Events & Seminars

Upcoming events will be listed on this page.

Seminars

Seminars take place in various venues (as listed). See the campus map

 

Date Venue Speaker Title/Topic Area Abstract
Friday 1st March 2024 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr. David Long, DCU School of Physical Sciences Why should we care about the Sun? Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 30th November 2023 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof. Bob Wallace from The University of Texas at Dallas Physical Characterization of Advanced Device Materials Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 16th November 2023 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 DrEnrico Bozzo -  ISDC,  University of Geneva. Probing massive star winds with SgXBs: current status, recent efforts, and future perspectives  Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 19th October 2023 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Alberto Canisares DCU PHA Graduate 2015, currently PhD DIAS Multilateration of Type III solar radio bursts using the BayEsian LocaLization Algorithm (BELLA)  Abstract (pdf)
Friday 26th May 2023 at 15:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr. Mahua Biswas, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA Engineering Nanomaterial Patterns for Emerging Technologies Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 6th April 2023 at 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr Oisín Creaner

Developing a research group in DCU focused on explanet observartion

 

Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 30th March 2023 at 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Thomas Frederiksen  Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain π-magnetism and transport in graphene nanostructures Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 23rd March at 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr. Masha Chernyakova, DCU School of Physical Sciences Extreme accelerators on the high energy sky Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 16th March 2023 at 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof. Klaus Drese (HS Coburg, Germany) Acoustic Waves as a Tool for Sensing Abstract (pdf)
Tuesday 28th February at 11am School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof. Charles W. Clark, Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland Generation, Detection and Application of Twisted Waves of Light and Neutrons Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 23rd February in N115 at 1pm School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr. Patrick Kavanagh James Webb Space Telescope observations of the iconic supernova SN1987A Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 16th February 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof.Fengzhou Fang - Centre of Micro/Nano Manufacturing Technology (MNMT-Dublin), University College Dublin High effective laser assisted ultra-precision machining of brittle materials Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 9th February 2023 13:00

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Daniela Rupp, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Ultrafast dynamics in clusters followed with Coherent Diffraction Imaging Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 8th December 2022 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof Jens Ducrée, School of Physical Sciences, DCU Satoshi Nakamoto and the Origins of Bitcoin Abstract (pdf)
Wednesday 30th November 2022 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr. Walter Perrie, Laser Group, University of Liverpool Ultrafast laser-materials micro-machining with Structured Light Abstract (pdf)
Friday 18th November 2022 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof. Federico Corni Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy The Role of Metaphors in Teacher Education in Physics Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 3rd November 2022 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr, Mossy Kelly - Assistant lecturer in physics and instrumentation at GMIT (now called the Atlantic Technological University) - Graduate of Physics , DCU The Teaching-Research Nexus: Symbiosis or Zero-Sum? Examples from applied physics teaching and research Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 27th October 2022 12:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Dr. Duane Deardorff, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of North Carolina Physics Activities for the Life Sciences (PALS) Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 13th October 2022 13:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Prof. Dr. Marcus Brüggen  University of Hamburg The non-thermal Universe or the biggest accelerators in the Cosmos Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 29th September 2022 12:00 School of Physical Sciences, Room N115 Professor Philip Moriarty (Nottingham University) Towards 3D Printing, Atom By Atom? (...or The Trouble With Tips) Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 10th March 2022 13:00 SA217 and via Zoom at this link Dr. Graham Kells (School of Physical Sciences, DCU)   Weak measurement, quantum trajectories, and topological order Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 10th March 2022 13:00 SA217 and via Zoom at this link Dr. Brian Hare (University of Groningen)  LIFT: Lightning corona Imaging From a radio Telescope Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 3rd March 2022 13:00 On Zoom  only at this link Dr. Alexandra Fogg (DIAS)  An assessment of Solar Wind - Magnetosphere - Ionosphere coupling using terrestrial radio emissions Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 17th February 2022 13:00 SA217 and via Zoom at this link Prof. Síle Nic Chormaic (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) Manipulating and trapping particles using evanescent light fields Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 17th February 2022 13:00 SA217 and via Zoom at this link Dr. Nuala M. Caffrey (School of Physics, UCD) Between the Sheets: Adsorbents and Intercalants in 2D Layered Materials Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 10th February 2022 13:00 SA217 and via Zoom at this link Julio Arrechea (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Granada) Semiclassical relativistic stars Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 3rd February 2022 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Anna Scaife (University of Manchester) AI for Astronomy in the SKA Era Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 27th January 2022 13:00 SA217 and via Zoom at this link  Dr. Ruth Saunders (School of Physical Sciences, DCU) Belonging and Equity in Physics Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 9th December 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Dr Sean Kelly (University of Antwerp) Plasma-based conversion: a focus on Nitrogen fixation Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 2nd December 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Serguei Komissarov (School of Mathematics, University of Leeds) Electric charge of black holes and the Blandford-Znajek mechanism Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 25th November 2021 13:00 SA217 Dr Lewys Jones (Ussher Assistant Professor in Ultramicroscopy, TCD) Performance, flexibility & sustainability in electron microscopy: the impossible dream? Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 18th November 2021 13:00 SA217

Dr. Samuel McKeague,

School of Physical Sciences, DCU

Observing High-Mass X-ray Binaries with Athena X-IFU Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 11th November 2021 13:00 SA217

Dr. Stephen Power

School of Physical Sciences, DCU

Valley, spin and electronic transport phenomena in two-dimensional nanostructures Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 4th November 13:00 SA217

Prof. Jens Ducrée

School of Physical Sciences, DCU

Decentralized Science - Ingredients, Opportunities and Challenges Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 28th October 13:00 SA217 Matthew Snelgrove, a PhD student, School of Physical Sciences, DCU Characterising Infiltration Techniques in Polymer Area Selective Deposition Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 21st October 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link

 Prof. Mark Wardle

Centre for Astrononomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics, Macquarie University

Cosmic Rays in the Centre of the Galaxy Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 14th October 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Xavier Calmet, University of Sussex Quantum Gravitational Corrections to the Entropy of a Schwarzschild Black Hole
 
Abstract (pdf)
Tuesday 13th April 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. John Goold, TCD

 

Taking the temperature of a pure quantum state

Abstract (pdf)
Tuesday 30th March 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Caitriona Jackman Planetary Space Weather Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 25th March 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Jens Ducrée, School of Physical Sciences, DCU A blockchain-orchestrated, participatory research model boosted by open platforms and virtualization  Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 18th March 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Timo Gans, School of Physical Sciences, DCU. Controlled plasma dynamics and non-equilibrium chemical kinetics for next generation plasma technologies Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 11th March 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. Deborah O'Connell, School of Physical Sciences, DCU. Disruptive plasma approaches for tackling global challenges Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 4th March 2021 13:00

Via Zoom at

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Dr Gráinne Walsh, University of Limerick Supporting female belonging in physics: staff student partnership in the SOPHia school visit programme. Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 25th February 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Prof. John Costello from DCU Photoionization of Rare Gases in Intense X-ray and Optical Laser Fields Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 11th February 2021 13:00 Via Zoom at this link Dr Steve Campbell, UCD A short tour of quantum speed limits Abstract (pdf)

CANCELLED

Thursday 2nd April 2020 13:00

SA106 Dr. Jason Greenwood, Queens University Belfast Using chiral light pulses to probe molecular structure and dynamics Abstract (pdf)

CANCELLED

Thursday 26th March 2020 13:00

SA106 Prof. Mark Wardle, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia TBC Abstract (pdf)

CANCELLED

Thursday 19th March 2020 13:00

SA106 Dr. Steve Campbell, University College Dublin Quantum speed limits: Practical tool. Fundamental Insights Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 12th March 2020 13:00 SA106 Gráinne Walsh, University of Limerick Supporting female belonging in physics: staff student partnership in the SOPHia school visit programme. Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 5thMarch 202013:00 SA106 Dr. Fergal O'Reilly, University College Dublin Soft Wet X-rays for 3D Biological Cell Imaging Abstract (pdf)
Thursday 27th February 2020 13:00 SA106 Dr. Shane O'Sullivan, School of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University Constraining intergalactic magnetic fields with LOFAR Abstract (pdf)

Wednesday 22nd  January 2019

15.00

Lonsdale Building (X Building) Room XG22 Dr. Cormac Purcell, Research Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics & Astrophotonics, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia Sharks, Tombs and Cosmic bubbles: How machine learning spans diverse scientific fields Abstract (pdf)
Wednesday 12th February 2020 15:00 HG22 Ciara Maguire, from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Trinity College Dublin.

Shock waves in the solar corona.

 

Abstract (pdf)