Fall 2026 Colloquia

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 3:30 p.m. (preceded by light refreshments at 3:00 p.m.).

UMD Physics Colloquium Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNs64N_dGAjxWMIzG0wgDZA

For further information, please contact the Physics Department at 301-405-5946 or email .

September 8
John Mather, NASA

Hosted by Steve Rolston
September 15
Chris Palmer, University of Maryland
September 22
Juan Maldacena, IAS
Hosted by Raman Sundrum
September 29
Mike Campbell, MCM Consultants
October 6
Wes Campbell, UCLA
Hosted by Steve Rolston
October 13
Fall break

 
October 20
 
Zohreh Davoudi, University of Maryland
October 27
 Anson Hook, University of Maryland
 
November 3
Shivaji Sondhi, Oxford University

Hosted by Alicia Kollár
November 10 
Paint Branch
Distinguished
Lecture in
Applied Physics 
Sponsored by Prof. Ed Ott
TBA
November 17
Shih-I Pai
Distinguished
Lecture 
Bill Bialek, Princeton University

Hosted by Chris Jarzynski
December 1
TBA
December 8
Roni Harnik, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Hosted by the Graduate Student Colloquium Committee