department hosts a regular colloquium series on Fridays at 3PM in room McL 162, and participates with the Math Department in the Functional Analysis and Mathematical Physics (FAMP) Interdepartmental Research Group meetings.
More information about FAMP.
See the schedule of colloquia below. If you have a topic you would like to see covered please contact Dr. Doug Singleton with suggestions.
When appropriate, a recording of the colloquium will be posted in our YouTube Colloquium Playlist.
Our Colloquium series is also known as the course
Phys 180, Dr Doug Singleton, Instructor.
| Date: | Topic, Presenter, more info: |
|---|---|
| Feb. 10 |
A New Look at Dirac's Model for Magnetic Charge Dr. Douglas Singleton, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics Abstract is on the flier. |
| Feb. 17 |
Quantum Mechanics, a World of Infinite Possibilities Dr. Ettore Vitali, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics Abstract is on the flier. |
| Mar. 3 |
Precision Metrology with Photons, Phonons and Spins: Answering Major Unsolved Problems in Physics and Advancing Translational Science Dr. Michael Tobar, Dark Matter Research Laboratory, University of Western Australia. Bio and abstract are on the flier. |
| Mar. 10 |
Searches for Ultralight Bosonic Dark Matter Dr. Derek Jackson Kimball, California State University, East Bay, Department of Physics Abstract is on the flier. |
| Mar. 17 |
Topics in Differential Equations, Inverse Problems, and Optimal Control Dr. Mario Bencomo, California State University, Fresno, Department of Mathematics Abstract is on the flier.
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| Apr. 21 |
Thesis Talks The Hartree-Fock Approximation to the 2D Hubbard Model, Harrison Mausolff, California State University, Fresno, Physics Department Abstract is on the flier. Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov Study of Spin-Polarized Fermi Systems, Dhan-Ruzzell Bautista, California State University, Fresno, Physics Department Abstract is on the flier. |
Physics Colloquium Schedule from Fall 2022
| Date | Topic, Presenter and more Info |
|---|---|
| Sep. 9 |
Faculty Research at Fresno State Physics Abstract is on the flier. |
| Sep. 16 |
LIGO Signals from the Mirror World Dr. Merab Gogberashvili, Tblisi State University and Tblisi Institute of Physics Abstract is on the flier. |
| Sep. 30 |
Medical and Biological Investigations using Synchrotron Radiation Dr. Mihai Gherase, California State University, Fresno Abstract is on the flier. |
| Oct. 14 |
Particle Physics at CERN Dr. Jason Veatch, California State University, East Bay Abstract is on the flier. |
| Oct. 21 |
Quantum Simulation of the Hubbard Model: Higher Symmetries and New Architectures Dr. Eduardo Ibarra-Garcia-Padilla, San Jose State University and University of California, Davis. Abstract is on the flier. |
| Nov. 18 |
The Role of Hydroxyl in Giant Molecular Cloud Formation Dr. Kendall Hall, California State University, Chico Abstract is on the flier. |
| Dec. 2 |
MS Student Research Talks: Armando Guerrero: The Photometric Periods of the Original Sample of Superflare Stars: NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and Peter Martin: Cosmological Constant: A Constant Cosmological Headache California State University, Fresno Physics Dept. See the flier. |
Physics Colloquium Schedule from Spring 2022:
| Date | Topic, Presenter and more Info |
|---|---|
| Feb. 11 |
New Resources for In-Person Teaching Roger Key, California State University, Fresno Abstract is on the flier. (No zoom option is available for this presentation) |
| Feb. 18 |
Physics with a Smartphone Dr. David Rakestraw, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Dr. Rakestraw's Website with Activities and Information Get the free app: Phyphox on your phone or tablet. Abstract is on the flier. (No zoom option is available for this presentation) |
| Feb. 25 at 10AM (20:00 EEST) |
Talk 1: The New Simplest Proof of Cayley's Formula and its Connection to Statistical
Mechanics Dr. Oleksii Rebenko, Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Abstract and zoom link are on the flier. |
| Feb. 25 at 11AM |
Talk 2: Area Laws for the Entanglement Entropy in the XXZ Spin Chain Dr. Christoph Fischbacher, University of California, Irvine Abstract and zoom link are on the flier. |
| Mar. 4 |
Astrophysics in the Coming Decades Dr. Fred Ringwald, California State University, Fresno Abstract and zoom link are on the flier. |
| Mar. 11 |
Zap-X: A Novel Gyroscopic Radiosurgery System Dr. Georg Weidlich, DABR and FACRO Abstract and zoom link are on the flier. |
| Mar. 25 |
Heat and Particle Transport in Tokamak Reactors Dr. Jonathan Roveto, Georgia Tech Abstract is on the flier. (No zoom option is available for this presentation) |
| Apr. 1 |
Physics of Space, Investigated on Earth: Studying Chemical Reactions in a Laboratory
Environment Olivia Krohn, University of Colorado, Boulder Abstract is on the flier. (No zoom option is available for this presentation) |
| Apr. 22 |
Laboratory Astrophysics with High Intensity Lasers Dr. In Tai Kim, California State University, Fresno Abstract is on the flier. (No zoom option is available for this presentation) |
| Apr. 29 at 10:00 AM |
Talk 3: On Linear Chaos in the Space of Convergent Sequences Gabriel Martinez Lazaro, Student, Dr. Marat V. Markin Advisor, Department of Mathematics, California State University, Fresno. Abstract and zoom link are on the flier. |
| Apr. 29 |
M.S. Thesis Talks: Patrick Kelly "Exploring the Quantum Many-Body Problem with Cold
Atomic Gases," and Joey Contreras "Modified Commutators vs. Modified Operators in
a Quantum Gravity Minimal Length Scale." Patrick Kelly, Joey Contreras Abstracts are on the flier (Kelly), and this flier (Contreras). |
| May 6 |
Research on the Quadrupolar Kondo Effect via Ultrasonic Measurements Prof. Tatsuya Yanagisawa, Hokkaido University Abstract is on the flier. |