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.

NO INPA SEMINAR MTG

50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CA

Karl van Bibber (UCB) – A Primer on the Axion

50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CA

This is the first of a two-part series on the axion and the current experimental campaign to find it. This first seminar will focus on the history and motivation of […]

Ben Land (UCB) – Solar neutrinos with SNO, SNO+, and Beyond

50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CA

This seminar gives a brief historical introduction to solar neutrino detection, and motivates the use of solar neutrinos as a tool to probe physics beyond the standard model. An analysis […]

Speaker: Chirag Modi – University of California, Berkeley

Title: Reconstruction of Cosmological Fields in Forward Model Framework - Galaxy Clustering and Intensity Mapping Abstract: In this talk, I will outline the forward model approach to reconstruct cosmological fields […]

Speaker: Suk Sien Tie – Ohio State University

Title: Cosmology with the Lya forest: beyond two-point statistics, DESI instrumentation Abstract: The Lyman-alpha forest is currently the only probe of cosmology and the state of the intergalactic medium (IGM) […]

Speaker: Samuel Hinton – University of Queensland

Title: Challenges and pathways forward in supernova cosmology Abstract: Using the DES photometric supernova cosmology analysis as groundwork, I will summarise our current analysis methodologies, from simulations, to transient classification, […]

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.

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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.

Erica Hall