2026 Rice Workshop: Recent Developments on Altermagnetism, Nov. 9-11
2026 Rice Winter School: Recent Developments on Material Synthesis, Nov. 11-13

Co-sponsored by RCQM and RLEMM

**Tentative**

Workshop Agenda

Monday, November 9th

Time Event Location
8:00 - 8:50 am
8:50 - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
10:00 - 10:30 am
10:30 - 11:30 am
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
1:30 - 2:30 pm
2:45 - 3:45 pm
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 10th

Time Event Location
8:15 - 9:00 am
9:00 - 10:00 am
10:00 - 10:30 am
10:30 - 11:30 am
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 2:00 pm
2:00 - 3:00 pm
3:15 - 4:15 pm
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, November 11th

Time Event Location
8:15 - 9:00 am
9:00 - 10:00 am
10:00 - 10:30 am
10:30 - 11:30 am
11:30 - 11:45 am

Winter School Agenda

Location: O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science – Conference room 510 (OES 510)
Rice University

Wednesday, November 11th

Time Event Location
12:00 - 1:20 pm Lunch OES 510
1:20 - 1:30 pm Opening remarks OES 510
1:30 - 2:30 pm Lecture 1 - Julia Zaikina (Iowa State University) OES 510
2:30 - 3:30 pm Lecture 2 - Xavier Roy (Columbia University) OES 510
3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break/Walk to Practical OES 510
4:00 - 5:30 pm Practical Session 1

Thursday, November 12th

Time Event Location
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast OES 510
9:00 - 10:00 am Lecture 3 - Kai Xiao (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) OES 510
10:00 - 10:15 am Coffee Break/Discussion/Walk to Practical OES 510
10:15 - 11:45 am Practical Session 2
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch + Group Photo OES 510
12:45 - 1:45 pm Lecture 4 - Stephanie Law (Pennsylvania State University) OES 510
1:45 - 2:00 pm Coffee Break/Discussion/Walk to Practical
2:00 - 3:30 pm Practical Session 3
3:30 - 3:45 pm Walk to Practical
3:45 - 5:15 pm Practical Session 4
5:15 - 5:30 pm Coffee Break/Discussion/Walk to Lecture
5:30 - 6:30 pm Lecture 5 - Efrain Rodriguez (University of Maryland) OES 510
6:30 - 8:30 pm Conference Dinner at Valhalla Valhalla

Friday, November 13th

Time Event Location
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast OES 510
9:00 - 10:00 am Lecture 6 - Juan Chamorro (Carnegie Mellon University) OES 510
10:00 - 10:15 am Coffee Break/Walk to Practical
10:15 - 11:45 am Practical Session 5
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Lunch OES 510
12:15 - 1:15 pm Panel Discussion – Quantum Materials Synthesis in the Modern Era (moderated by Gayatri) OES 510
1:15 - 1:30 pm Closing Remarks OES 510