Colloquium
Upcoming Colloquium
Student Research Presentations I & II
May 4 and May 6, 2026
11:00am in HSCI-105
Students enrolled in PHYS 691, 697, 698, and 496 will present their research progress and achievements.
Other students will present research updates and readings from their semester.
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. Zoltan Papp
Zoltan.Papp@csulb.edu
Schedule
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Student Research Presentations I | Physics students, CSU Long Beach |
| May 6, 2026 | Student Research Presentations II | Physics students, CSU Long Beach |
Previous Colloquia
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | Analog quantum simulation on Google's Willow processor | Dr. Aaron Szasz, Google Quantum AI |
| April 20, 2026 | Creating Atomic Superlattices by Chemically Functionalizing Low-Dimensional Materials | Dr. Tamar Mentzel, UC Riverside |
| April 14, 2026 | Data Memory Storage: Past, Present & Future (Distinguished Lecture Speaker) | Dr. Stuart S. P. Parkin, Max Planck Institute for Microphysics, Halle, Germany |
| April 6, 2026 | A New Approach to the Flavor Puzzle | Dr. Michael Ratz, UC Irvine |
| March 23, 2026 | The Story of Five Physicists who framed the Atomic Age | Dr. Zoltan Papp, CSU Long Beach |
| March 11, 2026 | Twinkle Twinkle Dying Star: Massive Stars at the Intersection of Large-Scale Simulations and Time-Domain Surveys | TBA |
| March 9, 2026 | Gravitational Wave Astronomy - A New Window into the Universe | Dr. Jon Feicht, Caltech |
| March 4, 2026 | The Evolution of Supermassive Black Holes: from the Event Horizon to the Cosmic Web | TBA |
| March 2, 2026 | From Voids to Clusters: Deciphering the Drivers of Differential Galaxy Evolution Across the Cosmic Web | TBA |
| February 25, 2026 | Characterizing Exo-Kuiper Belts with Polarimetry and GPU-Enabled Modeling | TBA |
| February 23, 2026 | How Environment Shapes the Structure and Star Formation of Low-Mass Galaxies | TBA |
| February 16, 2026 | A Cluster Carol: Asteroseismology of Red Giants in Stellar Clusters | Dr. Madeline Howell, The Ohio State University |
| February 9, 2026 | An Electronic Structure Toolbox for Quantum Materials | Dr. Nicholas Dale, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| February 2, 2026 | Magnetic Proximity Effects and Spin–Orbit Torque in Two-Dimensional Ferromagnet Heterostructures | Dr. Mark Lohmann, Caltech |
| January 26, 2026 | Neural Network–Based Classification and Regression of Magnetohydrodynamic Modes in Tokamaks | Dr. Laszlo Bardoczi, UC Irvine |
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!
