Leinweber Forum For Theoretical Physics
Welcome to the Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics!
The Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics is an endowed institute bringing together a community of scientists across the fields of particle and string theory, cosmology, condensed matter, quantum information, and astrophysics. Building on Caltech's century-long legacy of breakthroughs, this center looks ahead to the next generation of people and ideas that will redefine our understanding of the universe.


Seminars
All Events
September 8, 2026
12:00 pm
IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
New Frontiers in Quantum Simulation of Strongly Correlated Matter with Ultracold Atoms
September 9, 2026
12:15 pm
Caltech/IPAC Seminar
How Do Massive Stars Form? A Multi-Scale View of Protostars and Their Environments
September 10, 2026
12:05 pm
Observational Cosmology Seminar
Searching for Dark Matter at SuperCDMS SNOLAB and modeling Black Body Radiation backgrounds for superconducting devices
September 11, 2026
9:00 am
Science x AI Summit 2026
September 14, 2026
4:00 pm
Quantum Matter Seminar
Spectral transitions in OTOCs: an alternative approach to scrambling in random quantum circuits