Seminars

Upcoming Seminars



Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Anirban Roy (NYU)

Feb 19, 2025 - Oct 1, 2024 at - David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8


Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Kendrick Smith (Perimeter)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8


Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Enrique Paillas (Waterloo)

Mar 19, 2025 - Mar 26, 2025 at - David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8


Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Thavisha Dharmawardena (NYU)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8


Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Adrian Bayer (Flatiron)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8

Past Seminars



High Energy Theory Seminar: MIT and Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University

Thomas Steingasser (MIT)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 3W2

The SM Higgs sector is subject to two fine-tunings, manifesting in the hierarchy problem and the metastability of the electroweak vacuum. I will explain why these tunings, which were long believed to be independent,…



Astrophysics Seminar: From Stars to Quasars: Microlensing as a Tool for Galactic and Extra-galactic Discovery

Somayeh Khakpash (Rutgers University)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

By analyzing the gravitational lensing effects of stars and planets in our galaxy, and other massive distant galaxies, microlensing provides unique insights into phenomena that are otherwise difficult to observe. In…



High Energy Theory Seminar: The dynamics of dRGT massive gravity 

Jan Kożuszek (Imperial College London)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 3W2

After reviewing the motivation and challenges connected with the dRGT theory of ghost-free massive gravity, we discuss our recent progress in understanding non-linear dynamics of this model. In spherical symmetry,…



Astrophysics Seminar: The Present and Future of High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy

Naoko Kurahashi Neilson (Drexel University)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

In the past decade, neutrino astronomy went from dream to reality with IceCube producing spectacular observations of the very first neutrino sources in the sky. Last year, the diffuse emission of the Galactic Plane…



Experimental Particle Physics: Expanding Horizons: Novel Strategies in low mass BSM Physics Exploration with CMS

Abhijith Gandrakota (Fermilab)
- David Rittenhouse Labs, 2C6

In the pursuit of Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics, the CMS experiment has employed unconventional techniques to uncover elusive phenomena. This presentation delves into three pivotal aspects of this effort…