Seminars, News, and Events
Seminars, News, and Events
Stay connected with the Physics and Engineering Physics community at Tulane. From visiting speakers and research talks to faculty honors and department milestones, our seminars, news, and events offer a window into the ideas, discoveries, and people shaping physics and engineering physics here in New Orleans and beyond. Whether you’re a current student, a prospective applicant, a fellow scientist, or an alum, there’s always something new to explore.
Seminars
FALL 2026: Seminars are held throughout the Fall semester, normally on Mondays, 3-4pm in Boggs 239 unless specified otherwise.
Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
Aug 24 | PEP faculty | TU / PEP | State of PEP / Overview of current research projects by PEP faculty |
Aug 31 | Prof. Rath Vannithamby | TU / PEP | Wireless Technology Evolution Towards Intelligent & Connected World of 6G |
Sep 14 | Prof. Yunfeng Shi | RPI | Atomistic Modeling of Ferroelectric Materials in Devices |
Sep 21 | Dr. Alexis Myers | NLR | From Electrons, to Molecules, to Communities |
Sep 28 | Dr. Prashant Padmanabhan | LANL | Light-Driven Phenomena in Gapless Topological Matter |
Oct 5 | Prof. Tianze Liu | Tulane / EES | New Frontiers in Geological Hydrogen Exploration Using Seismology |
Oct 12 | Prof. Denis Seletskiy | U of New Mexico | Photons Are Overrated: Bright, few-cycle quantum light and what you can do with a field |
Oct 19 | Prof. Chunli Huang | U of Kentucky | From Pencil Lead to Quantum Matter: Magnetism and Superconductivity in Stacked Graphene |
Oct 26 | Prof. Elizabeth Scott | Centre College | Measuring Energy with Circuits and Superconductors- An Introduction to Thermal Kinetic Inductance Detectors |
Nov 2 | Dr. Kyle Steffen | Tulane | TBA |
Nov 9 | Prof. Georgi Rozenman | MIT | TBA |
Nov 16 | Prof. Mark Pedersen | UTEP | TBA |
PEP News
Future of Energy Forum panel: How AI could expand energy access
Artificial intelligence is driving an enormous increase in energy demand. But two Tulane University researchers say the technology could also help scientists discover materials capable of optimizing the electrical grid and increasing energy access for those who currently live without it.
Controlling Light at the Nanoscale: PhD Student Abdulhafeez Lukmon Builds Photonic Chips in Tulane’s Cleanroom
From Lagos to Tulane’s nanofabrication labs, Lukmon studies materials that can manipulate light while helping pave the way for research in the university’s new micro/nanofabrication cleanroom facility.
Career Fair Conversations Lead to Summer Opportunities for Two Tulane Students
Engineering physics junior Trae’jon Turner-Smith and biomedical engineering junior Balpreet Parmar share how connections at Tulane’s SSE Career Fair led to internships, new skills, and greater confidence.
Professor Jiang Wei Awarded NSF Grant to Study Hydrogen-Controlled Quantum Materials
NSF awarded $580,800 for research into hydrogen's control of rutile oxide properties for rewritable electronics & synaptic transistors. Funds support research & education.
