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Department of Physics and Astronomy

Nuclear, Astro and Particle Physics Seminars

These lectures feature speakers from around the country and globe. Each seminar lasts about an hour and takes a closer look at more specialized fields in various realms of physics and astronomy.

Many seminars will be held in a hybrid format and a recurring Zoom link is provided to access the virtual format.

The talks will be on Wednesdays at 4PM in the Rogers Room (Jones PSC 409).

Upcoming Seminar (Fall 2024):

Winter break

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Fall 2024 Calendar:

Date Speaker Title of Seminar
9/4/24 Itay Bloch Snipe Hunt: using the largest cavities on earth to search for DM
9/18/24 Steven Elliott Isomers and Dark Matter: 180mTa and 178mHf
9/24/24 Frank Avignone The Quest Discover Dark Matter and A New Search at USC
10/2/24 Maura McLaughlin The discovery and promise of Fast Radio Bursts
10/30/24 Arnab Pradhan Waiting for Inflation: A New Initial State for the Universe
11/06/24 Scott Watson Inflation from Purgatory
11/13/24 Xincheng Lin What can we learn from few-body systems using EFTs?
11/20/24 Rodolfo Capdevilla Road to Minimal WIMPs

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