Abstract: One of the most striking mysteries in modern astrophysics manifests itself as an absence of matter needed to form a narrative consistent with our current understanding of the universe. A promising candidate for the so-called "dark matter" is the …

Joint Special RPM and INPA Seminar | Chelsea Bartram (U of Washington) “Combing the Cosmos: A Deep Dive into the Nature of (Dark) Matter and Fundamental Symmetries” Read More »

Abstract: The study of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropies has become a percent-level science constraining the accepted cosmological model ΛCDM. The most powerful measurements thus far have been made from space, but observations from the Earth’s surface can be …

Kevin Crowley (UCB) “The View From Down Here: Ground-Based Measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the Atacama Desert” Read More »

Abstract: The BICEP program has thus far constrained the tensor scalar ratio r<0.036, approaching the gravitational lensing floor.  This was possible in large part because of innovations in detector technology at JPL.  In my talk, I will describe the antenna-coupled …

Roger O’Brient (U. Washington) “Superconducting Detectors for Cosmology and Ultra-High Energy Physics” Read More »

Abstract: Kelly Johnson, Talent Outreach Program Manager, will share details about the Talent Outreach Program Office, including the various hiring and outreach programs for adult workers from underrepresented groups (women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities) that are available to the …

Kelly Johnson, Talent Outreach Program Manager (LBNL) “Talent Outreach Program 101” Read More »

Abstract: The Standard Model (SM) is the most well-tested theory of elementary particles that make up the known Universe. However, there are still some major puzzles that cannot be accounted for by the SM in our Universe, e.g., matter-antimatter asymmetry of the …

Kaori Fuyuto (LANL) “A Cross-Frontier Quest to Reveal the Origin of the Universe” Read More »

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