Events
The Department of Physics at Western Michigan University offers workshops, seminars and colloquia throughout the year. These events are open to all and there is no charge to attend.
For more information, please call the Department of Physics, (269) 387-4940. Metered visitor parking is available in the Miller Auditorium ramp.
Upcoming events
Colloquia
More information can be found on the flyers.
Friday, April 25, 2025
"Unraveling Proton Spin and Novel Extraction Techniques" (Flyer)
Dr. Ishara Fernando, Department of Physics, University of Virginia
10 a.m., 1104 Rood Hall
Past events
Monday, April 7, 2025
"Stars without nuclear fusion - much of the physics without all the confusion" (Flyer)
Professor Kirk T. Korista, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University
4 p.m., 1110 Rood Hall
Monday, March 31, 2025
"Interface Engineering and Taking the Academic Road to Industry" (Flyer)
Dr. Andrew Yost, Scienta-Omicron
4 p.m., 1110 Rood Hall
Monday, January 27, 2025
"Nitrogen-9: Strange Fish in the Nuclear Sea" (Flyer)
Dr. Joshua Wylie, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Facility for Rate Isotope Beams, Michigan State University
4 p.m., 1110 Rood Hall
Monday, November 18, 2024
"12C as Node Point in the Chemical Evolution of the Universe" (Flyer)
Prof. Michael Wiescher, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Notre Dame
4 p.m., 1110 Rood Hall
Monday, October 7, 2024
"Physics and the Curious Cyclist" (Flyer)
Dr. Paul Pancella, Professor, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University
4 p.m., 1110 Rood Hall
Monday, September 23, 2024
"What is Dark Matter" (Flyer)
Dr. Manuel Bautista, Physicist and Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science-High Energy Physics, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University
4 p.m., 1110 Rood Hall