Colloquium
Upcoming Colloquium
Metal-organic frameworks: From crystal growth to their applications
Dr. Fangyuan Tian, CSU Long Beach
November 17, 2025
11:00am in HSCI-102
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of hybrid materials, exhibit ultrahigh porosity, structural diversity and multiple functionalities, making them excellent candidates for a variety of applications. We utilize surface science and coordination chemistry as guidance to study the MOF crystal growth. In my presentation, I will discuss several examples of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) MOFs that can be used in photoelectric conversion and guest molecule loadings. More specifically, we compared the optical and electronic properties of two semiconducting 2D porphyrin paddle-wheel frameworks which were prepared via a Langmuir-Blodgett method, and studied their electron transfer behaviors using a mercury drop junction approach. I will also present the study of using zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) as a model MOF to understand the MOF formation in general and their applications in gas separation and explosive detection.
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
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | Metal-organic frameworks: From crystal growth to their applications | Dr. Fangyuan Tian, CSU Long Beach |
| December 1, 2025 | (topic: condensed matter theory) | Gil Refael, Caltech |
| December 8, 2025 | Student Presentations | CSULB physics students |
| December 10, 2025 | Student Presentations | CSULB physics students |
Previous Colloquia
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2025 | Observing and simulating gravitational waves with LIGO, Cosmic Explorer, and SpECTRE | Dr. Geoffrey Lovelace, CSU Fullerton |
| November 3, 2025 | Learning about Massive Binary Stellar Evolution from High Mass X-ray Binaries in Local Group Galaxies | Dr. Margaret Lazzarini, CSU Los Angeles |
| October 27, 2025 | Energetic particles and spin polarized fuel for magnetic fusion energy | Dr. William Heidbrink, UC Irvine |
| October 20, 2025 | Physics of Anime | Drs. Kristjan Stone, Roman Gomez, Caleb Baker; Jet Propulsion Laboratory / NASA |
| October 13, 2025 | Searching for the Universe's Dark Matter | Dr. Alvine Kamaha, UCLA |
| October 6, 2025 | Faculty Research Presentations | Physics Department Faculty, CSU Long Beach |
| September 29, 2025 | Bicrystals and Bowties: Photothermoelectric and Plasmonic effects of gold nanostructures | Dr. Charlotte Evans, Sandia National Laboratory |
| September 22, 2025 | Studying strongly correlated systems with AI | Dr. Eduardo Ibarra Garcia Padilla, Harvey Mudd College |
| September 15, 2025 | A New Approach to the Flavor Puzzle | Dr. Michael Ratz, UC Irvine |
| September 8, 2025 | Department Meet 'n Mix | Department Faculty, Staff, and Student Leaders |
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!
