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Monday, March 30th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Carl Beadle, University of Toronto,
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Anne-Catherine de la Hamette,
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Hao Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Ahmed Abouelkomsan, MIT,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Adrian Ka-Wai Chung, Postdoctoral Fellow, DAMTP, University of Cambridge,
Monday, April 6th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Hannah Banks, New York University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114
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Nikita Sopenko, Institute for Advanced Study (IAS),
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Joonhwi Kim, Caltech,
Friday, April 10th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Kelian Häring, University of Amsterdam,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Haimeng Zhao, Huang and Preskill groups,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño, Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Wake Forest University,
Monday, April 13th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Claudio Manzari, Institute for Advanced Study,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114
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Shivaji Sondhi, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford,
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Maciek Kolanowski, UC Santa Barbara,
3:30pm – 4:30pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Rajan Gupta, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Friday, April 17th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Ji Hoon Lee, ETH-Zurich,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Yuan Su, AWS Center for Quantum Computing,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Matias Castro-Tapia, Graduate Student, Department of Physics, McGill University,
Monday, April 20th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Pablo Quilez, CERN,
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
9:00am – 3:00pm
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Resource-aware Quantum Benchmarking Symposium

Gates-Thomas 135
  • Internal Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
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Mina Himwich, Princeton University,
Friday, April 24th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
William Oliver, Director of the Center for Quantum Engineering, MIT,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Tal Adi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USC,
Monday, April 27th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Seth Koren, University of Notre Dame,
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Francesco Calisto, Caltech,
Friday, May 1st, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Gaston Giribet, New York University,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Maine Christos, AWS Quantum Postdoctoral Scholar,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Stacy Kim, Nashman/CTAC Postdoctoral Fellow, CTAC, Carnegie Observatories,
Monday, May 4th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Ameen Ismail, University of Chicago,
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Ahmed Sheta, Harvard University,
Friday, May 8th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Xi Dong, UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Dave Aasen, Microsoft Station Q,
Monday, May 11th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Austin Batz, University of Oregon,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114
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Gregory Fiete, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Northeastern University,
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Matilda Delgado, Harvard & MPP Munich,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Aidan Herderschee, Institute for Advanced Study,
Friday, May 15th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

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Alternative explanation for how celestial objects generate large-scale magnetic fields
Bindesh Tripathi, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Columbia University,
Monday, May 18th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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Gustavo Alves, Fermilab and Northwestern University,
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Sabrina Pasterski, Perimeter Institute,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Benjamin McDonough, University of Colorado, Boulder,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Semih Tuna, Graduate Student, Metzger Group, Department of Physics, Columbia University,
Friday, May 29th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Minjae Cho, University of Chicago,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

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Title to be announced
Jayana Saes, Graduate Student, Physics Department, UIUC,
Friday, June 5th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Adrian Fraser, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Math Department, University of Colorado, Boulder,