UConn STARs Brings Physics to Hartford Public High School
The UConn STARs program has been visiting local Hartford public schools every Spring since 2022, bringing physics demos and enthusiasm directly to Hartford students! In 2026, as part of the UConn STARs program, 18 UConn undergraduate students visited Hartford Public High School (HPHS) over the course of the week of May 18-22, 2026. These students […]
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Professor Federico Capasso, Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer
The University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, is proud to announce the 28th Annual Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer on Friday, October 16, 2026, by Professor Federico Capasso. Federico Capasso is Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering at Harvard University. He received the Doctor of Physics degree, […]
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Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer
The University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, is proud to announce the 27th Annual Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer on Friday, January 30th , 2026 by Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is a Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. He […]
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Professor Vladan Vuletić, Pollack Distinguished Lecturer
The University of Connecticut, Department of Physics is proud to announce Edward Pollack Distinguished Lecture will be on Friday, November 7th, 2025. The speaker is Prof. Vladan Vuletić, Department of Physics, MIT. The title of his lecture is “The Quantum Age: From Atomic Clocks to Quantum Computers” For the time and the location of the […]
[Read More]Lab tours for women in Science, Math, and Engineering
Prof. Menka Jain and her group hosted ~35 WiMSE students from UConn Storrs arranged by the Women in Math, Science and Engineering Learning Community. The goal of such lab tours is to provide female undergraduate students with a first-hand knowledge at the dynamic and impactful work being conducted at UConn in STEM fields, helping to […]
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