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Physics

Student Lunch Talks

Schedule for the 2026 season

The student lunches are typically held on the third Wednesday of each month at noon.
21 January 2026

John McDonaugh, University of Notre Dame 
Constraining The 120Te(γ,n)/(γ,α) Branching Point For the γ-Process Using Hector

18 February 2026

Zeyu Yu, Argonne National Laboratory 
Towards Hetrogeneous Quantum Networking with Yb-171 Atom Arrays

18 March 2026

Olivia Bruce, University of Notre Dame
Overview of St. Benedict and Future Measurement Plans

15 April  2026

Jinchen He, Argonne National Laboratory
3D Imaging of the Pion on a Fine Lattice

20 May 2026

Geoffrey Zheng, University of Chicago
Exploring Parity Violation with Cold Tin Atoms and BaF Molecules

4 June  2026

Daniel Lay, Argonne National Laboratory  
A Brief Introduction of Low-Energy Nuclear Theory
Ian Cox, Argonne National Laboratory  
Nuclear Structure: Building with Protons and Neutrons

11 June  2026

Fernando Flor, Argonne National Laboratory  
Medium Energy Physics at Argonne: An Overview
Scatt Carmichael, Argonne National Laboratory  
An Overview of Nuclear Astrophysics

18 June  2026

Rikel Chakma, Argonne National Laboratory  
Evaluated Nuclear Data for Masses, Decays, and Nuclear Structure
Eduardo Alejandro, Argonne National Laboratory  
Laser Cooling and Trapping Applications at ANL

2 July  2026

TBA, TBA
TBA

9 July  2026

TBA, TBA
TBA

16 July  2026

TBA, TBA
TBA