Science on Tap: Underground Time Machines
Monday, November 10, 6-7 p.m. at Chapman Crafted Beer (123 N Cypress St, Orange, CA),
Join us for the last Science on Tap of Fall semester, "Underground Time Machines: How Caves Record Earth's Climate History," featuring Dr. Kathleen Johnson, Professor of Earth Systems Science at UCI.
Deep in remote caves across Southeast Asia, stalactites and stalagmites are quietly recording thousands of years of climate history—stories that could help us prepare for future climate change in regions where billions depend on seasonal rainfall. Dr. Johnson will reveal how these cave formations preserve detailed signals of past monsoon variability. She'll also share tales of the adventurous fieldwork—involving close encounters with bats, giant spiders, snakes, and leeches—and the painstaking labwork required to unravel the geochemical clues preserved in these ancient stalagmites. Discover how these underground time machines help us decode Earth's climate past to better understand our future.
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Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Monday, November 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
OFF CAMPUS.
IQS Public Talk - Understanding the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics by Justin Dressel
Abstract: Quantum mechanics was developed to describe the very small: atoms, subatomic structure, and fundamental particles. How big can things become while still showing fundamentally quantum behavior? This year's Nobel Prize was awarded to three researchers who had the audacity to show that macroscopic collections of charges moving in a supercooled electronic circuit can still behave quantum mechanically, allowing us to engineer macroscopic artificial atoms: John Clarke, John Martinis, and Michel Devoret. This talk will tell their story, what they showed, and how their demonstration has now become one of the cornerstones of modern superconducting quantum computation.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Killefer Conference Room A.
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
Research Shadowing and Capstone (SSLC)
It is event where students can go and meet with students in research and learn about the amount of time commitments each lab usually has per week. This will make it easier for those with jobs who want to have an idea for how to balance work with research. It also will provide a look ahead for 1st-3rd years about what to do years in advance for capstone prep.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Keck Center McCardle Collaboration Steps, Keck Center McCardle Collaboration Steps (Top landing), Keck Center McCardle Collaboration Steps (1st floor landing).
Schmid Science Forum
Monthly Science Forums.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Argyros Forum 201 - Charles and Nora Hester Faculty Senate Boardroom.
Leifer Research Group
Research group meeting for physics faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
SSLC - College Timeline
The event will inform students, based on their grade level, what they should be focusing on career-wise. For example, first-years begin talking with professors who do research that is interesting to you. And juniors begin to apply to internships and think about post-grad options. In the end we will have a checklist for students.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Keck Center McCardle Collaboration Steps, Keck Center McCardle Collaboration Steps (Top landing), Keck Center McCardle Collaboration Steps (1st floor landing).
OCIE Seminar Series Fall 2025
Orange County Inland Empire (OCIE) Seminar series in History and Philosophy of Mathematics, which takes place each Friday at 4pm during the semester. Participants include Chapman faculty, invited scholars, and graduate students in the MPP program.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents and Family, Prospective Students, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Keck Center 153 Microsemi Integrated Circuit Design Lab.
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
Leifer Research Group
Research group meeting for physics faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
OCIE Seminar - Double Session with Nico Formanek and Teresa Kouri Kissel
Double session of the OCIE Seminar on 11/21 with Nico Formanek and Teresa Kouri Kissel:
Orange County Inland Empire (OCIE) Seminar series in History and Philosophy of Mathematics, which usually takes place each Friday at 4:00pm during the semester. Participants include Chapman faculty, invited scholars, and graduate students in the MPP program.
For this double session, Nico Formanek will present from 2:00pm - 4:00pm, and Teresa Kouri Kissel will present during the usual time slot of 4:00pm - 6:50pm.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, Prospective Students, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Keck Center 153 Microsemi Integrated Circuit Design Lab.
OCIE Seminar Series Fall 2025
Orange County Inland Empire (OCIE) Seminar series in History and Philosophy of Mathematics, which takes place each Friday at 4pm during the semester. Participants include Chapman faculty, invited scholars, and graduate students in the MPP program.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents and Family, Prospective Students, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Keck Center 153 Microsemi Integrated Circuit Design Lab.
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
Leifer Research Group
Research group meeting for physics faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025
Physics Club Meetings Fall 2025.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
Leifer Research Group
Research group meeting for physics faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
OCIE Seminar Series Fall 2025
Orange County Inland Empire (OCIE) Seminar series in History and Philosophy of Mathematics, which takes place each Friday at 4pm during the semester. Participants include Chapman faculty, invited scholars, and graduate students in the MPP program.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents and Family, Prospective Students, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Keck Center 153 Microsemi Integrated Circuit Design Lab.
Schmid Science Forum
Monthly Science Forums.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Argyros Forum 201 - Charles and Nora Hester Faculty Senate Boardroom.
Leifer Research Group
Research group meeting for physics faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
MPP Seminar - Double session with Emily Riehl and Victor Pambuccian
A session of the MPP Seminar (https://www.chapman.edu/scst/graduate/mppseminar.aspx) with two guest speakers: Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins University) and Victor Pambuccian (Arizona State University).
The MPP Seminar (SCI 700: Graduate Colloquium) is an occasion for graduate students in the MPP Program to meet with external scholars in mathematics, philosophy, and physics who have been expressly invited to Chapman, to meet with members of Chapman faculty in these disciplines, and to meet among themselves.
This session is a meeting of the invited scholars with MPP graduate students and faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Keck Center 370 James and Annabel Montgomery Seminar Room.
OCIE Seminar Series Fall 2025
Orange County Inland Empire (OCIE) Seminar series in History and Philosophy of Mathematics, which takes place each Friday at 4pm during the semester. Participants include Chapman faculty, invited scholars, and graduate students in the MPP program.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents and Family, Prospective Students, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Keck Center 153 Microsemi Integrated Circuit Design Lab.
Leifer Research Group
Research group meeting for physics faculty.
Organization: Schmid College of Science.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Killefer Conference Room B.
Philosophy of AI
A workshop/conference on the topic of Philosophy of AI with invited speakers from UC Irvine and other local universities, organized by Schmid College and the MPP Program.
Organization: Schmid College of Science. Open To: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents and Family, Prospective Students, Staff, Students. RSVP is Required? No.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Killefer Conference Room A.