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Dissertation Defense: Yijing LiuApr. 3

  • 1:00 pm
  • Regents Hall 351

Physics Colloquium: The Polymer Physics of Plastics Recycling Apr. 3

  • 3:15 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Exploring Topological Magnetic Structures with Spin-Polarized LEEM: Symmetry, Asymmetric Spin Interactions, and Novel Magnetic PhasesApr. 4

  • 11:00 am
  • Regents Hall, Room 351

Physics Colloquium: Elastocapillary Adhesion with Soft Polymer Gels Apr. 10

  • 3:15 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

Physics Colloquium: Granular flow and rigidity: from the lab to the Earth and beyondApr. 24

  • 3:15 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

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3D Magnetic Nanowire Networks for Neuromorphic Computing

March 25th, 2025

A team of researchers led by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Dhritiman Bhattacharya, as part of the joint efforts between Prof. Kai Liu and Prof. Gen Yin’s groups in the Physics Department of Georgetown University, has demonstrated a novel material platform for implementing neuromorphic functionalities using 3-dimensional (3D) magnetic nanowire networks. …

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Dr. Hugh Chen Won Lightning Talk Award at 2025 MMM-Intermag

March 7th, 2025

Zhijie (Hugh) Chen, a PhD graduate from the Georgetown Physics Department and currently a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Kai Liu’s group, was selected as 2nd place winner in the Young Professional Lightning Talk Competition at the recent 16th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference held in New Orleans.…

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