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Nov
10

Thesis Defense: "Scalable Neural Network Backflow for Second-Quantized Ab Initio Hamiltonians"

  • November 10, 2026
  • Tuesday, 1:00 PM
  • 236 Loomis
  • An-Jun Liu, Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nov
10

Cosmology with Galaxy Imaging Surveys

  • November 10, 2026
  • Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Astronomy Building
  • Professor Jessica Muir
Nov
11

Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar - Katie Harrington (Argonne National Laboratory) "The Simons Observatory: Commissioning and Early Observations for the Mid-frequency Small Aperture Telescopes"

  • November 11, 2026
  • Wednesday, 11:00 AM
  • Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
  • Katie Harrington (Argonne National Laboratory)

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Nov
11

The Physics Colloquium: Dylan Yost (Colorado State University) "Precision tests of quantum electrodynamics through hydrogen spectroscopy and vacuum birefringence"

  • November 11, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
  • Dylan Yost, Colorado State University
Nov
18

The Physics Colloquium: Ahmet Yildiz (University of California Berkeley) "Stepping dynamics of dynein characterized by MINFLUX"

  • November 18, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
  • Ahmet Yildiz, University of California Berkeley
Dec
2

The Physics Colloquium: Brian Fields (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis: the Rise of the Elements in the Early Universe"

  • December 2, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
  • Brian Fields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Nov
18

Physics Careers Seminar: "Crossing Disciplines: What a Physics Degree Can Do in Engineering, Quantum Science, and DOE Labs"

  • November 18, 2026
  • Wednesday, 11:00 AM
  • 464 Loomis
  • Dr. Huan Zhao, Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Nov
21

Fall break begins

  • November 21, 2026
  • Saturday, 8:30 AM
  • Swanlund Administration Building
Nov
30

Instruction resumes

  • November 30, 2026
  • Monday,
  • I-Hotel
Dec
9

Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  • December 9, 2026
  • Wednesday,

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