SPARC Colloquim

A Monthly Forum for Research Exchange

Once a month, we will host a hybrid SPARC Colloquium. A LANL scientist will present at U-M, or a Michigan faculty member will present at Los Alamos, on a topic relevant to current or future collaboration.  Topics and schedule will be announced usually in the SPARC Exchange time slot. 

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SPARC Colloquium Series - Fall 2026

Dr. Hui Li 

Scientist, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Magnetic Universe: From Black Hole Jets to Space Propulsion

Location: University of Michigan, Laurie Engineering Center Room 3213BC

Date & Time: Tuesday September 15th, 3:30-4:30PM

Google Calendar Event and Abstract (Available to UM affiliates)

Dr. Alex Scheinker

Adaptive Machine Learning Team Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Error Bars for Digital Twins: Bidirectional Diffusion Models Can Predict Their Own Rollout Errors

Location: University of Michigan, Laurie Engineering Center Room 3213BC

Date & Time: Thursday October 15th, 3:00-4:00PM

Google Calendar Event and Abstract (Available to UM affiliates)

Dr. Chinedum Okwudire

Director, University of Michigan Advanced Manufacturing Institute, University of Michigan

TBD

Location: JRO Library Center, Jemez Cochiti Room

Date & Time: Monday November 16th, 2:00-3:30 PM

Calendar event and Abstract TBD

Dr. Sara Del Valle

Global Security, Chief Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory;

TBD

Location: University of Michigan, Laurie Engineering Center Room 3213BC

Date & Time: Monday December 7th, 2:00-3:00 PM

Calendar event and Abstract TBD

Previous Speakers

Dr. Abigail Hunter, LANL Materials and Physical Data Group

• Mesoscale Investigation of Dislocation-Grain Boundary Interactions in Metals and Alloys
• Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Prof. Venkat Viswanathan, U-M Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

• Foundation Models for Discovery and Exploration in Chemical Space
• Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Krishnan Mahesh, U-M Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

• The high-fidelity simulation of multi-physics turbulent flows
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Prof. Alex Gorodetsky, U-M Dept of Aerospace Engineering

• Multi-fidelity uncertainty quantification: sampling, surrogates, and applications
• Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Prof. Y Z, U-M Dept. of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

• Universality of the Collective Dynamics of Liquids at and away from Equilibrium— An Integrated Neutron Scattering, Theoretical, and Computational Study
• Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Prof. Vikram Gavini, U-M Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

• Towards Large-scale Quantum Accuracy Materials Simulations
• Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Prof. Joaquim R. R. A. Martins, U-M Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

• Multidisciplinary Optimization of Complex PDE-constrained Systems: State of the Art and New Directions
• Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Tariq Aslam, LANL Physics and Chemistry of Materials Group

• 30 years of sailing the seas of simulation
• Wednesday, May 21, 2025