Department of Physics

Seminars

2025 Physics Department Seminar Series

Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are Fridays at 2 pm in SCI 250 hosted by Dr. Anna Petrova-Mayor.  All are welcome to attend!
 

Schedule of Seminars

DateTitleSpeakerInfo
January 31Supporting Physics Departments for Planning and Implementing Transformational ChangeDr. Joel Corbo, University of Colorado at BoulderFlyer (PDF)
February 7On the Trail of Black Body RadiationDr. Louis J. Buchholtz, Professor Emeritus, California State University ChicoFlyer (PDF)
February 14Rethinking What it Means to be Underprepared in PhysicsDr. Geraldine Cochran, Physics Dept., The Ohio State University

 Flyer (PDF)

February 21

Transforming Galactic Astrophysics with Data Science

Dr. Trey Wenger, NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 Flyer (PDF)

February 28Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble:  Experimenting Within the Cauldron of Mira Variable Atmospheres

Dr. Dana K. Baylis-Aguirre, New Mexico Tech

Flyer (PDF)

March 7Looking Inside and Out:  Directly Observing the Gas Ejected From, and Falling Onto, Galaxies at "Cosmic Noon"

Dr. Evan Núñez, PhD Candidate at Caltech Astro

Flyer (PDF)

March 14Lunar Dust MitigationAlumnus Jason Stockton (via Zoom), NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)

Flyer (PDF)

March 28The Final Frontier:  Space Science Missions from Phase-A to Phase-FAlumna Dr. Lena Heffern, University of Colorado at Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Flyer (PDF)

April 4Evidence of Dynamical Chaos in Stellar Evolution ModelsThe Future Dr. Camron Crossland, Chico State Physics Major

Flyer (PDF)

April 4Elliptic Orbits for the Schwarzschild MetricThe Future Dr. Alex McPeck, Chico State Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)
April 11Müller Matrix Polarimetry for Cancer DetectionThe Future Dr. Katherine Bramasco, Chico State Engineering & Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)
April 11Estimating Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients from Experimental Data - A Model-Based ApproachThe Future Dr. Pablo Herrador Sanchez de Murga, Chico State Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)
April 18Pedagogical Frameworks for Effective Physics TeachingThe Future Dr. Tyson Trento, Chico State Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)
April 25An Undergraduate Approach to Magnetic Field MappingThe Future Dr. Caius Smallhouse, Chico State Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)
April 25Single Photon Interference Through Piezo Path Length Shifted InterferometerThe Future Dr. David Marquez, Chico State Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)
May 2Electron-Positron Annihilation of Radioactive Isotope 22Na

The Future Dr. Blayne Hass, Chico State Physics Major

Flyer (PDF)
May 2From Passive to Active Learning:  A Case for Expanding ISLE in Physics EducationThe Future Dr. David Medina, Chico State Physics Major

Flyer (PDF)

May 9Characterizing Through-Focus Pulse-Front TiltThe Future Dr. Silvia Herzenach, Chico State Physics MajorFlyer (PDF)

May 9

A Study of Silicon Dioxide Defects in MOSFETs Through Molecular SimulationsThe Future Dr. Katherine Bramasco, Chico State Physics Major

Flyer (PDF)