INPP Nuclear Lunch: Spring 2025
Announcements
The INPP Nuclear Lunch meets weekly, 11:50 am to 12:45 pm on Wednesdays in Gordy Hall 311 . We will discuss recent publications in nuclear physics and related fields. All graduate students and postdocs interested in nuclear science are welcome to attend. Pizza and soft drinks are provided.
The lead coordinators for Nuclear Lunch this semester are faculty members Christian Drischler and Chaden Djalali. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions. Other coordinators include Carl Brune, Charlotte Elster, Justin Frantz, Paul King, Daniel Phillips, Andrea Richard, and Julie Roche.
Schedule
| Date | Discussion Leader | Topic / Paper(s) |
|---|---|---|
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January 15
|
C. Drischler and C. Djalali | Organizational meeting and tutorial |
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January 22
|
C. Drischler and C. Djalali | Paper nominations and assignments 📆 |
|
January 29
|
A. Burnelis | The Hubble Tension in Our Own Backyard: DESI and the Nearness of the Coma Cluster
,
Scolnic et al.
Faculty Advisor: C. Brune |
|
February 5
|
A. Rambo | Discussion of questions from previous week |
|
February 12
|
R. Conaway | Mechanical Detection of Nuclear Decays
,
Wang et al.
Faculty Advisor: P. King |
|
February 19
|
A. Wijenarayana | Discussion of questions from previous week |
|
February 26
|
A. Semposki | Superradiance in alpha clustered mirror nuclei
,
Volya et al.
Faculty Advisor: J. Roche |
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March 5
|
J. Bryan | Discussion of questions from previous week |
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March 12
|
No Lunch (Spring Break) | |
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March 19
|
No Lunch (APS Global Physics Summit 2025) | |
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March 26
|
U. Gautam | Optical gravitational waves as signals of Gravitationally-Decaying Particles
,
Landini et al.
Faculty Advisor: J. Frantz |
|
April 2
|
J. Foy | Discussion of questions from previous week |
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April 9
|
P. Lewis | Observation of the antimatter hypernucleus Λâ‚„HÌ…
,
STAR Collaboration Faculty Advisor: D. Phillips |
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April 16
|
N. Smith | Discussion of questions from previous week |
|
April 23
|
J. Derkin, J. Kim, A. Semposki (panelists), and L.-P. Kubushishi (moderator) | Career development panel discussion |
More information
- Remember that your presentation should be about 20 to 30 min long. The purpose of this rule is not to overly constrain you -- it's to give you a better idea of what we expect. See also the Guidelines for more information.
- We do not expect your talk to be the last word on the subject or a polished seminar. Your presentation is meant to raise some of the key issues, and, ideally, to initiate discussion.
- If you do not understand something in the paper, say so, or write down your question. We will collect the written questions, and discuss the issues raised as a group. Feel free to contact the course organizers if you have any organizational questions.
- Please relate the paper you present to the 2023 NSAC Long Range Plan .
- If you are a first-year graduate student interested in Nuclear Physics, please sign up for 1 credit of 8501 (Nuclear Seminar). You are highly encouraged to attend the Wednesday lunches. You are welcome to attend Tuesday afternoon seminars if you choose to do so.
- If you are an upper-level graduate student in Nuclear Physics, you should sign up for 2 credits of 8501 (Nuclear Seminar). You are expected to attend both the Tuesday afternoon seminars and Wednesday lunches. Please consult with your advisor if you have circumstances in which you may not be able to register.
- If you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to contact a faculty coordinator.