APS Colloquium 2024

The monthly APS Colloquium series was restarted in 2024 for the benefit of the Advanced Photon Source and Argonne community and brings distinguished scientists in all disciplines to lecture on topics of general interest. Objectives include the cross-fertilization of research initiatives at various institutions and the identification of possible uses of the Advanced Photon Source.
Heterogeneous material dynamics encoded with coherent X-rays – December 4, 2024

Dr. Yue Cao, physicist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

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Quo Vadis, Structural Biology? – November 13, 2024

Andrzej Joachimiak,  Argonne Distinguished Fellow; Director of the Structural Biology Center at X-ray Sciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory; and Professor at the University of Chicago

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Advancements in critical technologies for superconducting quantum systems at the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center – October 2, 2024

Anna Grassellino, director of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Center; Fermilab senior scientist; and head of the Fermilab SQMS division

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Going Forward – Recent Surprises in Stimulated X-ray Emission Spectroscopy – September 4, 2024

Uwe Bergmann, Martin L. Perl Professor in Ultrafast X-ray Science in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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