Events During the 2026 Fall Semester
August 2026
- Tuesday, August 4th
- Caroline Laber-Smith, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Applications of Statistical Data Assimilation to Neutrino Flavor Oscillations in Solar and CCSN Environments
- 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; 5280 Chamberlin, hosted by A. Baha Balantekin
- Sunday, August 9th
- 8-week Summer Session Ends
- Monday, August 17th
- Faculty Contract Year Begins
- Wednesday, August 19th
- Everyone is welcome
- All Grad Lunch/recess
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; Lawn in front of Birge Hall, hosted by Sharon Kahn
- Thursday, August 27th
- Qualifying Exam - Classical Mechanics
- Qualifying Exam - Statistical Mechanics
- Friday, August 28th
- Qualifying Exam - Electricity and Magnetism
- Qualifying Exam - Quantum Mechanics
September 2026
- Wednesday, September 2nd
- Fall Semester Instruction Begins
- Monday, September 7th
- Labor Day
October 2026
November 2026
- Wednesday, November 18th
- Zain Abhari, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Advances in Nonlinear X-Ray Spectroscopy and Instrumentation for Probing Ultrafast Processes
- 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm; Sterling B343 or , hosted by Uwe Bergmann
- Thursday, November 26th
- Thanksgiving Recess
- Friday, November 27th
- Thanksgiving Recess
- Saturday, November 28th
- Thanksgiving Recess
- Sunday, November 29th
- Thanksgiving Recess
December 2026
- Wednesday, December 9th
- Last Class Day
- Thursday, December 10th
- Study Day
- Friday, December 11th
- Exams Begin
- Saturday, December 12th
- Exams
- Sunday, December 13th
- Commencement
- Monday, December 14th
- Exams
- Tuesday, December 15th
- Exams
- Wednesday, December 16th
- Exams
- Thursday, December 17th
- Exams End