Title: Mesoscale Computational Biophysics: From Cytoskeleton Percolation to Tissue Mechanics Abstract: Biophysics is an interdisciplinary field that combines physics, biology, chemistry, and mathematics to understand complex problems in living systems. While it is best known for addressing molecular-level problems, its range of applicability also extends to the cell and tissue scales, often borrowing concepts…

Title: Factorization and perturbative QCD in the era of Electron-Ion Collider Abstract: The future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at the Brookhaven National Laboratory is a uniquely capable machine which is designed to address some of the most profound questions about the properties of nuclear matter. To unravel the rich structure of hadrons, the EIC will provide…

Title: COHERENT Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering at the SNS Abstract: Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS) is a low-energy neutrino scattering process predicted as a consequence of the weak neutral current in 1974. Despite the theoretically-understood, relatively large cross-section, until recently the process remained undetected due to the daunting technical challenges involved (low-threshold nuclear recoil detection, intense neutrino…

Qing Gu, NCSU Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics Title: Luminescent photonic metamaterials and devices from THz to optical frequencies Abstract: A crucial yet unavailable component in high-performance photonic integrated circuits (ICs) and other chip-scale photonic systems is an on-chip light source that is efficient, functional, IC-compatible, and electronically addressable. In this talk, I will…