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Monday, October 12th, 2026
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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From Preons to Flavor: Probing Composite Quarks and Leptons
Amartya Sengupta, University at Buffalo,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk

John Franklin, Rubin Postdoctoral Fellow; KIPAC, Stanford University,
Manami Roy, CCAP Fellow, Ohio State University,
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Caltech-Tsinghua Joint Colloquium

Online Event
From Calabi–Yau Singularities to 6D Gravitational Anomaly Cancellation
Kai Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Tsinghua University,
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
12:15pm – 1:00pm
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Calltech/IPAC Seminar

Roman Microlensing Detection Efficiency and Planet Occurrence
Christopher Lam, IPAC, Caltech,
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Measuring fundamental particle interactions with levitated optomechanical sensors
Yu-Han Tseng, Yale,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

A Panchromatic Picture of the Red Supergiant Liminality
Wynn Jacobson-Galan, Postdoc, Department of Astronomy, Caltech,
Thursday, October 15th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Observational Cosmology Seminar

Precise and Robust Models of Large-scale Structure for Spectroscopic Surveys via Perturbative Bias Phenomenology
Jamie Sullivan, Postdoc/Brinson Prize Fellow, MIT,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra, Geometry & Number Theory Seminar

Modular Heights of Unitary Shimura Varieties
Ziqi Guo, PhD Student, Department of Mathematics, Peking University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Statistical mechanics of classical and quantum computation
Alexander Zlokapa, PhD Candidate, Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT,
Friday, October 16th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Thermal Giant Graviton Expansion
Kasia Budzik, Harvard University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Higher Berry Curvature of Crystalline Insulators: From Generalized Cohomology to Magnetoelectric Coupling
Niclas Heinsdorf, Humboldt Postdoctoral Scholar, Refael Group,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
The Evolution and Fates of Massive Stars and Binaries: From Nuclear Burning to Explosive Outcomes
Aldana Grichener, Prize Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Geometry & Topology Seminar

TBD
Ka Ho Wong, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Yale University,
Saturday, October 17th, 2026
10:30am – 11:30am
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Kavli Nanoscience Institute Special Lecture: 10 years of the KNI-Wheatley Scholarship in Nanoscience

Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering and Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute., Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
Monday, October 19th, 2026
12:00am – 10/20 12:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Jackie Caminiti, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Zihan Zhou, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

Ultrafast Optical Excitation of Antiferromagnetic or Inertial Magnons in 2D Magnets
Branislav K. Nikolic, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware,
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Physics and Materials Science Seminar Series

From Light to Learning: Predicting Excited-State Dynamics at the Spectroscopic Frontier
Diana Qiu, Assistant Professor, Materials Science, Yale University,
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
12:05pm – 1:00pm
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Observational Cosmology Seminar

Dust-shrouded Cosmology Surveys: Impact of Milky Way Extinction on Galaxy Clustering and SNIa Cosmology
Tanveer Karim, Postdoc, University of Toronto,
Friday, October 23rd, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Quasi-periodic eruptions: new transient probes of stars near supermassive black holes
Joheen Chakraborty, Graduate Student, Department of Physics, MIT,
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture

How Do You Find a Planet You Can't See?
Anjali Tripathi, Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Monday, October 26th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

Crystal electric-field effect in rare-earth insulating magnets and its implications for thermal transport under magnetic field
Minhyea Lee, Professor of Physics, CU Boulder,
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Aidan Herderschee, Institute for Advanced Study,
Friday, October 30th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Hengrui Zhu, Graduate Student, Department of Physics, Princeton University,
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Gordon Rogelberg, Yale University,
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Charles R. DePrima Memorial Lecture in Mathematics

What is a Mock Theta Function?
Amanda Folsom, Visiting Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman: Illuminating the Hidden Universe with Physics and AI

Katie Bouman, associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
Friday, November 6th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Dang Pham, McCray Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder,
Monday, November 9th, 2026
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

The never-ending pursuit of OH radical: Its formation via carbonyl photolysis and reactions with SO2 and HNO3.
A.R. ( Ravi) Ravishankara, Professor of Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University,
Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
Friday, November 13th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Laura Lewis, University of California, Berkeley,
Monday, November 16th, 2026
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Zachary Bogorad, Fermilb,
Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Elucidating Charge, Spin, and Solvation Dynamics at Electrochemical Interfaces
L. Robert Baker, Phyllis and Richard Leet Endowed Chair, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University,
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Juno, Jupiter, and jupiters: How a low cost planetary mission has revolutionized our understanding of giant planets
Jonathan Lunine,
Friday, November 20th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Daniel Brethauer, Graduate Student, Department of Astronomy, U.C. Berkeley,
Friday, November 27th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Valentin Skoutnev, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Columbia University,
Monday, November 30th, 2026
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Andrea Caputo, CERN,
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026
12:15pm – 1:00pm
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1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Innes Bigaran, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,