Each week during the semester, the Department of Physics invites faculty, students and the local community to hear prominent scientists discuss intriguing physics research. Colloquia are held Tuesdays in room 1410  of the John S. Toll Physics Building at 3:00 p.m. (preceded by light refreshments at 2:30 p.m.), except on October 22 and November 12, when they are one hour later. 

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September 10
Reinhard Genzel, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

 Hosted by Andy Harris, UMD Astronomy

September 17
John S. Toll Endowed Lecture


Howard Milchberg, University of Maryland

September 24
Jonathan Bagger, American Physical Society

Hosted by Chris Palmer

October 1
 
Brandon R. Brown, USCFA
Hosted by Ted Jacobson

October 8
Michel Janssen, University of Minnesota
Hosted by Ted Jacobson

October 15
 
Kaeli Hughes, Ohio State University
Hosted by Brian Clark
October 22
Paint Branch
Distinguished
Lecture in
Applied Physics 
Sponsored by Prof. Ed Ott
Bill Phillips, NIST
This lecture will be held at 4 p.m. in 1101 A. James Clark Hall, with pre-lecture socialization at 3:30 p.m. 
October 29
 
Joshua Weitz, UMD
Hosted by Steve Rolston
November 5
Yiming Xu, American Physical Society
Hosted by Johnpierre Paglione
November 12
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture
Gregory Sullivan, University of Maryland
This lecture will be held at 4 p.m., with pre-lecture socialization at 3:30 p.m.
Hosted by Steve Rolston

November 19
Victor Yakovenko, University of Maryland 

December 3
Shih-I Pai
Distinguished
Lecture
 
Naomi Leonard, Princeton University