Physics

Paul Denholm NREL Abstract: The existing power grid relies heavily on physical inertia provided by thermal and hydropower generators to maintain a nearly constant frequency. But the inverters used by wind and solar do not inherently provide physical inertia, and there is concern that replacing conventional generators with renewable resources could compromise grid stability. In […]

Tianyu Wang Boston University Abstract: I will overview our work on analog neural networks based on photonics and other controllable physical systems. In particular, I will discuss why neural networks may serve as an ideal computational model that will enable us to harness the computational power of analog stochastic physical systems in a robust and […]

Rahul Nandkishore University of Colorado @ Boulder Abstract: When can isolated many body quantum systems fail to go to equilibrium under their own dynamics, and how robust can this `ergodicity […]

Name and topic to be announced Pre-seminar snacks will be served in CoorsTek 150 from 3:30-4:00pm; lecture will take place in CTLM102.

Kyle Leach Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics Abstract: Nuclear beta and electron capture (EC) decay serve as sensitive probes of the structure and symmetries at the microscopic scale […]

Mines Environmental Healthy & Safety Pre-seminar snacks will be offered in CoorsTek 140/150 from 3:30pm-4:00pm.

Yulia Maximenko Colorado State University, Department of Physics Abstract: The search for novel quantum phases in 2D materials is rapidly expanding: It is driven by the interest in robust quantum […]

Corey Rae McRae National Institute of Standards and Technology/University of Colorado Abstract: Superconducting qubit coherence exhibits large temporal fluctuations due to strongly-coupled defects, in addition to being limited by cryogenic […]

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Dennis Soldin University of Utah, Department of Physics & Astronomy Abstract: Cosmic rays are charged particles that enter the Earth's atmosphere where they interact with air molecules at energies of […]

Speaker and topic to be announced All lectures held in CoorsTek 140/150 unless otherwise specified Pre-seminar snacks will be offered in CoorsTek 140/150 from 3:30pm-4:00pm.

Michael Mooney Assistant Professor Colorado State University, Department of Physics Abstract: The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility is an international project that will be the […]

Erica Nelson University of Colorado Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has ushered in a transformative era in our understanding of our cosmic origins. While galaxies serve as a fundamental building block of the universe, yet how they formed has remained enigmatic owing to our inability to observe them at early cosmic times. Now, […]

Dave DeMille University of Chicago, Department of Physics Abstract: For decades, it had been expected that new fundamental particles, beyond those in the Standard Model, should exist with mass below ~1 TeV. Now, despite many types of experiments probing this scale, no clear evidence has emerged for their existence. This strongly motivates experiments that can […]