LEGEND: recent results and future prospects in the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge
Jason Detwiler (Univ Washington)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
August 21, 2026 3:30 PM

Constraining mysteries of QCD in vacuum and quark-gluon plasma
Preeti Dhankher Lesser (Nikhef)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
August 25, 2026 2:00 PM

TBA
Ramya Bhaskar (Sandia)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
September 1, 2026 2:00 PM

Cosmic Explosions and Cosmic Accelerators: The Dawn of the Multimessenger Age
Regina Caputo
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
September 25, 2026 3:30 PM

Randomness for quantum sensing
Jacob Bringewatt
CQuIC Seminars
July 23, 2026 3:30 PM

Measurements and Studies for Rare Event Searches Using Directional Detectors
Elizabeth Tilly
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
June 16, 2026 1:00 PM

Exploring the Role of a Mushy, Crustal Compliant Region in Volcano Deformation
Grant Block
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
June 1, 2026 1:00 PM

An Investigation of TESS M&Ms and the Occurrence Rate of Transiting Circumbinary Planets
Dominic Oddo
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
May 28, 2026 2:00 PM

Department Convocation
Kathrin Spendier, PhD
Special Talk
May 16, 2026 12:00 PM

Finals Week -- No Colloquium

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
May 15, 2026 3:30 PM

Quantum Measurement and Non-Euclidean Geometry
Chris Jackson
CQuIC Seminars
May 14, 2026 3:30 PM

No Colloquium May 8, 2026

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
May 8, 2026 3:30 PM

Macroscopic quantum measurements to probe gravity
Vivishek Sudhir
CQuIC Seminars
May 7, 2026 3:30 PM

The Road to exo-Earths: Doppler Velocimetry in the 2020s
Sam Halverson (JPL)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
May 7, 2026 2:00 PM

Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with LEGEND Using Simulation and Machine Learning
Zafer Acar (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
May 5, 2026 2:00 PM

Sulfur: A New Tracer in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Ian J. M. Crossfield, Astronomer
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
May 1, 2026 3:30 PM

Quantum simulation with tensor networks in two- and three- dimensions
Joey Tindall
CQuIC Seminars
April 30, 2026 3:30 PM

Interplanetary Scintillation with the Long Wavelength Array
Charlie Siders
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
April 30, 2026 2:00 PM

From Idealized Forecasts to Realistic Inference of Dark Matter Physics with Milky Way Satellites
Soumyodipta Karmakar (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
April 28, 2026 2:00 PM

UNM Physics Day 2026
Diana Dragomir
Outreach
April 25, 2026 8:45 AM

Dual-comb spectroscopy from terahertz to petahertz and beyond
Konstantin Vodopyanov (CREOL)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
April 24, 2026 3:30 PM

Information scrambling and the learning landscape of a quantum machine learning
Sabre Kais
CQuIC Seminars
April 23, 2026 3:30 PM

Remote Sensing Infrasound using a “Space Microphone”
Ken Obenberger (AFRL)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
April 23, 2026 2:00 PM

Implications of New Physics for Cosmology and Compact Objects
Evan David (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
April 21, 2026 1:45 PM

Spring Demo Show
Society of Physics Students
Outreach
April 18, 2026 12:00 PM

The quantum computers at Quantinuum
Dr. David Hayes (Quantinuum)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
April 17, 2026 3:30 PM

Stellar Pulsations and Observations from Space
Joyce Guzik (LANL)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
April 16, 2026 2:00 PM

Development of 4/5D detectors for near-future Higgs factories and nuclear physics experiments
Simone Mazza (UCSC)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
April 14, 2026 2:00 PM

When Nuclear Power Goes Wrong: A Nuclear Engineer Reflects on Visits to Three Nuclear Accident Sites
Professor Carl Willis (UNM Nuclear Engineering Dept.)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
April 10, 2026 3:30 PM

Pathway to the Formation of Planetesimals in Early Solar Nebula by Turbulent Concentration
Debanjan Sengupta (NMSU)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
April 9, 2026 2:00 PM

A Quantum Phase Space Description of Local Noise in Atomic Ensembles (and applications to metrology)
Andrew Forbes
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
April 8, 2026 4:00 PM

Optimizing Next Generation Cosmic Microwave Background Experiments to Probe Inflation
Wilber Dominguez (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
April 7, 2026 2:00 PM

No Colloquium on April 3
Presenter TBD
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
April 3, 2026 3:30 PM

Frequency-domain device physics for Error-corrected Photonic Integrated Qubits (EPIQ)
Nils Otterstrom
CQuIC Seminars
April 2, 2026 3:30 PM

A Multi-Frequency Investigation of Compact Symmetric Objects
Evan Sheldahl
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
April 2, 2026 2:00 PM

How to Falsify String Theory at a Collider
Matthew Baumgart (ASU)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
March 31, 2026 2:00 PM

Precision tests of quantum electrodynamics through hydrogen spectroscopy and vacuum birefringence
Dylan Yost (Colorado State University)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
March 27, 2026 3:30 PM

Assessing PFAS contamination levels and toxicity in the wildlife of Holloman Lake, New Mexico: Key Insights from Five Years of Research.
Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Sigma Xi Public Talk
March 26, 2026 5:30 PM

Probing Physics Beyond the Standard Model via Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
Tensor Elmikawy (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
March 24, 2026 2:00 PM

Quantum control of qubits and qudits in neutral atom systems
Vikas Buchemmavari (UNM)
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
March 23, 2026 3:15 PM

No Colloquium this week due to Spring Break

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
March 20, 2026 3:30 PM

No Colloquium on March 13

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
March 13, 2026 3:30 PM

Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay and the BACoN Experiment
Geogia McDowell (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
March 10, 2026 2:00 PM

Search for New Physics in the Rare Decays of B0->mu+mu- and Development of High-Precision Timing Detectors
Josef Sorenson
Thesis and Dissertation Defenses
March 9, 2026 10:00 AM

Quantum systems and devices built of ultracold atoms and light
Dan Stamper-Kurn (Berkeley)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
March 6, 2026 3:30 PM

Cold-atom quantum simulation of geometric effects in materials
Dan Stamper-Kurn
CQuIC Seminars
March 5, 2026 3:30 PM

Pebble accretion for Earth’s composition and water delivery
Susmita Garai (UNM EPS)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
March 5, 2026 2:00 PM

Hunting for Exotic Matter: How AI is Helping Our Search for the Strange Side of Quantum Physics
Cesar Luis Da Silva (LANL)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
March 3, 2026 2:00 PM

Solar System Observations: Recent Results from ALMA and the VLA
Bryan Butler (NRAO)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
February 27, 2026 3:30 PM

A resource theory of asynchronous quantum information processing
Felix Leditzky
CQuIC Seminars
February 26, 2026 3:30 PM

A Search for New Physics in Decays of B Mesons to Muon Pairs, Characterization of Radiation Damage in Silicon Detectors at the Large Hadron Collider, and Development of New Particle Timing Technology
Hijas Farook (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
February 24, 2026 2:00 PM

Intro to Photonics Experience courtesy of ThorLabs
ThorLabs
No Affiliation
Outreach
February 24, 2026 12:00 AM

Rethinking Math Readiness for First-Year Physics and Engineering
Joel Walker (Sam Houston State University, TX)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
February 20, 2026 3:30 PM

When innovative science intersects with the needs of public health and communities
Eliane El Hayek
Sigma Xi Public Talk
February 19, 2026 5:00 PM