Colloquium
Upcoming Colloquium
Faculty Presentations
September 28, 2026
About the Colloquium
The Colloquium is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in physics and what physicists do after they graduate. Hosted by the Physics and Astronomy Department at California State University, Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in physics. All students are encouraged to attend for a well-rounded experience and training in physics.
Colloquium Coordinator
For information and suggestions about the colloquium please contact the colloquium coordinator:
Dr. Sarah Grefe
Sarah.Grefe@csulb.edu
Schedule
The schedule for Fall 2026 is posted below.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2026 | Faculty Presentations | department faculty, CSU Long Beach |
| October 5, 2026 | (topic: condensed matter theory) | Dr. Elizabeth Peterson, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| October 12, 2026 | (topic: mid-infrared spectroscopy) | Dr. Karine Le Bris, CSU Los Angeles |
| October 19, 2026 | (topic: biophysics) | Dr. Alex Klotz, CSU Long Beach |
| October 26, 2026 | (topic: quantum materials experiment) | Dr. Jing Xia, UC Irvine |
| November 2, 2026 | (topic: astrophysics) | Dr. Brad Hansen, UCLA |
| November 9, 2026 | (topic: bose-einstein condensation) | Dr. Maren Mossman, University of San Diego |
| November 16, 2026 | (topic: quantum sensing techniques) | Dr. Darmindra Arumugam, JPL |
| November 30, 2026 | (topic: AI in mathematics) | Dr. Michael Mulligan, UC Riverside |
| December 7, 2026 | Student Presentations | students, CSU Long Beach |
| December 9, 2026 | Student Presentations | students, CSU Long Beach |
Previous Colloquia
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2026 | Metamagnetic Materials as Switchable MRI Cell Tracking Micro-Labels | Dr. Barbic Mladen, Caltech |
| September 14, 2026 | Unravelling the hidden state of a kagome magnet | Dr. Yona Soh, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland |
The Colloquium Archive has the Colloquia from previous semesters.
Sponsors
We acknowledge with gratitude donations and support from the following present sponsors:
- H.E. and H.B. Miller and Family Endowment
- Benjamin Carter
- Mary L. Bresnan
- K. Y. Shen
- American Physical Society
- Anonymous
We also acknowledge with gratitude our past donors: The Forty-Niner Shops, Inc., The Northrop Grumman Foundation, Sandra Dana, Anonymous.
If you wish to support the Colloquium, please contact the colloquium coordinator or the department chair. Thank you!
