Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) at LBNL
The INPA Seminar weekly talks are on Fridays, starting at 12:00 pm, unless informed otherwise. The seminar talk starts with a brief presentation of the weekly scientific news. Typically, the talks conclude by 1:00 pm. The seminars are held in the Sessler Conference Room, located in Bldg. 50A- 5132.
The committee members are:
The seminar schedule for the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) is tentative and becomes final a few days before the Friday talk.
Please send all suggestions for future INPA talks and speakers to the INPA Committee.
To be added to the INPA News Mailing List, please contact Erica Hall.
Speaker: Jose María Palencia (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain) – Title: Probing the Universe: Extremely Magnified Stars and Gravitational Lensing
Date: Friday, October 27, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Jose María Palencia (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain) Title: Probing the Universe: Extremely Magnified Stars and Gravitational Lensing Abstract: In 2018, an intriguing astronomical phenomenon came to light - Extremely Magnified Stars. These transients are a consequence of gravitational lensing, facilitated by the combined […]
Speaker: Shawn Westerdale(UC Riverdale)- Title:Dark matter searches with the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration: Status of the DEAP-3600 and DarkSide-20k experiments
Date: Friday, November 3, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Speaker: Shawn Westerdale(UC Riverdale) Title: Dark matter searches with the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration: Status of the DEAP-3600 and DarkSide-20k experiments Abstract: The Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration (GADMC) is the union of the ArDM, DarkSide, DEAP, and MiniCLEAN dark matter direct detection […]
Speaker: David Maibach (Heidelberg)-Title: “Cosmic Strings and where to find them”
Date: Friday, November 17, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: David Maibach (Heidelberg) Title: "Cosmic Strings and where to find them" Abstract: "A large class of particle physics models beyond the Standard Model admit topologically stable string configurations, so-called Cosmic Strings. If Nature is described by such a theory, a network of strings will form during […]
Speaker: Richard Feder-Staehle ( Caltech) Title: Uncovering the Near-Infrared Universe through Galaxy Surveys and Intensity Mapping
Date: Friday, December 8, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Richard Feder-Staehle (Caltech) Title: Uncovering the Near-Infrared Universe through Galaxy Surveys and Intensity Mapping Abstract: In this talk I will discuss two complementary methods for measuring large-scale structure, namely through galaxy surveys and broad-band intensity mapping. In the first half will present updated galaxy simulations […]
Speaker: Leire Larizgoitia (DIPC (Spain), U. Chicago) Title: High-pressure gaseous TPCs for CEvNS detection at the ESS
Date: Friday, January 12, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Leire Larizgoitia (DIPC (Spain), U. Chicago) Title: High-pressure gaseous TPCs for CEvNS detection at the ESS Abstract: The recent detection of the coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS) opens the possibility to detect neutrinos with small-size detectors and with different techniques, opening a new window to […]
Speaker: Bradford Welliver (UCB/ LBL)Title: Results from the CUPID-Mo Experiment
Date: Friday, January 19, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Bradford Welliver (UCB/ LBL) Title: Results from the CUPID-Mo Experiment Abstract: The recent detection of the coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS) opens the possibility to detect neutrinos with small-size detectors and with different techniques, opening a new window to explore possible BSM physics. The CEνNS […]
Speaker: Bharath Nagam (Groningen) Title:Finding strong lenses using deep learning with upcoming Euclid data
Date: Friday, January 26, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Bharath Nagam (Groningen) Title: Finding strong lenses using deep learning with upcoming Euclid data Abstract: "Detecting strong lenses in a large dataset such as Euclid is very challenging due to the unbalanced nature of dataset. Existing CNN models are producing large amount of false positives, […]
[Special] Speaker: Mark Anderson(Queen’s University) Title: Advancing nuclear and particle physics with deep learning: from event reconstruction to signal denoising
SPECIAL INPA SEMINAR Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: INPA Conference Room–5026 Speaker: Mark Anderson (Queen's University) Title: Advancing nuclear and particle physics with deep learning: from event reconstruction to signal denoising Abstract: In this talk, I will present my research on advancing nuclear and particle physics using deep learning. The […]
Speaker: TBD Title:TBD
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: Friday, March 1, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: TBA Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Join Zoom Meeting https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 Meeting ID: 950 1669 6011 Passcode: 247722
[Special] Speaker: Alec Lindman (University of Mainz) Title: Atomic tritium for next-generation neutrino mass measurement with Project 8
SPECIAL INPA SEMINAR Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 Speaker: Alec Lindman (University of Mainz) Title: Atomic tritium for next-generation neutrino mass measurement with Project 8 Abstract: Neutrinos provide a window to physics beyond the Standard Model through their nonzero mass, but new technology is required to push below current […]
INPA guests from campus can now come to the lab early on Fridays. The INPA Common Room (50-5026) is reserved for our guests from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Note that the seminars are now held in 50A-5132 to accommodate a more significant number of attendees.
CPTea Series (also known as INPA Tea Series)
The Physics Division CPTea Series invites you to an In-Person Tea Series 1st Friday of every month at 3:30 pm INPA Conference Room 50-5026.
Everyone is welcome to attend the open forum. Tea and light refreshments will be served.
INPA Common Room (50-5026)
Fridays
3:30 pm
Access to the Lab
For a shuttle pass, please email Erica Hall. The pass is only valid for the day of the seminar.