Physics Department Seminar Series

The Yale Physics Department has many seminar series with the aim of providing information and knowledge to our physics community. These various seminar series are aimed at undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, research staff and faculty.

AMO Seminar

This seminar is run by the Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics group. Speakers are brought in to talk about topics of interest. Seminars are scheduled on an ad hoc basis.

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Condensed Matter Seminar

This weekly seminar is run by the Theoretical Condensed Matter group. Speakers are brought in to talk about topics of interest.

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Graduate Theory Seminar

The Graduate Theory Seminar series hosts a bi-weekly reading group, as well as talks twice a semester that cover theoretical topics of interest to a broad audience; from active-matter to particle physics.

Kimball Smith Series

 The Kimball Smith Series tackles issues at the intersection of science, technology, ethics, and global affairs—ranging from nuclear weapons risks to artificial intelligence policy.

Nuclear Particle Astrophysics Seminars (NPA)

These seminars cover recent results and new developments in experimental nuclear, particle and astrophysics. NPA seminars are the main research talks at Wright Lab and draw a diverse audience interested in current topics in fundamental physics. NPA seminars are supported by the Flint Fund, Wright Laboratory, and Yale University. 

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Particle Theory Seminar

This weekly  seminar is run by the Theoretical Particle Physics group. Speakers are brought in to talk about topics of interest.

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Physics & QBio Hagoromo Hour

This monthly seminar is run by the Machta group in QBio. Speakers are brought in to talk about topics of interest.

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Physics x Data Science

Seminar series for physics initiatives in data science.

Early Career Scientist Seminars

These seminars are a biweekly seminar held at Wright Lab, with talks generally given by Yale Physics graduate students and postdocs on a variety of topics, including Cosmology, Nuclear, Particle, Neutrino, AMO, and Theoretical Physics. The seminar is open to all members of the Yale Physics community.  WIDG talks are supported by the Wright Laboratory, the Yale Physics Department and Yale University.

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Yale Physics Professional Development Organization Talks

These seminars are focused on providing physical science PhDs and postdocs with information, contacts, and resources on a range of career opportunities, especially outside academia. YPPDO talks are supported by the Yale Physics Department and Wright Laboratory.

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