The Oregon State University Physics Department has been host to many amazing events over the years. Learn more about our past events by exploring below.
Events Archive
| Date | Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Colloquium | Dr. Ryan Pensack, Boise State University Dr. Ryan Pensack, Boise State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Yunker Lecture: Prof. Chandralekha Singh, University of Pittsburgh, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Sharing Our Science: Challenges and Opportunities in Communicating STEM Prof. Brandon Brown, University of San Francisco, Physics and Astronomy Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Binary evolution: a multi-messenger, multi-band puzzle Prof. Katelyn Breivik, Carnegie Mellon University, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | New Direct Electron Imaging Techniques for Quantum Materials Prof. Kayla Nguyen, University of Oregon, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | STEP UP: Supporting Teachers to Encourage the Pursuit of Undergraduate Physics for Women Prof. Zahra Hazari, Florida International University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Chemical Bonding? Playing catch with electrons! Prof. John F. Wager, Oregon State University, School of EECS Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Real-Space Superconductivity Dr. Pavel Kornilovich, HP Corvallis and OSU Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Probing Cosmic Structure Evolution with Galaxy Clusters Prof. Heidi Wu, Boise State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Nucleosynthesis and Transients from Cataclysmic Astrophysical Events Dr. Sanjana Curtis, Dept of Astronomy, UC Berkeley Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Investigating the gravitational-wave background from nHz to kHz Dr. Patrick Meyers, Caltech Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Cosmic Song and Dance: Probing Supermassive Black Hole Binaries with Electromagnetic and Gravitational-wave Observations Dr. Tingting Liu, West Virginia University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Numerical Relativity in the Era of High-Sensitivity Gravitational-Wave Observation Dr. Deborah Ferguson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Exploring the Origins of Supermassive Black Holes and their Cosmic Significance through Cosmological Simulations Dr. Aklant Bhomwick, University of Florida Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Looking for Secrets in the Nonlinear Universe Prof. Tom Giblin, Kenyon College Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Attosecond Science: Understanding the Physics behind the 2023 Nobel Prize Prof. Yun-Shik Lee, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Planning for learner variation in physics: leveraging education research and curriculum design Prof. Daryl McPadden, Michigan State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | What Kind of a Beast Is It? The exceptional Lie Algebra e8 and the Standard Model of Particle Physics Prof. Corinne Manogue, Oregon State University, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Neutron stars: a window into dense nuclear matter Dr. Justin Ripley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Improving Student Learning: The Dual Roles of Conceptual Understanding and Reasoning Ability Prof. Paula Heron, Physics, University of Washington Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Making sense of quantum mechanics with the languages of physics Prof. Liz Gire, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | The 3D (Discovering, Decoding, and Directing) State Space of Cells Prof. Bo Sun, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | How quantum mechanics can help cosmologists solve their problems Prof. Craig Hogan, University of Chicago Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Using Photons to Understand and Change Defects in Semiconductors Prof. Matthew McCluskey, Washington State, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Welcome to the Department of Physics Prof. Davide Lazzati, Department Head Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Mesoscale scanning probes for studying interacting electrons in two-dimensional materials Prof. Arthur Barnard (U of Washington) Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Combining modeling and experiment to understand cell migration Dr. Wouter-Jan Rappel from Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | “Quantum alchemy” with two-dimensional materials Prof. Matthew Yankowitz (Department of Physics, University of Washington) Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Simulating excited-state processes in mesoscale molecular aggregates Prof. Doran Raccah Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Hans Geiger and the Birth of Modern Physics Prof. Kenneth Krane Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | "Disruptive" vs. state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic technologies? Dr. Dirk Weiss, Head of Technology Assessment, First Solar, Inc. Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Nobel Prize in Physics 2022: Entangled States – From Theory to Technology Prof. David McIntyre, Oregon State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Physics Colloquium Prof. Kenneth Krane Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Metastable qubits and motional state interferometers in trapped-ion systems Prof. David Allcock (University of Oregon) Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Imaginary Mechanics from Spring Networks to Polymers Prof. Jayson Paulose from University of Oregon Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 Prof. David McIntyre, Oregon State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | How Random Are Quantum Random Numbers? Prof. Maximilian Schlosshauer, University of Portland Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | From a Grain of Sand to a (Quantum) Bit of Information Jim Clarke, Director of Quantum Hardware Intel Labs Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Presentation: Developing and Utilizing Computational Physics Approaches to Study Biology Problems Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Developing and utilizing computational physics approaches to study biology problems Prof. Lin Li, University of Texas at El Paso Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | TBA (event to be confirmed) Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | The Heavyweight W boson - an Upset to the Standard Model of Particle Physics Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Pursuing quantum spin liquids in the van der Waals material a-RuCl3 Prof. Erik Henriksen, Washington University in St Louis Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | What Is a Single Molecule, and What Can You Do With It? Prof. W.E. Moerner, Stanford University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | State of the Department and Welcome New Students Davide Lazzati Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Chaotic advection and fractal generation in 2D active nematics Kevin Mitchell, University of California, Merced Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Vibronic Couplings in Singlet Fission and at Interfaces Professor Yi Rao, Utah State Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | On W-mass measurements and what they mean Heidi Schellman, Oregon State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Dynamics of Quantum Systems in Resonant Optical Cavities Maxim Sukharev, Arizona State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Physical models of vascular and cancer biology Dr. Alex Brummer, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope Colloquium |