Past Events

Abstract:   Bioorthogonal chemistry enables the performance of chemical reactions in biological, including living, systems. The concept was borne out of an unmet need for molecular imaging technologies focused on cell surface glycans, but quickly expanded to applications across basic...

Abstract: A high-luminosity high-energy polarized electron-hadron collider will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in partnership with Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) and will start operation in the middle of the next decade. The EIC will be capable...

No Colloquium in honor of MLK Day. We will resume the regular series on January 26, 2026. Information Coming Soon.

Nothing. The only tenuous connection is my scientific path from PhD student in Berkeley to DDS&T at SLAC, which was heavily influenced by having access to the three Bay Area National Labs. I will thus spend the first part of...

We will resume the regular series in January 2026. Information Coming soon.

Abstract:  After over 20 years of planning, design, construction and commissioning the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to begin its 10-year survey of the entire Southern Hemisphere sky.  In this colloquium I’ll review the most important features and challenges...

Abstract:   High intensity relativistic electron beams are among the most versatile and powerful probes of the natural world. Progress in our understanding of the fundamental forces of nature, as well as the structure of matter, has gone hand in...

We will resume the regular series in December

Abstract:   This presentation will start by describing the current energy landscape with a focus on the molecules produced at scale to provide a high quality of life for billions across the globe. There are substantial opportunities to improve upon...