Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) at LBNL
The INPA Seminar weekly talks are held on Fridays, starting at 12:00 pm, unless otherwise notified. The seminar talk begins with a brief overview of the week’s 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:
2026-27
Jack Smedley
Michael Williams
Alec Lindman
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INPA Seminar Speaker: Aditi Pradeep (SLAC)- Title: superCDMS
INPA Seminar Speaker: Aditi Pradeep (SLAC)- Title: superCDMS
Date: April 3, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Aditi Pradeep (SLAC) Title: Searching in the dark: the low-mass frontier of direct dark matter detection Abstract: Despite overwhelming astrophysical and cosmological evidence for dark matter, its particle nature remains one of the most compelling open questions in physics. […]
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INPA Seminar Speaker: Yashwanth Bezawada(LBL)- Title: Testing Hybrid Optical Neutrino Detector Technologies at Eos
INPA Seminar Speaker: Yashwanth Bezawada(LBL)- Title: Testing Hybrid Optical Neutrino Detector Technologies at Eos
Date: May 1, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 Speaker: Yashwanth Bezawada (LBL) Title: Testing Hybrid Optical Neutrino Detector Technologies at Eos Abstract: Future kilotonne-scale, scintillation-based neutrino detectors, such as Theia, plan to exploit new and yet-to-be-developed technologies to simultaneously measure Cherenkov and scintillation signals to provide a rich […]
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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.