For Winter 2026
The Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy organizes a weekly colloquium during the winter and fall semesters. The physics colloquium is an important community event for all department members, including faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, and all researchers, to learn about various research activities and exciting developments in the worldwide physics community. Undergraduate students are especially encouraged to attend. After the colloquium, we encourage undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral scholars to meet with speakers in the physics lounge. Currently, the physics colloquium takes place on Fridays at 1:30 pm in STI A unless indicated otherwise. You can find this semester’s colloquium schedule below.
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Research Interest/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | John Schreiner | ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ | Medical Physics |
| Jan 23 | Mike McDonald | MIT | Black holes, Galaxies |
| Jan 29 * | Chi-Kwan "CK" Chan | Steward Observatory, U of Arizona | Black holes, Astrophysics |
| Jan 30 | Geoffrey Hinton | University of Toronto | Artificial intelligence (AI) |
| Feb | TBA | ||
| Feb | TBA | ||
| Feb 17-20 | R E A D I N G W E E K | ||
| Feb | TBA | ||
| March | TBA | ||
| March | TBA | ||
| March | TBA | ||
| March | TBA | ||
| Apr | TBA |
* Please note that January 29th talk is a special colloquium held on Thursday at 2:30pm, STI C.
To watch past colloquia videos, please visit:
Physics Department YouTube channel: