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Events Archive

People gathered in a field for the 2017 eclipse.

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.

DateTypeEvent
ColloquiumDeveloping and utilizing computational physics approaches to study biology problems
Prof. Lin Li, University of Texas at El Paso
Colloquium
ColloquiumPresentation: Developing and Utilizing Computational Physics Approaches to Study Biology Problems
Colloquium
ColloquiumThe Heavyweight W boson - an Upset to the Standard Model of Particle Physics
Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University
Colloquium
SeminarTBA (W-mass) [Colloquium and SSO]
Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University
Seminar
ColloquiumTBA (event to be confirmed)
Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University
Colloquium
ColloquiumPursuing quantum spin liquids in the van der Waals material a-RuCl3
Prof. Erik Henriksen, Washington University in St Louis
Colloquium
ColloquiumWhat Is a Single Molecule, and What Can You Do With It?
Prof. W.E. Moerner, Stanford University
Colloquium
SeminarCoupling time-reversed systems: PT symmetry in quantum and classical domains
Prof. Yogesh Joglekar, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
Seminar
General EventSPS Fall Welcome Back!
General Event
ColloquiumState of the Department and Welcome New Students
Davide Lazzati
Colloquium
M.S. DefenseComputational Analysis of Dimerization in Tetracene Derivatives
Evan Lambertson
M.S. Defense
Senior ThesisSenior Thesis Presentations II
PH403 Seniors
Senior Thesis
M.S. DefenseAustin Naylor MS defense
Austin Naylor
M.S. Defense
SeminarThe evolution of relativistic jets through the magnetized medium produced by the fusion of two neutron stars
Leonardo Garcia
Seminar
Ph.D. DefenseApplication and Validation of Geant4 Modeling for Optimization of Complex Structures for Fast Neutron Detection
Jacob Capps
Ph.D. Defense
Senior ThesisSenior Thesis Presentations I
PH403 Seniors
Senior Thesis
Senior ThesisLocating and Observing Pulsars for Use in Gravitational Wave Detection
Ian Diaz
Senior Thesis
Senior ThesisEstimating Basal Conditions of Hiawatha Glacier Using Reflector Slopes
Georgia Carroll
Senior Thesis
Senior ThesisAnalysis of Radio Signals for New Pulsar Detection
Jaden Downing
Senior Thesis
SeminarTowards Carbon Neutrality: How Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Systems Can Help?
Zhenxing Feng
Seminar
ColloquiumChaotic advection and fractal generation in 2D active nematics
Kevin Mitchell, University of California, Merced
Colloquium
General EventStudent lunch with Kevin Mitchell
Students
General Event
Senior ThesisMeasuring Bubble Pressure in Glacier Ice
Cameron Clonch
Senior Thesis
Senior ThesisRegulation of Microtubule Dynamics by Engineered Kinesin-14 Motors
Emily Eagen
Senior Thesis
SeminarSpectroscopic observations and modeling of solar flares
Vanessa Polito
Seminar
ColloquiumVibronic Couplings in Singlet Fission and at Interfaces
Professor Yi Rao, Utah State
Colloquium
ColloquiumOn W-mass measurements and what they mean
Heidi Schellman, Oregon State University
Colloquium
SeminarPhosphorene and its Heterostructures: A First-Principles Study on Properties and Applications
Sumandeep Kaur
Seminar
ColloquiumDynamics of Quantum Systems in Resonant Optical Cavities
Maxim Sukharev, Arizona State University
Colloquium
ColloquiumPhysical models of vascular and cancer biology
Dr. Alex Brummer, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
Colloquium
ColloquiumPhysics Town Hall
Graduate Student Council (Jonathon Alfson, Jerry Sun & Pedram Esfahani)
Colloquium
SeminarWhy Are Scientist So Often Portrayed As Villiians
Randall Milstein
Seminar
Colloquium(Extremely!) High Velocity Outflows in Quasars
Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo, Univ. Washington, Bothell
Colloquium
SeminarIon Charge Carriers: Unlock the Potential of Storage Battery Chemistry
Xiulei "David" Ji
Seminar
SeminarBen Margalit Research Seminar
Ben Margalit
Seminar
ColloquiumLightning and Thunder: Probing the Extreme Universe using both Electromagnetic and Gravitational Waves
Ben Margalit
Colloquium
SeminarChristina Williams Research Seminar
Christina Williams
Seminar
ColloquiumThe Dark Side Of Distant Massive Galaxies, And New Light With JWST
Christina Williams
Colloquium
SeminarMaria Charisi Research Seminar
Maria Charisi
Seminar
ColloquiumFrontiers of multi-messenger astrophysics with pulsar timing arrays
Maria Charisi
Colloquium
SeminarJeff Hazboun: Research Seminar
Jeff Hazboun
Seminar
ColloquiumLumbering giants and nanohertz unicorns: Using pulsars to search for low-frequency gravitational waves
Jeff Hazboun
Colloquium
SeminarMasha Okounkova: Research Seminar
Masha Okounkova
Seminar
ColloquiumEinstein on the Computer: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Computational Physics
Masha Okounkova
Colloquium
SeminarLuke Kelley: Research Seminar
Luke Kelley
Seminar
ColloquiumBinary Massive Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei, and Gravitational Waves
Luke Kelley
Colloquium
SeminarTBA
Z. Yasemin Kalender
Seminar
ColloquiumTBA
Z. Yasemin Kalender
Colloquium
SeminarTheoretical and Methodological Frameworks Towards Justice in PER
Brian Zamarripa
Seminar
ColloquiumInterdisciplinary and Participatory Approaches to Qualitative Physics Education Research
Brian Zamarripa
Colloquium