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Department of Physics and Astronomy

Nuclear, Astro and Particle Physics Seminars

These lectures feature speakers from around the country and globe. Each seminar lasts about an hour and takes a closer look at more specialized fields in various realms of physics and astronomy.

Many seminars will be held in a hybrid format and a recurring Zoom link is provided to access the virtual format.

The talks will be on Wednesdays at 4PM in the Rogers Room (Jones PSC 409).

Upcoming Seminar (Fall 2026):

Using Codex and agents for your scientific work

Speaker: Dr. Scott Crittenden
Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Date: November 18

Abstract:

AI has reached the point where it is useful in scientific research. There is no evidence that progress is slowing down. Soon, it will be essential for anyone who wants to keep up. The learning curve is steep, and the rate of progress is such that how things were done one year ago is mostly irrelevant. Therefore, you need to start using these systems now. Becoming fluent and facile is not a matter of a week's intermittent effort.
I will give a brief overview of the capabilities, current notable uses, and history of improvement of AI, followed by a guided installation of Codex (which is easy, you can do it yourself beforehand, and probably should) and demonstrations of various kinds of things you can do now; bring your laptops.
Those who have already begun to use AI for their research are encouraged to attend and share their own real-world uses.

Seminar Series Fall 2026 schedule:

Date Speaker Affiliation Title
September 2, 2026 Steffen Strauch University of South Carolina Electrons, Muons, and the Proton radius: The MUSE Experiment at PSI
September 16, 2026 Evrim Gülser University of South Carolina Characterizing HRPPDs for use in the hpDIRC at EIC
September 30, 2026 Siyao Xu University of Florida The Turbulent Origin of Wide-Binary Eccentricities
October 7, 2026 Yuan Li University of Massachusetts Amherst Journey to the Black Hole: Multiphase Accretion Flows From Galaxy Scales to Accretion Disk Scales
October 14, 2026 Ahmed Shaban University of South Carolina Mapping the Gas Cycle around Galaxies with IFU Spectroscopy and Gravitational Lensing
October 28, 2026 Maximilian Horzela Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Toponium Production at the LHC
November 04, 2026 David Tedeschi University of South carolina Mu2e Charged Lepton Flavor Violation Search Physics and Agentic Workflows
November 11, 2026 Vasiliy Morozov Oak Ridge National Laboratory Muon collider and its relevant R&D at the SNS
November 18, 2026 Scott Crittenden USC AI in physics - a practical guide
December 02, 2026 Rafayel Paremuzyan Jefferson Lab The luminosity Upgrade of the CLAS12 Detector

 

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