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.
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.
INPA Talks are archived here.
The INPA Committee currently consists of:
2025-26
Daniel Kodroff
Krystal Alfonso
Edmond Chaussidon
INPA Seminar Speaker: Adam Baldoni (Penn State)-Title: A Novel Target Material for Optical Neutrino Detectors
Date: April 18, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Adam Baldoni (Penn State) Title: A Novel Target Material for Optical Neutrino Detectors Abstract: Since the late 1960s, optical detectors have been a common method for detecting neutrino interactions. Two common target materials for these detectors are pure water […]
INPA SEMINAR – Speaker: Dr. Paschal Coyle (CNRS, Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, France)-Title: Physics in the abyss with KM3NeT: from neutrino oscillations to cosmic neutrinos
Date: April 25, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Auditorium 50-4 Speaker: Dr. Paschal Coyle (CNRS, Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, France) Title: Physics in the abyss with KM3NeT: from neutrino oscillations to cosmic neutrinos Abstract: The Kilometre cube neutrino telescope (KM3NeT) is a deep-sea neutrino telescope currently under construction in the […]
INPA SEMINAR SPEAKER: TBA
Date: May 9, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: TBA Title: TBA Abstract: TBA Join Zoom Meeting https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 Meeting ID: 950 1669 6011 Passcode: 247722
INPA SEMINAR SPEAKER: Mackenzie Duce (Georgia Tech)-Title: Developments in Polysiloxane-based Scintillators for Radiation Detection
Date: May 16, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Mackenzie Duce (Georgia Tech) Title: Developments in Polysiloxane-based Scintillators for Radiation Detection Abstract: Organic scintillators are a common choice in radiation detection due to their fast response time, enabling discrimination of incident ionizing radiation via the pulse shapes. […]
INPA Seminar Speaker-Bear Carlson (University of Florida)- Title: Machine-Learning-Based Data Reconstruction Chain for the Short Baseline Near Detector
Date: June 13, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Bear Carlson (University of Florida) Title: Machine-Learning-Based Data Reconstruction Chain for the Short Baseline Near Detector Abstract: The Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) is a 100-ton scale Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) neutrino detector positioned in the Booster […]
Joint INPA/IIC Talk with Dr. Patrick Peplowski (Johns Hopkins University)-Talk title: Nuclear Physics in Space: Uncovering the Solar System’s History with Gamma Rays and Neutrons
Seminar series: Interdisciplinary Instrumentation Colloquium Talk title: Nuclear Physics in Space: Uncovering the Solar System's History with Gamma Rays and Neutrons Date: Friday, July 11th @ 12 pm (bring your lunch) Location: B50-Sessler (50A-5-5132) Note: Tea and cookies provided! Speaker: Dr Patrick Peplowski (Johns Hopkins University) Abstract: By detecting faint nuclear signals from the surfaces […]
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.