Colloquia from 2023 - 2024

A list of past and upcoming talks in the department

2023-2024 Academic Year

(September 2023 through April 2024)

You can find all the Physics & Astronomy Events on Western's Events Calendar by clicking here.

Unless otherwise noted, our Colloquia will be presented on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month at 1:30pm, in PAB Seminar Room 100 (Main Floor [south side] of the Physics & Astronomy Building).
Date/Time Speaker Title
WINTER Term 2024
Thursday
9 May
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Mark Gorski
Postdoctoral Researcher
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA)
Northwestern University

 A Spectacular MHD-Powered in ESO 320-G030
Thursday
11 April
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Garnett Bryant
Group Leader, Atomic-Scale Device Group
Fellow, Joint Quantum Institute
National Institute of Standards and Technology

 Atom-based Si quantum solid-state devices: Building Feynman's room at the bottom one atom at a time
Thursday
4 April
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. John Landstreet
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Western University

 Magnetic white dwarfs
Thursday
14 March
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Ryan Cloutier
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
McMaster University

 Unlocking the Secrets of TOI-1266: An Unconventional Multi-Planet System and its Implications for Sub-Neptune Formation Models
Thursday
7 March
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Megan Tannock
Developer
Cosmographic Software LLC

 Building a Climate Model for SpaceEngine: the Universe Simulator
Thursday
22 February
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Anibal Medina Mardones
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
Western University

 New tools in applied topology for signal processing and data analysis
Thursday
15 February
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Lilia Anguelova
Professor
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

 The Dark Side of the Universe and a Dawn of New Physics
Thursday
8 February
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Hyunseop Choi
Postdoctoral Researcher
Départment de physique
Université de Montréal

 Unveiling the Physics of Black Hole Winds with Broad Absorption Line Quasars
Thursday
25 January
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Shantanu Basu
Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Western University

 Outflows from Young Stellar Objects: A 40 year mystery
FALL Term 2023
Thursday
7 December
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Els Peeters
Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Western University

 JWST's view of the Orion Bar
Thursday
23 November
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Smeenk
Professor
Department of Philosophy
Western University

 Closing the Loop in Early Universe Cosmology?
Thursday
9 November
1:30 p.m.
PAB 100

Speaker: Dr. Jayshri Sabarinathan
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Western University

 Photonic crystal based opto-mechanical sensors and devices for photonic integrated circuits

This webpage is maintained by Dana Hambly, Department of Physics and Astronomy. If you require more information, please contact her via email at dhambly6@uwo.ca.