PMA Calendar
February 2026
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar
Extremal questions on independent sets, colorings, and graph homomorphisms
Jaehyeon Seo,
Graduate Student,
Mathematics,
Yonsei University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Informal Chemical Physics Seminar
Towards in-vivo acousto-optic imaging of biological tissues
Dr. Maïmouna Bocoum,
Researcher,
CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique),
Institut Langevin ESPCI Paris Université PSL,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium
Large deviations in random graphs
Wojciech Samotij,
Professor,
Mathematics,
Tel Aviv University,
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Physics at a high energy plasma wakefield collider
Simon Knapen,
LBNL, UC Berkeley,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Logic Seminar
Online Event
Manifold classification from a descriptive viewpoint
Jeffrey Bergfalk,
Ph.D. Candidate,
Mathematics,
University of Barcelona,
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Excitability in quantum field theory
Jackie Caminiti,
Perimeter Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe: from Luminous Quasars to the Little Red Dots
Xiaohui Fan,
Regents Professor of Astronomy,
Astronomer, Steward Observatory,
University of Arizona,
7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Thursday, February 26th, 2026
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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Caltech/USC Joint Algebra & Geometry Seminar (1/2)
SYZ mirror symmetry for non-Fano Hirzebruch surfaces
Honghao Jing,
Graduate Student,
Mathematics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech/USC Joint Algebra & Geometry Seminar (2/2)
TBD
Alekos Robotis,
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow,
Mathematics,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Ordinary primes for GL_2 type abelian varieties
Tian Wang,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Mathematics,
Concordia University,
Friday, February 27th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
New insights into holographic entropy inequalities
Veronika Hubeny,
UC Davis,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Towards sample-optimal learning of bosonic Gaussian quantum states
Senrui Chen,
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar,
Preskill group,
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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