- Regular Seminar or Meeting Times
- Department Colloquium or Physics Club Events
- Department Colloquia/Seminars are usually scheduled on selected Wednesdays in Richardson Hall 201 or 256. These sometimes coincide with Physics Club events, which are also usually scheduled on Wednesdays.
- Astronomy Club Public Lectures (online during the pandemic)
- 8 p.m.-9 p.m., second Wednesday of the month (every month including summer) in CELS 110 or online. See the astronomy club homepage for more information. Lectures of general interest are listed below.
- Public Telescope Nights (suspended during the pandemic until further notice)
- Every clear Thursday evening when school is in session. Begins around 8 p.m. in front of CELS. See the Astronomy Club’s Facebook page to find out about the status of telescope night.
See also the CSAM Events Calendar
Spring 2022
- 16 March 2022 (Wednesday), 10:45am, Richardson Hall 256 (in-person only), Physics dept seminar
Polarizability of the Neutron: What is it and how do we measure it?, Dr. Gerald Feldman (George Washington University) - 16 March 2022 (Wednesday), 2:00pm, Richardson Hall 256 (in-person only), Physics dept seminar
Establishing a Collaborative Student-Centered Learning Environment using the SCALE-UP Pedagogy, Dr. Gerald Feldman (George Washington University)
Fall 2021
- 29 September 2021 (Wednesday), 4:00pm, Richardson Hall 201 (in-person and on Zoom), Physics dept/Physics Club/SIAM lecture
Observing the Universe with Gravitational Waves, Dr. Marc Favata (Montclair State University) - 20 October 2021 (Wednesday), 11:30am (on Zoom with live-streamed viewing in Richardson 201), Physics dept/Physics Club lecture, MSU Library event
Nuclear New Jersey: Princeton and the Atomic Bomb, 1939-45, Dr. Michael Gordin (Princeton University) - 20 October 2021 (Wednesday), 4:00pm (on Zoom), SIAM/Physics dept/Physics Club lecture
An introduction to the basic concepts of quantum computing, Dr. Stephen Schnetzer (Rutgers University) - 21 October 2021 (Thursday), 7:00pm, Schmitt Hall 327 (in-person + Zoom live-stream), Physics dept/CSAM evening lecture, MSU Library event
The Tuballoy Project: Bloomfield’s Westinghouse plant and uranium production for the Atomic Bomb, Dr. Alex Wellerstein (Stevens Institute of Technology) - 10 November 2021 (Wednesday), 11:30am, Richardson Hall 201 (in-person + Zoom live-stream), Physics dept/Physics Club lecture, MSU Library event
Einstein’s Letter: The campaign to build “the Bomb” before the Germans, Dr. Steve Gimbel (Gettysburg College) - 17 November 2021 (Wednesday), 11:30am, Richardson Hall 256 (in-person only), Physics dept/Physics Club lecture
Many-body physics with spin states of trapped Rydberg atoms, Dr. Svetlana Malinovskaya (Stevens Institute of Technology)
Spring 2021
- 10 February 2021 (Wednesday), 8:00pm (on Zoom), NJAG/Astronomy Club monthly lecture
The Wacky World of Quantum Mechanics, Dr. Jeremy Carlo (Villanova University) - 17 February 2021 (Wednesday), 1:35pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics Club event
Physics Club beginning of semester welcome event - 10 March 2021 (Wednesday), 8:00pm (on Zoom), NJAG/Astronomy Club monthly lecture
What Tilts Planets’ Orbits?, Dr. Eric Jensen (Swarthmore College) - 17 March 2021 (Wednesday), 12:30pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics Club event
Physics Bridge Programs, Lita de la Cruz (Princeton University) - 31 March 2021 (Wednesday), 11:30pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics Club event
Fermi Problems and the Fermi Paradox - 14 April 2021 (Wednesday), 8:00pm (on Zoom, register here), NJAG/Astronomy Club monthly lecture
Perseverance on Mars, Dr. Michael Lewis (NASA JPL) - 28 April 2021 (Wednesday), 11:30am (on Zoom, public, email Marc Favata for link), Department Colloquium
Advanced gravitational-wave detectors and beyond: Improving sensitivity with Faraday isolators
Prof. Rodica Martin (Montclair State University) - 12 May 2021 (Wednesday), 11:30am (Zoom, non-public), Physics Club & Department Event
Physics Club End-of-Year Gathering, Scholarship Awards, and Graduating Senior Recognition Event - 12 May 2021 (Wednesday), 8:00pm (on Zoom, register here), NJAG/Astronomy Club monthly lecture
MSU student research projects
Fall 2020
- 16 September 2020 (Wednesday), 2:00pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics Club & Department event
Physics Club start-of-semester virtual gathering - 7 October 2020 (Wednesday), 3:00pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics club event
Physics club get-together - 21 October 2020 (Wednesday), 2:00pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics Club & Department event
Career Advice, Prof. Marc Favata - 4 November 2020 (Wednesday), 5:00pm (on Zoom, non-public), CSAM Career Services & Physics Club event
CSAM Physics Careers Night - 11 November 2020 (Wednesday), 2:00pm (on Zoom, public), MSU Library, Physics Club, & Department event
Prof. Alfredo Carnevali, Montclair State University
Nuclear Weapons in Space: From “Star Wars” to “Space Force” - 2 December 2020 (Wednesday), 2:00pm (on Zoom, non-public), Physics Club & Department event
Overview of the Green Teams Program (by Dr. Amy Tuininga) and end-of-semester gathering
Spring 2020
- 29 January 2020 (Wednesday), 3:15pm-4:15pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium, Physics Club
Dr. Hyunsoo Kim, University of Maryland
Quantum materials research and high-spin topological superconductivity - 5 February 2020 (Wednesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm in RI-256, Department Colloquium, Physics Club
Prof. Kent Leung, North Carolina State University
To see a world in a grain of sand: what neutrons can tell us about the Universe - 12 February 2020 (Wednesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium, Physics Club
Dr. Nicholas Schade, University of Chicago
Classical E&M with a twist: a geometric Hall effect without magnetic field - 18 February 2020 (Tuesday), 2:45pm-3:45pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium, Physics Club
Prof. Martin Lichtman, Bates College
Quantum computing and the taming of Schrodinger’s cat - 19 February 2020 (Wednesday), 3pm-4pm in RI-256, PHYS 198 seminar, Physics Club
Prof. Shaon Ghosh, Montclair State University
Understanding neutron stars using gravitational waves - [cancelled or postponed] 18 March 2020 (Wednesday), 4:00pm-5:00pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium, Physics Club
CSAM Career Fair - [cancelled] 25 March 2020 (Wednesday), 4:00pm-5:00pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium, Physics Club
Prof. Insuk Jang, Montclair State University
An overview of black holes: history and remaining questions - [cancelled] 22 April 2020 (Wednesday), 11am – 4pm, Student Center Quad, Physics Club and department event
Physics Day! - [cancelled] 29 April 2020 (Wednesday), time TBD, Physics Club and Department event, PHYS 198
End-of-the-semester party and award recognition
Fall 2019
- 11 September 2019, 3:00pm-5pm in RI-201, Physics Club event
Physics & Astronomy fall semester welcome party - 18 September 2019, 3:30pm-5pm in RI-201, Physics Club event
Physics Department Faculty
Physics Student Advising Day - 25 September 2019, 3:30pm-5pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium
Prof. Jihun Kim, Montclair State University
Quantum Gravity in a Nutshell - 26 September 2019, 7pm-8pm in CELS 120, MSU Library sponsored event
Prof. Marc Favata, Montclair State University
The Scientific Legacy of Apollo - 9 October 2019, 4pm-5pm in RI-201, Physics Club event
Prof. Marc Favata and Ms. Gennae Hinson
Career Advice for Physics Majors - 16 October 2019, 2:30pm-6:30pm in University Hall Conference Center, 7th floor. Sponsored by CSAM.
CSAM Professional Development Fair - 16 October 2019, 3:30pm-5pm in Science Hall 102 (Sokol Room), Physics Club and University College event, sponsored by MSU Library
Prof. Terry Hart, Lehigh University and former NASA astronaut
The Past, Present, and Future of Space Exploration - 23 October 2019, 3:30pm-5pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium
Prof. Camelia Prodan, NJIT
Topological Dynamics from Life Science to Metamaterials - 30 October 2019, 3:30pm-5pm in RI-201, Physics Club event
Mr. Shawn Connolly, Vice President for University Facilities, Montclair State University
Campus Microgrid: discussion and group tour [article/video] - 6 November 2019, 3:00pm-4:00pm in RI-256, Physics Club event
Jonathan Norton, Inradoptics
A MSU Physics Alumnus’ Experience: From Teaching to Optics - 13 November 2019, 3pm-4pm in RI-201, Physics Club event, sponsored by MSU Library
Dr. Roger Launius, former NASA Chief Historian and Associate Director at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Apollo: 50 Years Later - 13 November 2019, 4pm-5pm in RI-201, Physics Club event
Lt. Sangjoon Jin, US Navy
The Nuclear Navy - 13 November 2019, 7pm-8pm in CELS-120, sponsored by MSU Library
Dr. Roger Launius, former NASA Chief Historian and Associate Director at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Buzz Aldrin and the Apollo 11 Mission - 13 November 2019, 8pm-9pm in CELS-110, NJAG monthly lecture
Prof. Jillian Bellovary, CUNY Queensboro Community College and American Museum of Natural History
How to Build a Supermassive Black Hole - 20 November 2019, 3:30pm-5pm in RI-201, Department Colloquium
Prof. Catalin Martin, Ramapo College
Superconductivity: Why it keeps fascinating scientists 100 years after its discovery
- 4 December 2019, 3pm-4pm in RI-256, Physics Club event
End-of-semester celebration - 4 December 2019, 4pm-5pm in RI-256, Physics Club event
Peter Taylor, Hofstra University
Medical Physics: Professional Pathways and the Role of Advanced Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer