November 07, 2026 10:00 am When Tiny Crystals Make Big Surprises with Xi Wang Xi Wang from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on When Tiny Crystals Make Big Surprises. Crow 201
November 05, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Jonathan Ajo-Franklin Professor Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Rice University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
November 04, 2026 3:00 pm QCD critical point and the predictable randomness of relativistic fluids with Mikhail Stephanov Mikhail Stephanov (hosted by Mark Alford) from the University of Illinois, Chicago will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on QCD critical point and the predictable randomness of relativistic fluids. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
October 31, 2026 10:00 am How Do Unreliable Cells Build a Reliable Embryo? with Tony Tsai Tony Tsai from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on How Do Unreliable Cells Build a Reliable Embryo? Crow 201
October 29, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Demian Saffer Professor Demian Saffer, Director & Scott Petty Jr. Endowed Chair, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT - Austin Rudolph Hall | Room 301
October 28, 2026 3:00 pm Unveiling the Hidden: A Search for Light Dark Matter with DAMIC-M with Paolo Privitera Paolo Privitera (hosted by Karthik Ramanathan) from the University of Chicago will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Unveiling the Hidden: A Search for Light Dark Matter with DAMIC-M. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
October 24, 2026 10:00 am Pulsars, the Lighthouses of the Cosmos with Alex Chen Alex Chen from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Pulsars, the Lighthouses of the Cosmos. Crow 201
October 22, 2026 4:00 pm Henric Krawczynski Presents at the A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase Join us in supporting our MCSS fellow, Henric Krawczynski, as he presents at this year’s A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase! Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall
October 22, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Adam Forte Assistant Professor Adam Forte, Louisiana State University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
October 21, 2026 3:00 pm Anyons on the Move: Fractional Particles and Superconductivity in Flatland with Eslam Khalaf Eslam Khalaf (hosted by Alex Seidel) from Harvard University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Anyons on the Move: Fractional Particles and Superconductivity in Flatland. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
October 19 to October 20, 2026 Accelerating Physics with AI: A Scientific Discovery Workshop Addressing Research Challenges Through Cross-Sector Collaboration Compton 340
October 17, 2026 10:00 am What are the Laws Governing the Evolution of The Law? with James Holehouse James Holehouse from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on What are the Laws Governing the Evolution of The Law? Crow 201
October 16, 2026 7:30 pm The Global Meteor Network: A World-wide Effort in Meteor Science, Space Situational Awareness and the Atmospheric Environment: St. Louis Astronomical Society October 2026 Meeting Tam Do, University of Western Ontario, will be presenting the St. Louis Astronomical Society's October meeting McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
October 16, 2026 9:00 am Galaxies and Their Black Holes: Tracing and Harnessing a Cosmic Partnership with William Brandt William Brandt (hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from Pennsylvania State University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on "Galaxies and Their Black Holes: Tracing and Harnessing a Cosmic Partnership" Compton 241
October 15, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Jennifer Middleton Lamont Assistant Research Professor Jennifer Middleton, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Rudolph Hall | Room 301
October 13, 2026 7:00 pm High Energy Horrors: Astronomy on Tap Nicole Osborn and Ben de Jonge will be presenting this month's Astronomy on Tap: High Energy Horrors Urban Chestnut - The Grove Meeting Room
October 09, 2026 9:00 am The Physical Foundations of Precision Black Hole Astrophysics with George Wong George Wong (hosted by Vedant Dhruv) from Princeton University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on The Physical Foundations of Precision Black Hole Astrophysics. Compton 241
October 08, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: David Sandwell Professor David Sandwell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Rudolph Hall | Room 301
October 07, 2026 3:00 pm Candidate for a Fractional Topological Insulator with Xiaoyang Zhu Xiaoyang Zhu (hosted by Xi Wang) from Columbia University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Candidate for a Fractional Topological Insulator. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
October 02, 2026 9:00 am The Galactic Annihilation Line Explorer (GALE) Balloon-borne Mission to Study 511-keV Annihilation Emission Morphology in the Inner Galaxy with Makoto Sasaki Makoto Sasaki (hosted by Manel Errando) from the Goddard Space Flight Center will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on The Galactic Annihilation Line Explorer (GALE) Balloon-borne Mission to Study 511-keV Annihilation Emission Morphology in the Inner Galaxy. Compton 241
October 02 to October 03, 2026 Nonlinear Quantum Matter for AI Imaging and Computing Conference Nonlinear Quantum Matter for AI Imaging and Computing brings together researchers working at the intersection of quantum materials, nonlinear optics, artificial intelligence, computational imaging, sensing, and emerging computing hardware. Umrath Lounge
October 01, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Brad Foley Associate Professor Bradford Foley, Penn State University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
October 01, 2026 9:00 am A Sharper View of the GeV Sky: High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Astronomy with a Balloon-Borne Nuclear Emulsion Telescope with Hiroki Rokujo Hiroki Rokujo (hosted by Manel Errando) from Nagoya University, Japan will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on A Sharper View of the GeV Sky: High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Astronomy with a Balloon-Borne Nuclear Emulsion Telescope. Compton 241
September 30, 2026 3:00 pm Waving in the Dark with Mustafa Amin Mustafa Amin (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Rice University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Waving in the Dark. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
September 24, 2026 3:00 pm High-Energy Neutrinos in the Multi-Messenger Era: From Cosmic Accelerators to Fundamental Physics with Mainak Mukhopadhyay Mainak Mukhopadhyay (hosted by Writasree Maitra) from the University of Chicago & Fermilab will be presenting the Physics Theory Seminar on High-Energy Neutrinos in the Multi-Messenger Era: From Cosmic Accelerators to Fundamental Physics. Compton 241
September 24, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Bidong Zhang Assistant Professor Bidong Zhang, Rice University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
September 23, 2026 3:00 pm Quantum Geometry Nonlinearity Near a Singularity with Suyang Xu Suyang Xu (hosted by Sheng Ran) from Harvard University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Quantum Geometry Nonlinearity Near a Singularity. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
September 18, 2026 7:30 pm Is There Anyone Out There?: St. Louis Astronomical Society September 2026 Meeting Vivian White, The Astro Society, will be presenting the St. Louis Astronomical Society's September meeting McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
September 18, 2026 9:00 am Spectral radiative transfer post-processing of GRMHD simulations of black hole accretion with Christopher Nagele Christopher Nagele (hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from Johns Hopkins University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Spectral radiative transfer post-processing of GRMHD simulations of black hole accretion. Compton 241
September 17, 2026 3:00 pm A Collider-, Cosmology-, and Astrophysics-Testable Curvaton with Takuya Okawa Takuya Okawa (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from SISSA will be presenting the Physics Theory Seminar on A Collider-, Cosmology-, and Astrophysics-Testable Curvaton. Compton 241
September 17, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Meghana Ranganathan Assistant Professor Meghana Ranganathan, University of Chicago Rudolph Hall | Room 301
September 16, 2026 3:00 pm The Physics of Purposeful Biological Dynamics with Rob Phillips Rob Phillips (hosted by Trevor GrandPre) from Caltech will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on The Physics of Purposeful Biological Dynamics. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
September 10, 2026 3:00 pm Producing the GeV Galactic Center Excess via Cosmic Ray-Dark Matter Scattering with Debopam Goswami Debopam Goswami (hosted by Writasree Maitra) from Texas A&M University will be presenting the Physics Theory Seminar on Producing the GeV Galactic Center Excess via Cosmic Ray-Dark Matter Scattering. Compton 241
September 10, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Yuanzhi Tang Professor Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology Rudolph Hall | Room 301
September 09, 2026 3:00 pm From Diamond Defects to Protein-based Qubit Sensors with Peter Maurer Peter Maurer (hosted by Chong Zu) from the University of Chicago will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on From Diamond Defects to Protein-based Qubit Sensors. Compton 340 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
September 04, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Colloquium: Suzanne Anderson Suzanne P. Anderson Dept. of Earth Science, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado-Boulder Rudolph Hall | Room 301
September 03, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Robert Anderson Robert S. Anderson Department of Earth Science, University of Colorado-Boulder Rudolph Hall | Room 301
September 02, 2026 2:00 pm Aesthetics and Physics Embodied in the Japanese Bow with John Neu John Neu (hosted by Mark Alford) from UC Berkeley will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Aesthetics and Physics Embodied in the Japanese Bow. Compton 340 | Coffee: 1:30pm Compton 245
August 27, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Claire Masteller Assistant Professor Claire Masteller, Washington University EEPS Rudolph Hall | Room 301
August 21, 2026 7:30 pm X-ray Astronomy in Living Color: St. Louis Astronomical Society August 2026 Meeting Michael Nowak, Research Professor of Physics and Associate Director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, will be presenting the St. Louis Astronomical Society's August meeting McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
July 17, 2026 7:30 pm Planetary Thermal Emission in the Age of Roman: St. Louis Astronomical Society July Meeting Zifan Lin, McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University, will be presenting "Planetary Thermal Emission in the Age of Roman" at the St. Louis Astronomical Society's July meeting McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
July 07, 2026 10:00 am New GeV constraints on GRB 221009A with Riki Matsui Riki Matsui (hosted by Alex Chen) from the University of Tokyo will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on "New GeV constraints on GRB 221009A" Compton 241
June 24, 2026 10:00 am Weather Vanes for the Universe's Most Extreme Storms: Probing the Interiors of Relativistic Outflows Launched by Neutron Stars and Black Holes with Andrew Sullivan Andrew Sullivan (hosted by Yajie Yuan & Alex Chen) from Stanford University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on "Weather Vanes for the Universe's Most Extreme Storms: Probing the Interiors of Relativistic Outflows Launched by Neutron Stars and Black Holes." Compton 241
June 19, 2026 7:30 pm Halley's Spectacular 2061 Prospects: St. Louis Astronomical Society June Meeting Joseph Marcus, former editor of Comet News Service, will be presenting "Halley's Spectacular 2061 Prospects" at the St. Louis Astronomical Society's June meeting McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
May 15, 2026 7:30 pm Planets with Two Suns: St. Louis Astronomical Society May Meeting Ekrem Esmer, McDonnell Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting "Planets with Two Suns: What Eclipsing Binaries Can Tell Us About Their Hidden Worlds" McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
May 15, 2026 9:00 am Commencement: Class of 2026 The 165th Commencement ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Francis Field
May 08, 2026 9:00 am Advances in Digital Innovation Across Arts & Sciences and Beyond Join us to spark new collaborations and project ideas. Holmes Lounge
April 24, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge Final Presentations and Awards Rudolph Hall | Room 301
April 24, 2026 9:00 am Science Results from the Tierras Observatory: The Wonders of Night-to-Night Photometric Stability with Juliana Garcia-Mejia Juliana Garcia-Mejia (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Science Results from the Tierras Observatory: The Wonders of Night-to-Night Photometric Stability. Compton 241
April 22, 2026 3:00 pm Learning quantum many-body states with Jane Kim Jane Kim (hosted by Maria Piarulli) from the Argonne National Laboratory will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Learning quantum many-body states. Compton 340
April 17, 2026 7:30 pm Weird Stars: St. Louis Astronomical Society April Meeting Richard Heuermann, St. Louis Astronomical Society, will be presenting "Weird Stars" McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
April 17, 2026 9:00 am Extreme ionization from a single compact accretor: JWST spectroscopy of the ULX Holmberg II X-1 with Federico Fogantini Federico Fogantini (hosted by Michael Nowak) from STSci will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Extreme ionization from a single compact accretor: JWST spectroscopy of the ULX Holmberg II X-1. Compton 241
April 16, 2026 3:00 pm Hints of New Physics from the KM3NeT and ANITA Anomalies with Dibya Chattopadhyay Dibya Chattopadhyay (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Oklahoma State University will be presenting the Physics Theory Seminar on Hints of New Physics from the KM3NeT and ANITA Anomalies. Compton 241
April 15, 2026 3:00 pm Active Integrated Photonics for Information Processing and Quantum Networking with Liang Feng Liang Feng (hosted by Chuanwei Zhang) from the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Active Integrated Photonics for Information Processing and Quantum Networking. Compton 340
April 13, 2026 3:00 pm Historical insights and new perspectives on Xe nucleosynthesis: from the molecular cloud to the Earth's atmosphere Guillaume Avice, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, MCSS Visiting Scientist Rudolph Hall | Room 301
April 10, 2026 1:00 pm Glassberg/Greensfelder Forum Hosted by EEPS and the Center for the Environment Rudolph Hall | Room 301
April 09, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Tripti Bhattacharya Dr. Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
April 03, 2026 9:00 am Resolving AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clusters with XRISM and Chandra with Hannah McCall Hannah McCall (hosted by Manel Errando) from the University of Chicago will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Resolving AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clusters with XRISM and Chandra. Compton 241
April 02, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Tamlin Pavelsky Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky, Professor of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina Rudolph Hall | Room 301
April 01, 2026 3:00 pm Untangling the nuclear physics and astrophysics of heavy element creation with Rebecca Surman Rebecca Surman (hosted by Saori Pastore) from the University of Notre Dame will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Untangling the nuclear physics and astrophysics of heavy element creation. Compton 340
March 27, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Brown Bag: Julia Alvarez Lozano - PhD candidate from Universidad Complutense Madrid Rudolph Hall | Room 301
March 26, 2026 7:00 pm 2026 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Public Lecture with Andrea Ghez on From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole Andrea Ghez, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present the 2026 McDonnell Distinguished Public Lecture, "From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole" Whitaker 100
March 25, 2026 4:30 pm 2026 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Colloquium with Andrea Ghez on Our Galactic Center Andrea Ghez, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present the 2026 McDonnell Distinguished Lecture, Colloquium, "Our Galactic Center: A Unique Laboratory for the Physics & Astrophysics of Black Holes" Wilson 214 | Reception: 3:45pm
March 24, 2026 7:00 pm Spring Equinox Party: Astronomy on Tap Astronomy on Tap is hosting a Spring Equinox Party Urban Chestnut - The Grove
March 24, 2026 2:00 pm Planet Formation and Evolution Through a Statistical Lens with Sarah Blunt Sarah Blunt (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from UC Santa Cruz will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Planet Formation and Evolution Through a Statistical Lens. Compton 340 | Coffee: 1:30pm in Compton 245
March 20, 2026 7:30 pm How to Detect & Characterize Exoplanets: The St. Louis Astronomical Society March Meeting Marc Ollivier, Director, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale - Paris, will be presenting a talk at the March meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "How to Detect & Characterize Exoplanets." McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
March 20, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge Mid-Semester Check-in Rudolph Hall | Room 301
March 19, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium - Stephen Zatman Memorial Lecture: Harriet Lau Dr. Harriet Lau, Manning Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
March 06, 2026 9:00 am Particle Acceleration in Highly Magnetized Plasmas with Luca Comisso Luca Comisso (hosted by Manel Errando) from Columbia University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Particle Acceleration in Highly Magnetized Plasmas. Compton 241
March 05, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Sarah Stamps Dr. Sarah Stamps, Associate Professor of Geophysics, Geodesy and Tectonophysics Laboratory, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech Rudolph Hall | Room 301
March 04, 2026 3:00 pm A Physics Approach to Deep Learning Theory with Blake Bordelon Blake Bordelon (hosted by Zohar Nussinov) from Harvard University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on A Physics Approach to Deep Learning Theory. Compton 340
February 28, 2026 10:00 am mosAIcs & brAIns: engaging mosaics emerging from art, aesthetics, and AI with Ralf Wessel Ralf Wessel from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on mosAIcs & brAIns: engaging mosaics emerging from art, aesthetics, and AI. Crow 201
February 27, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge Team Formation and Project Kickoff Rudolph Hall | Room 301
February 26, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: John Higgins Dr. John Higgins, Professor, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
February 25, 2026 3:00 pm The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy with Michael Coughlin Michael Coughlin (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the University of Minnesota will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy. Compton 340
February 21, 2026 10:00 am Surprises in the Math of Bouncing and Rolling: Finding Stability Where Randomness and Chaos are Expected with Renato Feres Renato Feres from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Surprises in the Math of Bouncing and Rolling: Finding Stability Where Randomness and Chaos are Expected. Crow 201
February 20, 2026 7:30 pm AI and the Smart Telescope: How Both May Change Amateur Astronomy: The St. Louis Astronomical Society February Meeting Jesus Ponce de Leon will be presenting a talk at the February meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "How will (may) AI change Amateur Astronomy." McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
February 20, 2026 9:00 am Stellar Bumper Cars! Collisional Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei with Sanaea Cooper Rose Sanaea Cooper Rose (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from Northwestern University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Stellar Bumper Cars! Collisional Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei. Compton 241
February 19, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Emma "Mickey" MacKie Dr. Emma "Mickey" MacKie, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Florida Rudolph Hall | Room 301
February 18, 2026 3:00 pm Mistakes on the way to a good idea: Feenberg Lecture with Helen Quinn Helen Quinn (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Stanford University will be presenting the Feenberg Lecture on Mistakes on the way to a good idea. Compton 340
February 14, 2026 10:00 am Probability in Quantum Mechanics: From Stern-Gerlach, to Antenna Polarizations, to Quantum Qubits with Joe Zehnle Joe Zehnle will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Probability in Quantum Mechanics: From Stern-Gerlach, to Antenna Polarizations, to Quantum Qubits. Crow 201
February 13, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge Intro to Jupyter, GIT, and Google Earth Engine Rudolph Hall | Room 301
February 13, 2026 9:00 am Designing New Optics to Investigate Galactic Positron Generation with Dustin Swarm Dustin Swarm (hosted by Manel Errando) from the University of Iowa will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Designing New Optics to Investigate Galactic Positron Generation. Compton 241
February 12, 2026 3:00 pm New Neutrino Interactions and Core-Collapse Supernovae with Anna M. Suliga Anna M. Suliga (hosted by Writasree Maitra) from New York University will be presenting the Physics Theory Seminar on New Neutrino Interactions and Core-Collapse Supernovae. Compton 241
February 11, 2026 3:00 pm Numerical simulations of strongly correlated electron systems with Fakher Assaad Fakher Assaad (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the University of Würzburg will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Numerical simulations of strongly correlated electron systems. Compton 340
February 07, 2026 10:00 am Worm Regeneration and Reproduction: A Story in Several Segments with Duygu Özpolat Duygu Özpolat from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Worm Regeneration and Reproduction: A Story in Several Segments. Crow 201
February 05, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Sherilyn Fritz Dr. Sherilyn Fritz, George Holmes University Professor Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska – Lincoln Rudolph Hall | Room 301
February 04, 2026 3:00 pm Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective with Zohar Nussinov Zohar Nussinov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective. Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
January 30, 2026 12:00 pm EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge Earth Data Challenge Overview Rudolph Hall | Room 301
January 29, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Anne Hofmeister Retirement Lecture Research Professor Emeritus of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Rudolph Hall | Room 301
January 28, 2026 3:00 pm Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments with Vishvas Pandey Vishvas Pandey (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Fermilab will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments. Compton 241
January 22, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Jacob Jordan Dr. Jacob Jordan, Chief Science Officer at Mati Carbon Rudolph Hall | Room 301
January 21, 2026 3:00 pm New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions with Jenny Coulter Jenny Coulter (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the Flatiron Institute will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions. Crow 204
January 16, 2026 7:30 pm Planets with Two Suns: The St. Louis Astronomical Society January Meeting Ekrem Esmer, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting a talk at the January meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "Planets with Two Suns: What Eclipsing Binaries Can Tell Us About Their Hidden Worlds." McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
January 15, 2026 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Jeffrey Catalano Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Director of Environmental Studies Rudolph Hall | Room 301
December 19, 2025 7:30 pm The Ultraview Effect: The St. Louis Astronomical Society December Meeting Deana Weibel, Grand Valley State University, will be presenting a talk at the December meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "The Ultraview Effect." McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
December 12, 2025 9:00 am Black Hole Accretion from the Inside Out with Jason Dexter Jason Dexter (Hosted by Alex Chen) from Colorado University, Boulder will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Black Hole Accretion from the Inside Out Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
December 04, 2025 3:00 pm New Class of Three-Nucleon Forces and Their Implications with Maria Dawid Maria Dawid (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on New Class of Three-Nucleon Forces and Their Implications. Compton 241
December 04, 2025 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Grace Barcheck Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
December 03, 2025 2:30 pm Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium Join us for the annual Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium! Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
November 21, 2025 7:30 pm The Making of an Enterprise: How Star Trek Helped NASA Dream Big and How NASA Helped Star Trek Survive: The St. Louis Astronomical Society November Meeting Glen Swanson, historian and author, will be featured at the November meeting of the Saint Louis Astronomical Society. McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
November 21, 2025 3:00 pm From Variable Stars to Dark Matter – The Expanding Legacy of Henrietta Leavitt The WashU Departments of Physics & Performing Arts have partnered for a colloquium celebrating the life and contributions of Henrietta Leavitt in honor of the upcoming PAD production of 'Silent Sky' - a play focused on Leavitt's life and discoveries. Seigle 206
November 21, 2025 1:00 pm Electromagnetic Signals of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves with Asher Berlin Asher Berlin (Hosted by Jim Buckley) from Fermilab will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Electromagnetic Signals of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves. Compton 241 | Coffee: 12:45pm
November 21, 2025 9:00 am Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar with Richard Feder-Staehle and Lindsey Gordon Richard Feder-Staehle from UC Berkeley / LBNL and Lindsey Gordon from UMN (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on "From Pixels to Primordial Non-Gaussianity and Beyond: Mission Status and Science with the SPHEREx All-Sky Survey" and "AGN Jets in Complex Cluster Environments", respectively. Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
November 20 to November 23, 2025 7:30 pm Silent Sky Before Edwin Hubble and Stephen Hawking, there was Henrietta Leavitt. 'Silent Sky' takes audiences on Leavitt’s real-life journey as one of Harvard Observatory’s female “human computers” at the turn of the 20th century. A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
November 20, 2025 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Joe Guinness Associate Professor of Statistics & Data Science at Washington University Rudolph Hall | Room 301
November 19, 2025 3:00 pm WashU Physics Research Symposium Join us for the seventh annual WUPRS poster session! Compton Library
November 18, 2025 6:00 pm Running COSMOS.exe: Astronomy on Tap Yajie Yuan and Alex Chen will be presenting this month's Astronomy on Tap: Running Cosmos.exe — how we use computers to understand the wildest objects in the universe. Urban Chestnut - The Grove Meeting Room
November 14, 2025 12:00 pm Cosmic Crust Pizza Party Explore galaxies, meet astrophysicists, grab a slice, and discover your place among the stars! Compton Library
November 13, 2025 3:00 pm Critical Slowing Down and Bulk Viscosity in Binary Neutron Star Mergers with Rachel Steinhorst Rachel Steinhorst (Hosted by Liam Brodie) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Critical Slowing Down and Bulk Viscosity in Binary Neutron Star Mergers. Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
November 13, 2025 11:30 am EEPS Colloquium: Nicole Nie Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rudolph Hall | Room 301
November 11, 2025 4:00 pm The Incubator Unbound: Scales of Life Life thrives across scales, from the microbiome to the world's forests, throughout urban cityscapes, and perhaps even on exoplanets light years away. Bring your openness and curiosity for a conversation that rethinks the big questions of our time. Lobby of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
November 08, 2025 10:00 am The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets with Trevor GrandPre Trevor GrandPre from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets. Crow 201