Events at Physics |
Events During May, 2026
- Friday, May 1st
- Academic Calendar
- Last Class Day
- Thesis Defense; 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm; 5280 Chamberlin
- Gravitational Imaging with Very Long Baseline Interferometry, Michael Martinez, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Preliminary Exam; 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm; 5280 Chamberlin
- Modelling Nonequilibrium Superconducting Dynamics for MKID Applications, Soren Ormseth, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; Chamberlin 2241
- RESERVED — Title to be announced, Josiah Sinclair, Carl & Brynn Anderson Assistant Professor of Physics, UW - Madison
- Physics Department Awards Banquet; 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm; Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
- Saturday, May 2nd
- Academic Calendar
- Study Day
- Sunday, May 3rd
- Academic Calendar
- Exams Begin
- Monday, May 4th
- Academic Calendar
- Exams
- Preliminary Exam; 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm; B343 Sterling
- New low-switching orderings by stacking order engineering of 2d materials, Carter Fox, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Tuesday, May 5th
- Academic Calendar
- Exams
- Wednesday, May 6th
- Academic Calendar
- Exams
- Preliminary Exam; 10:15 am - 12:15 pm; 5310 CH
- Neutrino astronomy and oscillations with IceCube, Samyak Jain, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Thesis Defense; 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm; Chamberlin 5280
- Identifying and Characterizing Dusty Star-forming Galaxies with ALMA and JWST, Stephen McKay
- Thursday, May 7th
- Academic Calendar
- Exams
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Title to be announced, Shimon Kolkowitz, Berkeley
- Friday, May 8th
- Academic Calendar
- Exams End
- Academic Calendar
- Commencement: Doctoral & Medical Professional
- Graduate Program Event; 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm; 2241 Chamberlin
- Physics Graduation Celebration Event
- Saturday, May 9th
- Academic Calendar
- Commencement: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Law
- Tuesday, May 12th
- Council Meeting
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm; 2314 Chamberlin
- Wednesday, May 13th
- Department Meeting
- 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm; B343 Sterling
- Thursday, May 14th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Title to be announced, Roman Kuzmin , UW-Madisoon
- Sunday, May 17th
- Academic Calendar
- Faculty Contract Year Ends
- Monday, May 18th
- Academic Calendar
- 4-week Summer Session Begins
- Monday, May 25th
- Academic Calendar
- Memorial Day
- Tuesday, May 26th
- Academic Calendar
- 3-week Summer Session Begins