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: Yashwanth Bezawada(UC Davis)Title: Pulsed neutron detection
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: May 10, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room - 50A-5132 Speaker: Yashwanth Bezawada (UC Davis) Title: Quest to understand neutron propagation in liquid Argon Abstract: Liquid Argon (LAr) has become the primary detector material in many neutrino and dark matter experiments like DUNE, SBND, ICARUS, MicroBooNE, and […]
Speaker: Elena Hernandez Martinez (CCA/LMU)Title: Simulating our Universe. How and Why?
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: May 31, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room - 50A-5132 Speaker: Elena Hernandez Martinez (CCA/LMU) Title: Simulating our Universe. How and Why? Abstract: We will present SLOW, the simulated cosmic volume (500 Mpc/h) that features the most extensive collection of Local Universe Galaxy Clusters ever replicated, […]
NO INPA SEMINARS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2024
NO INPA SEMINAR ON JUNE 21, 2024 ***Please note that Sessler CR 50A-5132 will not be available on June 7th and has been reserved for the DESI Review.*** INPA Seminars will reconvene on July 12
Speaker: Kenny Vetter (UC Berkeley)-Title: Quieting the Chaos in the Cold: Noise Cancellation Algorithms in CUORE’s Search for 0νββ Decay
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: July 19th Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Kenny Vetter (UC Berkeley) Title: Quieting the Chaos in the Cold: Noise Cancellation Algorithms in CUORE's Search for 0νββ Decay Abstract: Neutrinos have puzzled physicists for decades despite significant strides in understanding them over the past […]
Speaker: César Jesus-Valls (IPMU Tokyo)-Title:Neutrino physics in Japan in the era of precision measurements
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: August 16th Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Speaker: César Jesus-Valls (IPMU Tokyo) Title: Neutrino physics in Japan in the era of precision measurements Abstract: Abstract: Japan has a uniquely rich neutrino research history, with the saga of Kamiokande detectors at its core. These experiments […]
Speaker: Sindhu Kumaran (UC Irvine)- Title: The JUNO Experiment: Status and Prospects
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: August 23rd Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Sindhu Kumaran (UC Irvine) Title: The JUNO Experiment: Status and Prospects Abstract: The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a 20 kton liquid scintillator detector currently under construction 700 m underground in southern China. It will […]
INPA SEMINAR SPEAKER: Max Smiley (UC Berkeley)-Title: Shining Lights: 8B Solar Neutrino Flux Measurement with SNO+ and R&D for Next-Generation Optical Neutrino Experiments
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: October 4, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Max Smiley (UC Berkeley) Title: Shining Lights: 8B Solar Neutrino Flux Measurement with SNO+ and R&D for Next-Generation Optical Neutrino Experiments Abstract: Neutrino detection has been a crucial contributor to our understanding of physics for […]
INPA Seminar Speaker: Greg Green ( MPIA)- Title: Milky Way Dust and Dynamics
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: October 25, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Greg Green ( MPIA) Title: Milky Way Dust and Dynamics Abstract: The gravitational potential of the Milky Way is generated by all of the matter both baryonic and dark. By mapping the potential, we can […]
INPA Seminar Speaker: Marie Camille Vidal (Stanford University)- Title: Neutrinoless double decay with the nEXO experiment
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: November 15, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Marie Camille Vidal (Stanford University) Title: Neutrinoless double decay with the nEXO experiment Abstract: The nEXO experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) using a 5-tonne scale LXe time projection chamber (TPC), enriched […]
INPA SEMINAR – Speaker: Florian Henkes (Technical University of Munich)
INPA SEMINAR TALK Date: November 22, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Florian Henkes (Technical University of Munich) Title: First results of LEGEND-200 physics data in the quest for 0νββ decay Abstract: The Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless ββ Decay (LEGEND) experimental program is dedicated to the search for the neutrinoless double-beta […]
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.