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 | Colloquium by Christopher Eddy Christopher Eddy, Oregon Health and Science University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Colloquium by Lauren Rhodes Lauren Rhodes, McGill University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Colloquium by Brianne Gutmann Brianne Gutmann, San José State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Physics of recent Nobel Prize Ethan Minot Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Vision for the Department Ethan Minot Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Best of the Best: constructing the 2d ideal glass Prof. Eric Corwin, University of Oregon Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Probing and engineering quantum materials with light Daniel Kaplan, Rutgers University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Excitons Beyond Creation: Interactions and Dynamics in Emerging Materials Jonah Haber, Stanford University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Topology and Interaction in Graphene: From Physical Principles to AI-driven Discoveries Jihang Zhu, University of Washington Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Computational Modeling of Materials Engineering with Light: From Recombination to Excitons Fangzhou Zhao, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | The invisible magnets Lin-Ding Yuan, Northwestern University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Qudits and logical qubits in metastable trapped ions Jameson O'Reilly, University of Oregon Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Emergent Ferromagnetism in a Lattice Model of Interacting Electrons Professor Ehsan Khatami, San Jose State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | What does it mean for physics labs to be authentic? Professor Natasha Holmes, Cornell University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Gravitational wave detection with apparent star motions Professor Kris Pardo, University of Southern California Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | On the Physics of Chemical Bonding Professor John F. Wager, School of EECS, Oregon State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | 30 Years of Lessons from the Paradigms Professor Corinne Manogue, Oregon State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Physics Town Hall Graduate Student Council Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Listening to the sound of a million black holes singing Professor Paul Baker, Widener University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Department Head Welcome Address Professor Ethan Minot, Oregon State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | From Confusion to Consensus: Investigating Socio-Metacognition in Collaborative Physics Learning Thanh Le, Western Washington University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Ecampus teaching strategies and fluid dynamics modeling in astrophysics Dr. Kathryn Hadley, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Professor of Teaching Interview: A Conversation Dr. Randall L. Milstein, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | The Wonderful World of AGN Variability Matthew Graham, California Institute of Technology Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Designing Curriculum to Engage Students Dr. Paul J. Emigh, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Space Navigation using an X-ray Telescope Andrea Lommen, Haverford College Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | The Landscape of Multi-Messenger Astronomy in the LISA ERA Shane L. Larson Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Mapping the Local Interstellar Medium with Pulsar Scintillometry Prof. James McKee Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Laser Spectroscopy for Characterizing Metals, Organic/Inorganic Semiconductors and Photovoltaics Dr. Getasew Admasu Wubetu Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Why we observe?- New perspectives in ice melt dynamics through in-situ observation at the glacier ice-ocean interface Jonathan Nash Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics – How Physics Shapes Artificial Intelligence Bo Sun Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Can Artificial Intelligence Help Bring About Fusion Energy? Jesse Rodriguez Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Driving Electronics with Micro Defects and Femto Spin Flips Prof. Matt W. Graham, Oregon State Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs): Progress, Open Questions, and Prospects Yvette Cendes, University of Oregon Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | DNA-Assembled Dye Aggregates as Possible Materials for Quantum Information Science Ryan Pensack, Boise State University Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | New Direct Electron Imaging Techniques for Quantum Materials Prof. Kayla Nguyen, University of Oregon, Physics Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Uncovering extreme matter when gravity waves Prof. Nico Yunes, UIUC Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | The self-force on static and dynamic charges in Schwarzschild spacetime using the method of images Prof. Alan Wiseman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Welcome back! A short Department prospectus for the upcoming year. Prof. Davide Lazzati, Department Head Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Yunker Lecture: Facilitating thinking and learning in and beyond the physics classrooms using research-based approaches Prof. Chandralekha Singh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh Colloquium | |
| Colloquium | Sharing Our Science: Challenges and Opportunities in Communicating STEM Prof. Brandon R. 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 | EVENT POSTPONED: 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 |