Invited speakers present current research on a variety of topics relating to physics and astronomy; the departmental colloquium is generally held weekly. The talks are open to all members of the RPI community.
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Paulette Clancy, Edward J. Schaefer Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Research Director, Data Science and AI Institute, The Johns Hopkins University
Title: "Challenges for the role of machine learning in “materials discovery”
Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Gourab Ghoshal, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Title: “Scaling Laws, Movement, and Meaning: A Complex Systems View of Urban Life”
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Leonid Rokhinson, Purdue University
Title: “Experimental search for non-Abelian matter”
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Jun Xiao, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Title: “Strong Terahertz electrodynamics in emergent 2D materials”
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Kaley Brauer, Harvard University
Title: "The First Galaxies and the Fossils They Left Behind”
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Dr. Daniel Angels-Alcazar, University of Connecticut
Title: "Pushing the frontiers of galaxy evolution modeling with multi-scale simulations and machine learning"
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Liang Wu, University of Pennsylvania
Title: "New Photo-galvanic effects"
