Speaker: Matthias Hohenberger (LLNL) – Title: Demonstrating fusion ignition in the laboratory for the first time

Research Progress Meeting Date: March 14, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Matthias Hohenberger (LLNL) Title: Demonstrating fusion ignition in the laboratory for the first time Abstract: At approximately 1 am on December 5th, 2022, a fusion experiment at the …

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Speaker: Christian Reichardt (Melbourne) – Title: Observing the oldest light in the Universe from the South Pole: Gravitational waves, Neutrinos and more!

Research Progress Meeting Date: March 19, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm  Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Christian Reichardt (Melbourne) Title: Observing the oldest light in the Universe from the South Pole: Gravitational waves, Neutrinos and more! Abstract: The cosmic microwave background (CMB) …

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Speaker: Tom Shutt (SLAC) – Title: GammaTPC: A novel next generation Compton telescope

Research Progress Meeting Date: March 21, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Tom Shutt (SLAC) Title: GammaTPC: A novel next generation Compton telescope Abstract: I will talk about GammaTPC, a new instrument concept for measuring astrophysical gamma rays in the …

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Speaker: Raphael Flauger (UC San Diego) – Title: Deciphering the Beginning

Research Progress Meeting Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm  Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Raphael Flauger (UC San Diego) Title: Deciphering the Beginning Abstract: The cosmic microwave background (CMB) contains a wealth of information about cosmology as well as high-energy …

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Speaker: Chiara Salemi (SLAC) – Title: ­­Seeing the invisible: the search for axion dark matter

Research Progress Meeting Date: March 28, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Chiara Salemi (SLAC) Title: Seeing the invisible: the search for axion dark matter Abstract: The presence of dark matter provides some of the most persuasive evidence for the …

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Speaker: Boryana Hadzhiyska (UC Berkeley) – Title: Solving big-scale problems with small-scale models in the era of CMB-S4

Research Progress Meeting Date: April 2, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm  Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Boryana Hadzhiyska (UC Berkeley) Title: Solving big-scale problems with small-scale models in the era of CMB-S4 Abstract: In this talk, I will focus on some of …

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Speaker: Michel Piat (APC-IN2P3) – Title: The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC): status and perspectives

Research Progress Meeting Date: April 9, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm  Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Michel Piat (APC-IN2P3) Title: The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC): status and perspectives Abstract: QUBIC (Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is an international …

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Speaker: Slavomira Stefkova (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) – Title: Glimpse of a Rare B Decay with Two Invisible Neutrinos at Belle II

Research Progress Meeting Date: April 11, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Slavomira Stefkova (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) Title: Glimpse of a Rare B Decay with Two Invisible Neutrinos at Belle II Abstract: The decay of B+→K+νν̄ is mediated by …

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Speaker: Julien Guy (LBNL) – Title: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument First Year Results: Cosmic Expansion History with Baryon Acoustic Oscillations

Research Progress Meeting Date: April 16, 2024 Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm  Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132   Speaker: Julien Guy (LBNL) Title: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument First Year Results: Cosmic Expansion History with Baryon Acoustic Oscillations Abstract: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) …

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