Today, it was so good to attend the Annual WiMSE banquet organized by
@UConnFYP and to see female students in STEM finding a community
@UConn Together they attend programs/activities throughout the year.
Jake Pfund presented at APS March meeting
Grad student Jacob Pfund presented one talk and one poster at the APS March meeting in Las Vegas (4-10 March 2023).
Dr. Jain will present an invited talk in ISAF 2023
https://2023.ieee-isaf.org/speakers
Dr. Jain has been invited to give a talk in the ISAF 2023 meeting in July 2023.
Feb 2023: Dr. Jain hosted female undergraduates in STEM fields
On 22nd Feb, Dr. Jain hosted two groups of UConn undergraduate students in STEM fields in her lab.
Feb 2023: Dr. Jain gave a seminar at the Smith College
Dr. Jain visited Smith College, MA to recruit female undergraduate students for summer research work funded by a DEI grant from CLAS with Prof. Lea Santos and Prof. Ilya Sochnikov.
Feb 2023: Two undergraduate students joined the group
Two physics undergraduate students, Michael Frank and Nicholas Thiel-Hudson, joined the group. Welcome Michael and Nick!
January 2023: Zachary Ritchey joined the group
Physics graduate student Zachary Ritchey joined the group as a PhD student. Welcome Zach!
Dr. Jain’s lab has moved to new ‘SCIENCE 1″ building
New home of Dr. Jain’s lab is in the new ‘SCIENCE 1’ building. Jain’s labs are in room 1075 and 1076 on the 1st floor of the building. Do plan to visit the new labs!
December 2022: Dr. Jain organized a Quantum Workshop in Storrs
Quantum matter and materials have grown to be active areas of modern condensed matter. The fascinating properties of quantum materials might lead to technological applications such as spintronics, quantum technologies, and quantum sensors. The combination of new materials discoveries and the development of new probes of quantum matter has helped shape these topics into an exciting area. Recent dynamic and pumped probe experiments reveal a strong promise of Dynamic Quantum Matter as a new research direction. We strive to measure, understand and predict transient correlations and coherences in quantum materials upon different driving conditions. Therefore, we introduce it as a new topic at this year’s quantum matter conference. We had an active discussion on hidden, entangled, and dynamic orders that emerge in quantum matter and the potential applications beyond it. The main focus for this workshop was on the modeling and experimental observations of Quantum Matter. Overall, the goal of this workshop was to bring together researchers to discuss and highlight emerging topics and develop ideas for future research. The workshop was sponsored by the University of Connecticut, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, and the University of North Florida.
https://quantum.initiative.uconn.edu/qm-ds-2022/ 
October 2022: Dr Jain organized a workshop in Maine
Associate Professor of Physics Menka Jain and the Institute of Materials Science is co-organizing a workshop-28th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics (IWOE) in Maine during 2nd -5th October. The IWOE series has become an important venue to discuss recent advances and emerging trends in this developing field. The aim of the workshop was to provide an interdisciplinary forum for researchers – theorists as well as experimentalists – on understanding the fundamental electronic and structural properties and also on the design, synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of (epitaxial) functional oxide materials. Results of critical scientific importance as well as studies revealing the technological potential of functional oxide thin films to create devices with enhanced performance were showcased. The other committee members are: https://iwoe28.events.yale.edu/committees
The program of the workshop can be found here: https://iwoe28.events.yale.edu/program 
Dr. Jain designed the logo of the workshop as well. 
The full abstract book of the talks and posters can be found at https://iwoe28.events.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Abstract%20book_draft.pdf