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-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 Seminar Speaker: Yu-Han Tseng(Yale University) -Title: Search for dark matter scattering from optically levitated nanoparticles
Date: September 19, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Yu-Han Tseng (Yale University) Title: Search for dark matter scattering from optically levitated nanoparticles Abstract: The development of levitated optomechanics has opened up unique opportunities to search for new physics whose weak interactions may have evaded existing sensors. I […]
INPA Seminar Speaker: Felix Hagemann (UC Berkeley (SSL) )-Title: Pulse Shape Simulation and Detector Characterization Studies for the LEGEND Experiment
Date: September 26, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Felix Hagemann (UC Berkeley (SSL) Title: Pulse Shape Simulation and Detector Characterization Studies for the LEGEND Experiment Abstract: The search for neutrinoless double beta decay with high-purity germanium detectors is one of the most sensitive approaches to probe lepton-number violation […]
[CANCELED] NO INPA Seminar Speaker
Date: October 3, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: CANCELED Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Join Zoom Meeting https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 Meeting ID: 950 1669 6011 Passcode: 247722
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.