Physics

Condensed Matter and Biophysics Seminars

Welcome to our weekly Condensed Matter & Biophysics Seminar Series. This series provides a platform for researchers from universities, national labs, and industry to share their work at the forefront of condensed matter physics and biophysics. The seminars foster an environment of collaboration, curiosity, and inspiration. Join us as we explore the diverse spectrum of research in condensed matter and biophysics.

The Pat and Tony Houghton Condensed Matter Seminar Series Spring 2026

Date

Speaker

Institution

Faculty Host

Talk Title

1/29/26Alexei KananenkaU of DelawareMatthias KuehneStudying ion channels with two-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy
2/5/26Sheng ChenYale UniversityJay TangDecoding the Physics of Intracellular Patterns: A Pathway to Predictive Cell Biology
2/12/26Egor KiselevMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsAaron HuiDynamical breaking of inversion symmetry, strong second harmonic generation, and ferroelectricity with nonlinear phonons
2/19/26Vadim OganesyanCUNY College of Staten Island and the Graduate CenterAaron HuiOrdered phases of non-unitary Floquet quantum "matter"
2/26/26Johannes GeursColumbiaMatthias KuehneSupersonic electron flow and hydraulic jump in bilayer graphene
2/27/26Yiming XuAPS/Physical Review XDmitri Feldman/Vesna MitrovićThe Character of PRX: Editorial Insights from the First 15 Years and Beyond
3/5/26Pat ClancyMcMaster UniversityKemp PlumbExploring Spin-Orbit-Driven Physics in Ru-based Quantum Magnets
3/12/26Ciarán HickeyUniversity College DublinKemp PlumbProbing Quantum Magnets via Nonlinear Spectroscopy
4/2/2026Jonathan FriedmanAmherst CollegeVesna MitrovićClock Transitions and Dynamical Decoupling in Molecular Nanomagnets and Silica Defects
4/9/26Petia VlahovskaNorthwesternVesna Mitrović/Matthias KuehneThe Physics of Active Fluids
     

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