Fall 2026 Colloquium Schedule

All colloquia will be held at 4 PM in Olin 101 (unless noted otherwise). Refreshments will be available at 3:30 PM in Olin Lobby prior to each seminar. For additional information, contact wfuphys@wfu.edu.

Thurs. Aug. 27, 2026 — Welcome to Physics Colloquium

Thurs. Sept. 3, 2026 — Prof. Martin Seifrid, North Carolina State University. (Host: Oana Jurchescu)

Thurs. Sept. 10, 2026 — TBD

Thurs. Sept. 17, 2026 — Prof. Salvo Vitale, MIT. (Host: A. Cárdenas-Avendaño)

Thurs. Sept. 24, 2026 — Prof. Antonio Facchetti, Georgia Tech University. (Host: O. Jurchescu)

Thurs. Oct. 1, 2026 — Prof. Gabriel Landing, University of Rochester. (Host: A. Kandada)

Thurs. Oct. 8, 2026 — Prof. Wenjun Zhao, Department of Mathematics WFU. (Host: Fred Salsbury)

Thurs. Oct. 15, 2026 — Prof. Steven Lopez, Northeastern University. (Host: T. Thonhauser & W. Ding)

Thurs. Oct. 22, 2026 — Dr. Joel Grim, Naval Research Lab. (Host: A. Kandada)

Thurs. Oct. 29, 2026 — Prof. Zhong Lin, Binghamton University. (Host: S. Winter)

Thurs. Nov. 5, 2026 — Prof. Nandini Trivedi, The Ohio State University (Host: E. Huffman)

Thurs. Nov. 12, 2026 — TBD

Thurs. Nov. 19, 2026 —  TBD

Thurs. Nov. 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving

Thurs. Dec. 3, 2026 — Prof. Brad Barlow, UNC Chapel Hill. (Host: A. Cárdenas-Avendaño)

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