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Physics/Theory Colloquium Series
2022-2023


  • P/T colloquia are scheduled every other Thursday at 3:45. Colloquia will take place virtually through Webex, or at the Rosen Auditorium, TA53, Building 1 (“LOB”), or in a T Division Conference Room. Live P/T colloquia will also be available through Webex. There is plenty of parking at TA53, Building 1.
  • To propose a speaker please send email to ptcolloquium@lanl.gov with information on desired date(s), name of proposed speaker, affiliation, title, abstract, and any WWW pages that could be referenced. The P/T colloquium organizing committee will make a decision and contact the speaker to invite her/him.
  • The P/T organizing committee is formed by staff from P- and T- Divisions: Sara Calandrini (T-3), Kirk A. Flippo (P-2), Hermann Geppert-Kleinrath (P-4), Gnana Gnanakaran (T-6, T-div Chair), Ruian Ke (T-6), Sean A. Kuvin (P-3,P-div Chair), Ming X. Liu (P-3), Anna L. Megias (XTD), Avanish Mishra (T-1), Cristiano Nisoli (T-4), Filipe S. Pereira (T-3), Romain T. Perriot (T-1) and Zhaowen Tang (P-1).
  • Guidelines for Guest Traveler’s reimbursement
COLOR KEY: Usual time and place Special time place, or occasion Tentative Current and future

Date/Time Place Speaker,
Affiliation
Title Links Host/email
x

Sep 7 2023
TBD
TBD TBD
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
 
x

Aug 24 2023
3:45
TBD Prof. Andrew Steiner
University of Tennessee
Neutron-star equation of state from astrophysics (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
x

Aug 10 2023
3:45
TBD TBD
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
 
x

Jul 27 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Dr. Bill Priedhorsky
ISR-DO (LANL)
The American Physical Society Report on Missile Defense (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Sean Kuvin
Kuvin@lanl.gov
x

Jul 13 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Alan Carr - Tentative
LANL
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
gnana@lanl.gov
gnana@lanl.gov
x

Jun 29 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. TBD
TBD
(no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
 
x

Jun 15 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Tentative: Oppenheimer Panel Discussion
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
gnana@lanl.gov
gnana@lanl.gov
x

Jun 1 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Dr. Bill Rider
Sandia
The History of CFD, Part 1 – CFD before CFD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Filipe S. Pereira
fspereira@lanl.gov
x

May 18 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Manoel Couder
University of Notre Dame
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Aaron Couture
acouture@lanl.gov
x

May 4 2023
3:45
CNLS Dr. Tariq Aslam
LANL
High Explosive Reactive Flow Modeling: Challenges, Initial Results and Future Efforts” (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
gnana
gnana@lanl.gov
x

Apr 20 2023
3:45
CNLS Prof. Sharath Girimaji
Texas A&M
TBD: Machine learning and the inherent challenges of turbulence closure modeling (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Filipe Pereira
fspereira@lanl.gov
x

Apr 13 2023
3:45
CNLS Prof. H.S. Udaykumar
University of Iowa
Predictive multi-scale modeling of the shock response of heterogenous energetic materials: progress and knowledge gaps (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Romain Perriot
rperriot@lanl.gov
x

Apr 6 2023
TBD
TBD Spring Break
(no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  

x

Mar 30 2023
3:45
CNLS Prof. Wolfgang Windl
Ohio State University
“From Atoms to Industry: The Discovery, Design, and Commercialization of Novel Functional Materials” abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Romain Perriot
rperriot@lanl.gov
Mar 16 2023
3:45
CNLS Kurt Sickafus
GL-MST-8
"Radiation Damage in Minerals and Ceramics" abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Romain Perriot
rperriot@lanl.gov
Mar 2 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Prof. Janet Conrad
MIT
Nu-e or not Nu-e? And other fundamental questions abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Ming Liu
mliu@lanl.gov
Feb 16 2023
3:45
Rosen aud. Dr. Taharee Jackson
Defense Intelligence Agency
Dark Matters: How the Science of Diversity and the Diversity of Science Matter in Nuclear Science and Beyond abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Anna & Sara
allobet@lanl.gov, scalandrini@lanl.gov
Feb 2 2023
3:45
CNLS Luis Chacon
LANL
Predictive Plasma Simulations abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
gnana & Romain Perriot
gnana@lanl.gov, rperriot@lanl.gov
Jan 19 2023
3:45
CNLS Prof. Miguel José Yacamán
Northern Arizona University
Multimetallic nanoparticles and thin films: The new paradigm for fabricating advanced materials abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Michael Pettes
pettesmt@lanl.gov, gnana@lanl.gov
Jan 5 2023
3:45
CNLS Dr. Michael Saccone
LANL
Direct observation of a dynamical glass transition in a nanomagnetic artificial Hopfield network abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Cristiano & Gnana
gnana@lanl.gov, cristiano@lanl.gov
Dec 1 2022
3:45
REMOTE Oleg Denisov
CERN
From COMPASS to AMBER and EIC – Perceiving the Emergence of Hadron Mass abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Ming Liu
mliu@lanl.gov
Nov 17 2022
3:45
TBD POSTPONED
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
Nov 3 2022
3:45
HYBRID Prof. Krishna Garikipati
University of Michigan
A free energy-based framework for scale bridging in crystalline solids--with some use of machine learning methods abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Hashem Mourad & Sara Calandrini
hmourad@lanl.gov & scalandrini@lanl.gov
Oct 20 2022
3:45
Rosen/Hybrid Mike Furlanetto
LANL
LANSCE Enters Middle Age abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Sean Kuvin
kuvin@lanl.gov
Oct 6 2022
3:45
CNLS/HYBRID Prof. Stefan Ballmer
Syracuse University
Cosmic Explorer abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Grant Meadors & Romain Perriot
gdmeadors@lanl.gov & rperriot@lanl.gov
Sep 22 2022
3:45
HYBRID Ralph Massarczyk
LANL
Baksan Experiment on Sterile Transitions (BEST) abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Sean Kuvin
kuvin@lanl.gov
Sep 8 2022
3:45
Hybrid Joh Schoeneberg
UCSD
4D Cell Biology: Adaptive optics lattice light-sheet imaging and AI powered big data processing of live stem cell-derived organoids abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Ben Mcmahon & Gnana
mcmahon@lanl.gov
Aug 11 2022
3:45
WEBEX Dr Milind Diwan and Dr Jonathan Lee Feng
Brookhaven National Laboratory and UC Irvine
Far forward detectors at the high luminosity abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
 
Aug 4 2022
3:45
WEBEX Levente Balogh
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Arthur B. McDonald Institute, Queen's University
Quantifying the complex microstructure of materials subjected to extreme conditions using X-ray/neutron diffraction abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
Jul 28 2022
3:45
WEBEX Marylesa Howard
Nevada National Security Site
Diagnostics in the Fast Lane: History of Photonic Doppler Velocimetry abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
Jul 21 2022
3:45
WEBEX Prof Roman Anufriev
project associate professor at the University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science
Ballistic heat conduction at nanoscale: demonstrations and applications abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Michael Pettes
pettesmt@lanl.gov
Jul 14 2022
3:45
WEBEX Tracy H. Schloemer
Stanford University
Harnessing Photons with Organic Semiconductors abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Sam Meijer
sjmeijer@lanl.gov
Jul 7 2022
3:45
WEBEX Yannis Kevrekidis
Johns Hopkins
No equations, no variables, no parameters, no space, no time: Data and the modeling of complex systems abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Qi Tang
qtang@lanl.gov
Jun 30 2022
3:45
WEBEX Rene Reifarth
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Ion storage rings for nuclear astrophysics and applications abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Sean Kuvin
kuvin@lanl.gov
Jun 23 2022
3:45
WEBEX Ivan Vitev
T-2: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Unravelling the extreme universe abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Anna Llobet
allobet@lanl.gov
Jun 16 2022
3:45
WEBEX TBD
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
 
Jun 9 2022
3:45
WEBEX Phil Armitage
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University Group Leader, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute
Progress and challenges in computational modeling of astrophysical accretion abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Mishra, Bhupendra Prakash
mishra_b@lanl.gov
Jun 2 2022
3:45
WEBEX TBD
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
 
May 26 2022
3:45
WEBEX TBD
TBD
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
May 19 2022
3:45
WEBEX Jonathan Katz
Washington State University
Fermi at Trinity abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
May 12 2022
3:45
WEBEX Assistant Professor Diana S. Parno
Carnegie Mellon university
The Unbearable Lightness of Neutrinos abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Elliott, Steven Ray
Elliott, Steven Ray
May 5 2022
3:45
WEBEX Marco Calviani
CERN – European Laboratory for Particle Physics STI Group Deputy Head, Systems Department Targets, Collimators and Dumps Section Leader
TBD (no abstract link) 
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
Apr 28 2022
3:45
WEBEX Peter Schillebeeckx
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Geel (Belgium)
Neutron resonance analysis and applications to material characterization abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
TBD
TBD
Apr 21 2022
3:45
WEBEX Prof. Alejandro Strachan
Purdue University
Predictive modeling of energetic materials @ extreme conditions: physics-based and machine learning modeling towards understanding detonation initiation abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Perez, Danny <danny_perez@lanl.gov>
Perez, Danny <danny_perez@lanl.gov>
Apr 14 2022
3:45
WEBEX Dr. Sally June Tracy
Carnegie
Light-source diffraction studies of phase transitions under shock loading and release abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Anna Llobet
allobet@lanl.gov
Apr 7 2022
3:45
WEBEX Mark B. Chadwick
Deputy Associate Director for Weapons Physics (ADX)-LANL
Manhattan Project Scientific Discoveries and the 75th Anniversary Special Edition of Papers. abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
allobet@lanl.gov
allobet@lanl.gov
Mar 31 2022
3:45
WEBEX Prof. Ivan Oleynik
University of South Florida
Materials in Extremes: Discovery Science with Big Computers and Machine-Learning abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
rperriot@lanl.gov
rperriot@lanl.gov
Mar 24 2022
3:45
WEBEX Prof. Dmitry Budker
JOhannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
In search for ultralight bosonic dark matter. abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Chu, Pinghan <pchu@lanl.gov>
Chu, Pinghan <pchu@lanl.gov>
Mar 17 2022
3:45
WEBEX Assist Prof. Pei Dong
George Mason University
Carbon Materials for Sustainability abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Anna Llobet
allobet@lanl.gov
Mar 10 2022
3:45
WEBEX Alan B Carr
LANL-WRS-SIS
Mr. Los Alamos: The Life, the Times and the Laboratory of Norris E. Bradbury abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Anna Llobet
allobet@lanl.gov
Mar 3 2022
3:45
WEBEX Cesar E. Dominguez
Mechanical and Thermal Engineering (E-1)-LANL
Embedded Sensing abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
allobet@lanl.gov
allobet@lanl.gov
Feb 24 2022
3:45
WEBEX Mehmet Yesiltas
Associate professor of space sciences, Department of Space Sciences at Kirklareli University, Turkey
Spectroscopic Investigation of Astromaterials abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Legett, Chip <clegett@lanl.gov>
Legett, Chip <clegett@lanl.gov>
Feb 17 2022
3:45
WEBEX Professor Leticia F. Cugliandolo
Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI
(Non equilibrium) thermodynamics of classical integrable models in their thermodynamic limit abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Caravelli, Francesco <caravelli@lanl.gov>
Caravelli, Francesco <caravelli@lanl.gov>
Feb 10 2022
3:45
WEBEX George Em Karniadakis
The Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics and Engineering, Brown University
From Neural PDEs to Neural Operators: Blending data and physics for fast predictions abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Li, Wenting <wenting@lanl.gov>
Li, Wenting <wenting@lanl.gov>
Feb 3 2022
3:45
WEBEX Assist Prof. Ankur Gupta
University of Colorado, Boulder
Charging Dynamics of Electrochemical Capacitors abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Kannan, Rohit <rohit.kannan@lanl.gov>
Kannan, Rohit <rohit.kannan@lanl.gov>
Jan 27 2022
3:45
WEBEX Prof. Fernando Haas
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Foundations of Quantum Magnetohydrodynamics abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
zwang@lanl.gov
zwang@lanl.gov
Jan 20 2022
3:45
WEBEX Dr. Julieta Gruszko
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Physics and Astronomy Department
Shedding `Nu' Light on the Nature of Matter: NuDot and the Search for Majorana Neutrinos abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Massarczyk, Ralph <massarczyk@lanl.gov>
Massarczyk, Ralph <massarczyk@lanl.gov>
Jan 13 2022
3:45
WEBEX Lewis, Nicholas Dale
WRS-SIS: SECURE INFORMATION SERVICES
Accounting for Trinity: The Computing Effort that Made Trinity Possible abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
allobet
allobet
Jan 6 2022
3:45
WEBEX Richard Lebed
Arizona State University
The XYZ Affair: Tales of the Third (and Fourth) Hadrons abstract
(no talk link)  
(no webex link)  
Anna Llobet
allobet@lanl.gov

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