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Physics Colloquium

Colloquia time and location: 3:10 pm, McLennan Physics MP102 with coffee beforehand at 2:45 pm in MP110.

Starting Fall 2022, the Physics Colloquium will start at a new time of 3:10 pm (instead of 4:10 pm). Colloquium speakers will either present in-person or online, and both formats will be live streamed. Whether the colloquium speaker is presenting in-person or online, we will hold an in-person coffee, starting at 2:45 in MP110, and then move to MP102 for the 3:10 pm start of the colloquium.

Even if the colloquium speaker is presenting remotely, we will use MP102 as a room to watch the live stream, for those attendees who want to watch the live stream as a group.

For all colloquia, attendees are free to watch the live stream from another location. 

Recordings of the colloquia will be posted.

Our colloquium series reflects the diverse research interests and pursuits of the department.
Please forward your suggestions for speakers to Colloquium Chair Nicolas Grisouard (email: nicolas.grisouard at utoronto.ca) or to Colloquium Secretary Joane Magnaye (email: joan.magnaye at utoronto.ca). To get up-to-date announcements about upcoming colloquia, please subscribe to the Colloquium mailing list (see link below).

Links

  • Online Physics Colloquia - related material archive from 2005 - 2019. From 2020 onward see button "related materials" below.
    All physics colloquia held at the University of Toronto will now be available online. If you'd like just the PDF file, you can download the PDF file only (if available). To view the voice-synchronized version, just click on the *.ppt file for the talk, and click on open at the prompt. If you have difficulty opening the file in your browser, you can download both *.ppt file and *.mp3 file in your computer under the same directory.
  • The talks are also live streamed to the Youtube Channel.
  • If you are a member of the Physics department you can subscribe to the Colloquium Mailing List here. For people outside of the university of Toronto, please use this form: https://forms.office.com/r/Q1k1eDZ0Ss
  • Directions to the Department of Physics

Upcoming Events Physics Colloquium

22
Jan 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
M. Lisa Manning
Physics-based frameworks for shape-shifting materials and morphogenesis
29
Jan 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Miles Stoudenmire
Decoding the Library of Babel: Solving High-Dimensional Problems with Tensor Networks
05
Feb 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Yonatan Kahn
Talk on Feb 5, 2026
12
Feb 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Kathryne Daniel
Talk on Feb 12, 2026
26
Feb 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Riccardo Comin
Talk on Feb 26, 2026
05
Mar 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Karen Alim
Talk on March 5, 2026
12
Mar 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Katerina Chatziioannou
Talk on March 12, 2026
19
Mar 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Edward Garnero
Talk on March 19, 2026
26
Mar 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Sophia Merrifield
Talk on March 26, 2026
02
Apr 2026
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
60 St. George Street, MP 102
Robert Hazen
Talk on April 2, 2026
Event series  Physics Colloquium