OVERVIEW

Our Events

The Smalley-Curl Institute hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Select a title or tab to learn more about each annual event or series. See scheduled upcoming SCI events at the bottom of the page.

Recurring events

Colloquiums

  • SCI Summer Colloquium - The Smalley-Curl Institute Summer Research Colloquium began in 1986 as the RQI Colloquium and has been held in August of each year. The purpose of the SCI Summer Research Colloquium is to provide undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers working at Rice with an opportunity to present their most recent work.
    • The next SCI Summer Colloquium is scheduled for Friday, August 7, 2026.

Seminars

Workshops

  • School on Electron Correlations & Topology (eQMA)
    • ​​​​​​​The premise of the proposed school is that now is an opportune time for junior researchers from the community of correlation physics to be exposed to topological aspects of physics, and likewise for those from the topology community to correlation physics. By introducing the basic concepts and showcasing the emerging frontiers, the school will educate a cohort of junior researchers, and, over the long run, help push the quantum matter field to confront the outstanding challenges and realize the enormous opportunities that develop at the intersection of strong correlations and topology.
  • COMSOL Multiphysics: Workshop & Poster Session (APP)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A hands-on technical workshop with demos, new features in COMSOL, and a poster session highlighting student research and entries to the Baker Hughes modeling challenge.
  • Frontiers of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (RCCQ)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The workshop will convene leading researchers across cQED and adjacent areas to exchange ideas and shape future collaborations. The scientific scope includes four focal themes: (1) cavity engineering, (2) controlling interactions & dissipation, (3) cavity-enhanced phenomena in solids, and (4) quantum light for sensing and imaging. We would value your perspective within this program.
  • Global Workshop on Quantum Material Synthesis (RCQM)
    • ​​​​​​​The central theme of the workshop is to communicate recent developments, identify new research areas, and collectively address urgent materials challenges faced by the community of quantum materials synthesis. This workshop will be an interdisciplinary forum to bring together physicists, materials scientists, chemists, both experimentalists and theorists in the quantum materials community. It will also address a need to promote educational and career opportunities for a diverse group of young scientists interested in modern materials synthesis via a wide range of techniques.
  • Rice Winter School on Quantum Material Synthesis and Workshop on Quantum Geometry (RCQM)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Rice Winter School, sponsored by Smalley-Curl Institute (SCI) and RCQM, will consist of in-depth lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions. The lectures will be delivered by leading experts, covering topics related to Quantum Materials Synthesis, which will include synthesis using flux, floating zone techniques, chemical vapor deposition, pulsed laser deposition, and molecular-beam epitaxy. In addition, there will be hands-on laboratory sessions, complementary to the lectures, to provide the participants with opportunities to work in state-of-the-art labs and gain practical experience.

Symposiums

Group Meetings and Lunches

For more information about past events, visit the event archive page.

Upcoming Events