Lectures

Distinguished Speaker

extreme Quantum Materials Alliance (eQMA)

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• February 19, 2025 - Spring 2025 eQMA Distinguished Lecture: Subir Sachdev, Harvard University

Rice Center for Cavity QED (RCCQ)

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• May 14, 2026 - Dr. Cristian Ciraci: From Quantum Nanoplasmonics to Optical AI: A Journey Bridging Fundamental Research and Industry
• March 25, 2026 - Dr. Carlo Sirtori: Frequency combs in quantum cascade lasers and metasurface emitters at 10 µm

Rice Center for Quantum Materials (RCQM)

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• February 22, 2026 - Dr. Angel Rubio: Controlling Quantum Phases Through Cavity-Modified Vacuum Fields: A First-Principles Approach

SCI

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• January 26, 2026 - Dr. Masayoshi Tonouchi: Phenomenological Discussion VS Quantitative Physical Parameter Analysis

Seminar Series

Rice Center for Quantum Materials (RCQM)

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• April 6, 2026 - Dr. Libor Smejkal: Altermagnetism: from spin symmetries to nanoelectronics
• December 5, 2025 - Dr. Liang Wu: Scanning Ultrafast Optical Probe and Control in Kagome Metals
• November 17, 2025 - Dr. Joseph Falson: Unconventional conventional superconductivity in two-dimensions

Rice Quantum Initiative (RQI)

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• May 12, 2026 - Dr. Se Kwon Kim: Topological magnons and their cousins, and beyond
• February 9, 2026 - Dr. Lukas Meuchler: Strong Correlations and Topological Transitions in Chemical Reactions
• August 1, 2025 - Dr. John Bartholomew: Engineering rare-earth ion properties in solids for quantum technologies

SCI

Upcoming

• July 9, 2026 - Dr. Alejandro Criado: Chemical Design of Graphene Interfaces for High-Performance Biosensors

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• May 5, 2026 - Dr. Juan Vilatela: Intercalated carbon nanotube fibers with high specific electrical conductivity

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