BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:02d62a61ae9b43c0d0390b35e05c6839 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:SPC Seminar – Space – Dr. Emma Davies (GeoSphere Austria) DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Emma Davies (GeoSphere Austria)\n \nTitle: Corona l Mass Ejections of Solar Cycle 25 – Insights from In Situ Multi-Spacecr aft Measurements\n\nAbstract: The complex processes affecting the propagat ion of interplanetary coronal mass ejections  (ICMEs) make understanding and predicting their physical properties and global structure challenging from both fundamental and practical space weather perspectives. Multi-spac ecraft observations of ICMEs across varying longitudinal and radial separa tions provide valuable insights into their general properties\, expansion\ , and interactions with the solar wind environment during propagation. How ever\, by tracking the properties of individual events\, we often find sig nificant variability compared to average trends.\n\nAs we enter the declin ing phase of Solar Cycle 25\, we investigate the events of this cycle that follow previously determined relationships and those that deviate to ask whether we could better predict their impact using upstream solar wind mon itors. To this end\, we use the recently updated HELIO4CAST lineup catalog ue (https://helioforecast.space/lineups) which includes ICMEs observed by Parker Solar Probe\, Solar Orbiter\, BepiColombo\, STEREO A\, and Wind to assess the local expansion of ICMEs measured at spacecraft in the inner he liosphere and at 1 au\, comparing these to global expansion rates. We pres ent examples of CMEs that caused the strongest geomagnetic storms of this solar cycle\, using upstream measurements to produce hindcasts of the geom agnetic impact compared to observations\, demonstrating both the importanc e and limitations of such in situ measurements for constraining future spa ce weather forecasts.\n URL:/events/213124/spc-seminar-space-dr-emma-davi es-geosphere-austria/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T120000 LOCATION:711c\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20b30a1b924004747fd6866d2bff4039 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Short-Baseline Neutrino Anomalies: From LSND to SBND and Everything in Between DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Short-baseline neutrino anomalies have held the commu nity’s attention for more than two decades\, with the persistent 4.8σ M iniBooNE excess standing as a tantalizing hint of physics beyond the Stand ard Model. Recent MicroBooNE results have substantially redrawn this pictu re: comprehensive searches strongly disfavour the traditional light steril e neutrino explanation\, yet the anomalies themselves remain unexplained. That tension has driven an exciting shift toward richer theoretical framew orks. Dark-sector models with new mediators\, enhanced couplings\, and nov el production mechanisms now provide compelling alternatives that speak bo th to the anomalies and to broader questions of neutrino mass generation a nd dark matter. I will review the MicroBooNE experimental results\, discus s where the theoretical landscape currently stands\, and preview how the n ext round of searches at MicroBooNE and SBND is poised to either discover or definitively exclude these new physics scenarios. The simplest sterile neutrino interpretations may be fading\, but the hunt for new physics at s hort baselines has never been more alive.\n \nSpeaker bio: Mark Ross-Lone rgan is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Columbia University\, where h e joined the department in January 2025. He is an experimental particle ph ysicist working on the Fermilab-based liquid argon experiments MicroBooNE\ , SBND\, and DUNE\, where he leverages modern neutrino detectors to search for signatures that may reveal connections between neutrinos and a hidden “dark sector\,” including heavy sterile neutrinos and dark photons. H e currently serves as Co-Spokesperson of MicroBooNE\, having previously le d both the first search for anomalous single photons and the first dark-se ctor electron-positron pair search on the experiment. Prior to his current role\, he was an Oppenheimer Distinguished Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia. Ross-Lonergan made t he transition from theory to experiment over the course of his training: h e holds a BSc (Hons) in Theoretical Physics from University College Dublin \, a Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics (Part III) from the Universit y of Cambridge\, and a PhD in Neutrino Phenomenology from the Institute fo r Particle Physics Phenomenology at Durham University. URL:/events/213141/short-baseline-neutrino-anomal ies-from-lsnd-to-sbnd-and-everything-in-between/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T110000 LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca460075eb2953865c7925d477069d0c DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Computing with Waves Workshop 2026 DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to the COMPUTING WITH WAVES WORKSHOP 2026\, taking place at 170 Queen’s Gate\, 51Թ College Lond on\, on 21–22 September 2026.\nThis two-day workshop will bring togethe r researchers from across photonics\, electromagnetics\, acoustics\, magno nics\, solid-state systems\, and related fields. The programme will featur e ten invited speakers and will focus on exchanging ideas\, identifying s hared challenges\, and stimulating new collaborations in computing and inf ormation processing with waves.\nIf you would like to attend\, please regi ster HERE to secure your free place. As capacity is limited to 50 par ticipants\, we encourage early registration.\nFurther information\, incl uding the list of invited speakers and the programme\, is available on th e META4D Website.   URL:/events/213199/computing-with-waves-workshop- 2026/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260921T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T170000 LOCATION:Conference Room\, 170 Queens Gate\, South Kensington Campus\, Impe rial College London\, London\, SW7 5HF\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e7a6deb49834abb2315e46e3cf52cc33 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Natural Sciences Showcase 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join a full day of presentations and stimulating discussions wi th the academics and prize-winning PhD students in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and find out about our innovative work. Everybody is welcome! Ple ase register as soon as possible (deadline is 17.00 on 21 September 2026). \n10.00 – 18.00\, SAFB G16 LT (Sir Alexander Fleming Building)\nWelcome coffee from 09.30 in the concourse level 1\n\nDepartmental talks sessions: 10.00 – 16.10 in SAFB G16 LT (coffee breaks in the concourse level 1).\ nPhD students poster competition: 12.30 – 13.40 in SAFB 120-122 (lunch w ill be provided) – 51Թ staff and students will be able to vote for their favourite poster by Wednesday 23rd September\, 15:00 – posters wi ll be uploaded in our website in early September.\nPanel session: 16.10 – 17.10 in SAFB 120-122.\nAwards from 17.15 with canapés and drinks rec eption in the concourse level 1.\n\nDon’t miss this great opportunity to engage with our academics and postgraduate students. Please see the full programme below:\nProgramme\n10.00 – 10.05 Welcome\nWelcome and opening remarks by the Dean Professor Richard Craster.\n10.05 – 10.35 Centre for Environmental Policy Showcase\n\n10.05 – 10.20: Dr Caroline Howe (Assoc iate Professor) – Beyond the Silos: equity and justice in tackling biodi versity and climate\n10.20 – 10.35: Gail Sucharitakul (PhD student) – Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Value Pluralism in Nature Credit Mark ets\n\n10.35 – 11.20 Department of Mathematics Showcase\n\n10.35 – 10. 50: Dr Robin Ryder (Associate Professor in Statistics) – Title to be con firmed\n10.50 – 11.05: Pablo Zurita Soler (PhD student) – Emergent coo rdination in small-scale biology: mathematics and mechanics of self-driven cilia\n11.05 – 11.20:  Elana Todd-Miller (PhD student) – Action All- Round: Semiclassical Propagation on a Sphere\n\nCoffee break (11.20 – 11 .30)\n11.30 – 12.30 Department of Life Sciences Showcase\n\n11.30 – 11 .45: Dr Claudia Contini (Assistant Professor in Biotechnology and Engineer ing Biology) – Synthetic Cells: from Soft Matter to Life-Like Behaviours \n11.45 – 12.00: Katarina Piponi (PhD student) – The evolution and mai ntenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in primates\n12.00 – 12.15: Natash a Granville (PhD student) – Temperature mediates variation in bird respo nses to deforestation\n12.15 – 12.30: Cecil Lee-Grant (PhD student) – The Cyrtandra Conundrum: Integrative Approaches to a Mega-Diverse Genus\n\ n12.30 – 13.40 Lunch and Poster session\n13.40 – 14.40 Department of C hemistry Showcase\n\n13.40 – 13.55: Dr David Ayuso Molinero (Royal Socie ty URF – Associate Professor) – Why chiral light can barely tell left from right – and how to fix it by shaping it in 3D\n13.55 – 14.10: Na ura Antariksa (PhD student)  – Modulating Cockayne Syndrome B Phase Sep aration through Interaction with Multimolecular G-quadruplexes \n14.10 – 14.25: Rowan Bailey (PhD student) – Mechanistic Investigation of [Co 2(CO)8] Catalysed Photoaminocarbonylation Reactions\n14.25 – 14.40: Chri stina Siakalli (PhD student) – Coordination Chemistry of Hydroxyquinolin e-Based Macrocyclic Lanthanide Complexes\n\nCoffee break (14.40 – 14.50) \n14.50 – 15.50 Department of Physics Showcase\n\n14.50 – 15.05: Dr Fr ank Schindler (Associate Professor in Condensed Matter Theory) – Symmetr y and Topology in Quantum Matter\n15.05 – 15.20: Amaya Calvo Sanchez (Ph D student) – How to Build Non-Gaussian States for Quantum Sensing and Co mputation\n15.20 – 15.35: Louis Beucher (PhD student) – The best of bo th worlds: when superconductivity meets magnetism\n15.35 – 15.50: Alex v an Lomwel (PhD student) – Quantum simulation of circular cluster interac tions in a linear spin chain\n\n15.50 – 15.55 Closing\nClosing remarks b y Professor Richard Craster.\nCoffee break (15.55 – 16.10)\n16.10 – 17 .10 Why Should We Support Curiosity-Driven Research?\nPanel discussion wil l be chaired by Professor Ramon Vilar Compte (Head of Chemistry Department \, Professor of Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry).\nThis year’s panel will focus on Curiosity-Driven Research\, highlighting how fundamental science can lead to unexpected and transformative breakthroughs. Four academic me mbers have been invited\, each presenting a compelling example of such res earch: \n\nDr Niladri Banerjee (Department of Physics) – Quantum Mecha nics: Semiconductors and Modern Electronics\nProfessor Jason Micklefield ( Department of Chemistry) – CRISPR: Gene-editing Technology\nDr Julie McD onald (Department of Life Sciences) – Gut Microbiome research: Clinical applications and Disease prevention and management\nProfessor Kevin Buzzar d (Department of Mathematics) – Number Theory: Cryptography\n\n17.15 – 18.00 Canapes reception and prizes \nAwards will be given at 17.30. URL:/events/210483/natural-sciences-showcase-2026 / DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T180000 LOCATION:SAFB G16 LT\, Sir Alexander Fleming Building\, South Kensington Ca mpus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9b02b151da040d9310dd58313679d616 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:SPC Seminar – Space – Dr. Maria Smirnova (Weizmann Institute of Science) DESCRIPTION:Title: The Revival of Radio Occultations: Investigating the Atm ospheres of Jupiter and Saturn\nSpeaker: Dr. Maria Smirnova (Weizmann Inst itute of Science)\nAbstract:\nRadio occultation (RO) is a uniquely powerfu l technique for probing giant planet atmospheres. As a spacecraft radio si gnal passes behind the planetary limb\, it is refracted by the atmosphere\ , and the measured changes in the signal can be inverted to retrieve high- vertical-resolution profiles of refractivity\, density\, pressure\, and te mperature from the upper troposphere into the stratosphere. At rapidly rot ating and strongly oblate planets\, these measurements require dedicated r ay-tracing inversions that account for planetary shape\, gravity\, winds\, and the full radio-path geometry.\nAt Jupiter\, NASA’s Juno mission has produced the first new atmospheric radio occultations since Voyager. Sinc e 2023\, we have retrieved more than 50 temperature-pressure profiles span ning low\, mid\, and polar latitudes\, with measurements reaching depths o f about 0.6 bar. This growing dataset is now allowing us to compare Jupite r’s thermal structure across various dynamical regimes. Recent observati ons probe the cold northern polar stratospheric vortex and regions close t o the polar cyclones\, while lower-latitude profiles reveal variations in atmospheric stability and vertical structure. Together\, these measurement s provide new constraints on coupling between the stratosphere and upper t roposphere\, as well as on vertical mixing\, waves\, and large-scale dynam ics. Comparison with TEXES and Cassini’s CIRS observations places the Ju no profiles within a broader picture of Jupiter’s spatial and temporal t hermal variability.\nAt Saturn\, we are revisiting the extensive but still largely underexplored Cassini radio occultation archive\, comprising more than 75 atmospheric RO measurements collected over the mission’s 13-yea r tour. These observations span a wide range of latitudes and the transiti on from northern winter toward northern summer\, providing a unique record of Saturn’s atmosphere over more than a decade of seasonal change. By p rocessing these observations within a common framework\, we are constructi ng a mission-long view of Saturn’s upper troposphere and lower stratosph ere. The dataset allows us to investigate temperature variability near the 1-bar level\, changes in vertical thermal structure with latitude and sea son\, and dynamical variability in the stratosphere\, including Saturn’s stratospheric oscillation.\nTogether\, Juno and Cassini show that radio o ccultations are more than individual vertical profiles: they provide ancho rs for the thermal structure of giant planet atmospheres. Their high verti cal resolution allows us to probe layers where infrared retrievals can be limited by vertical smoothing and temperature–composition degeneracies. Accompanied by other ground- and space-based observations\, they provide a n independent reference for tracing atmospheric structure across altitude\ , latitude\, season\, and dynamical regime. This revival of giant planet r adio occultations is opening a new window on atmospheric dynamics\, season al evolution\, and vertical coupling\, with ESA’s JUICE extending this r ecord in the future. URL:/events/213453/spc-seminar-space-dr-maria-smi rnova-weizmann-institute-of-science/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T150000 LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cdf1563450283113b1373776777cf83b DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:String theory seminar: Alessandro Georgoudis DESCRIPTION:String theory seminar: Alessandro Georgoudis URL:/events/213534/string-theory-seminar-alessand ro-georgoudis/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T143000 LOCATION:H503\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c4a53d73eb1041feb32bfc04bdfa911a DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:HEP seminar: Mitesh Patel (51Թ) – State of the Nation DESCRIPTION:Annual State of the Nation update on the physics department URL:/events/212638/hep-seminar-mitesh-patel-imper ial-state-of-the-nation/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T160000 LOCATION:539\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a0a3de3fb06291e68c5b0dbe0b3d137f DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Entrepreneur Masterclass: From Lab Demo to Product Portfolio DESCRIPTION:The Entrepreneur Masterclass series of  events in the Departme nt of Physics showcases the commercial journeys of successful physics-base d innovators. \nEach session will bring a leading entrepreneur to campus to share insights into a key aspect of taking deep-tech ideas from labs to market.\nThe next event will be on Tuesday 6th October at 5:30 pm in the Physics Level 8 Common Room. Refreshments will be provided. \nThe event i s aimed at all staff\, post-docs\, and PhD and Masters students.\nDuring t his event\, Dr Craig Tombling will take the audience on a journey from the lab to the marketplace and along the way discuss key steps and decision i ncluding:\nFinding focus –  Evolving teams – Putting in process – C onsultancy perils – Prototype staircase – Make or buy\nSpeaker\nDr Tom bling is currently COO at a Cambridge-based Lightcast Discovery. Craig joi ned a team of seven people in 2020\, with cool technology and a need to ra ise funds. The team is now more than 80 strong and delivering microfluidic products into biotechs and pharma companies for single cell-based drug di scovery.\nPreviously\, Craig was at Agilent through acquisition of Cobalt Light Systems\, a Raman spectroscopy company with products in pharmaceutic al instrumentation and airport security. Craig is a Blackett Lab Physicist s with a PhD in Digial Optics from UCL. URL:/events/212844/entrepreneur-masterclass-from- lab-demo-to-product-portfolio/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T193000 LOCATION:Level 8 Common Room\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\ , 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d52ce2e8885e3abf8b6fbd489c0a9cf0 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:String theory seminar: Andrea Antinucci DESCRIPTION:String theory seminar: Andrea Antinucci URL:/events/213538/string-theory-seminar-andrea-a ntinucci/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T143000 LOCATION:H503\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6691d476fdd9d54ac9927af5c3726676 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Sculpting light in space and time with metamaterials DESCRIPTION:What happens when we manipulate light not just in space\, but i n time? Discover how light waves from the past and future can interact wit h Professor Riccardo Sapienza\, Professor of Physics. \nPlease register to attend in person. A live stream link for online attendance is available h ere. \nWe look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 7 October!\n51Թ In augurals are term-time lectures that celebrate our newest Professors\, r ecognising their academic journey and showcasing their research.\nAbstract \nLight powers the global internet\, enables deep-space and medical imagin g\, and sustains life on Earth. But how do we actually control the flow of something so fast and intangible? For centuries\, traditional optics re lied on the simple curved surfaces of glass lenses. Today\, the modern sci ence of light is driven by metamaterials\, nanostructured materials with o ptical properties not found in nature\, which have already given us ultra- thin lenses\, miniaturized photonic devices\, and unconventional lasers th at perform artificial-intelligence computations. \nBut what happens when we manipulate light not just in space\, but in time? Can we make light wav es from the past and the future interact? The answer\, surprisingly\, is y es. \nIn this lecture\, Riccardo Sapienza will trace our first steps towa rd spatio-temporal control of light\, including our recent experiments d emonstrating double-slit diffraction in time and the scattering of light from superluminal modulations (synthetic\, of course\, so relativity is no t broken!). He will close by looking ahead to what intertwining space and time could unlock: from dynamic holograms to entirely new paradigms for an alogue computing. \nBiography\n\nRiccardo Sapienza is Professor of Physic s and Vice-Dean for Research of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperia l College London\, where he is also Joint Director of the Centre for Pla smonics and Metamaterials. His research explores how light interacts with nanostructured matter\, spanning optical metamaterials\, unconventional l asing\, and neuromorphic photonic computing. He is co-founder and co-CTO o f the spin-out RAYD Technologies\, which translates this research into pr actice. \n\n\n \n\n\nHe earned his PhD jointly from the Laboratory for N onlinear Spectroscopy (LENS) in Florence and the École Normale Supérieur e (ENS) in Paris\, and held postdoctoral positions at the Institute of M aterials Science (ICMM-CSIC) in Madrid and ICFO – the Institute of Photo nic Sciences in Barcelona. He was on the faculty of King’s College Londo n before joining 51Թ in 2017. \n\n\n\n\n URL:/events/212233/sculpting-light-in-space-and-t ime-with-metamaterials/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T183000 LOCATION:Lecture theatre 1\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:09e00370a12a17e135774b2562a905a7 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Celebrating 50 years of the Blackett Building DESCRIPTION:This year marks 50 years since the Blackett Building was named\ , and we’re planning a celebration to mark the occasion!\nKey details\nD ate: Thursday 8th October 2026\nTime: From 16:00\nWe’ll be taking a look back at the history of the building and the Department with a talk from A nne Barrett\, 51Թ’s Archivist and Corporate Records Manager\, entit led ‘Blackett Building  – before and after – the Department of Phys ics 19th to 21st centuries’\nThis will then be followed by celebrations in the Level 8 Common Room with wine and cake.\nWe’d love you to join us in celebrating this milestone. Spaces in LT2 are limited\, so if you woul d like to join us please RSVP via the link at the top of the page.\n URL:/events/212226/celebrating-50-years-of-the-bl ackett-building/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T200000 LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:509a94dfa9a83d82ced601dde2e19e0d DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:HEP seminar: Caterina Vernieri (SLAC) – Delving into the Unknown: The Higgs Boson at Particle Colliders DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nThe Higgs boson was discovered in 2012 by the ATLAS and C MS experiments at the world’s most powerful particle collider\, the Larg e Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva\, Switzerland. This particle plays a uni que role in fundamental physics. It gives all of the known elementary part icles\, including itself\, their masses. While we now have a strong eviden ce that the Higgs field is indeed the unique source of mass for the known elementary particles\, the next step is to search for new interactions tha t could also explain why the Higgs field has the properties required by th e Standard Model of particle physics. The LHC has been central to this eff ort\, turning the Higgs boson from a discovery into a precision tool throu gh increasingly accurate measurements of its couplings\, production\, and decay modes. In this talk we present recent Higgs results from the LHC and discuss what they reveal about the Standard Model and possible new physic s. Looking ahead\, a next-generation e+e- collider would extend this progr am with per-cent-level precision measurements of Higgs properties not acce ssible at the LHC. The complementarity between the LHC and future collider s will be key to understanding the Higgs boson at a fundamental level.\n\n \n URL:/events/212176/hep-seminar-caterina-vernieri- slac-delving-into-the-unknown-the-higgs-boson-at-particle-colliders/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T160000 LOCATION:539\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:085cee7e9d3696db8cf9c06ca2a41149 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:TRIANGLE seminar: King’s College London DESCRIPTION:TRIANGLE seminar: King's College London (please check the exact time near the event) URL:/events/213554/triangle-seminar-kings-college -london-2/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T180000 LOCATION:King's College London\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdo m END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f3ce9574f26e870fdfe5aeba3eef6ae0 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium: From Deep Underground to Deep Space: Unveiling the Nature of Dark Matter DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Department of Physics colloquium entitled “From Deep Underground to Deep Space: Unveiling the Nature of Dark Matter” wi th Professor Tomer Volansky\, Tel Aviv University.\nPlease note – The l ecture will run from 16:00-17:00\, followed by refreshments from 17:00-18: 00 in the Level 8 Common Room of the Blackett Building.\nAbstract\nThe exi stence of dark matter has been well established with overwhelming evidence \, but its particle identity remains unknown. Significant progress has bee n made in recent years in expanding the dark matter search to new uncharte d territories. In this talk\, Professor Volansky will focus on the possibi lities to probe dark matter terrestrially as well as indirectly\, focusing \, in part\, on light and ultralight dark matter\, which have been argued to be particularly motivated. He will briefly review the current status of the field and discuss new avenues in the search for dark matter.\nBiograp hy\nTomer Volansky is Professor of Physics at Tel Aviv University. A theor etical particle physicist\, he works on physics beyond the Standard Model\ , with emphasis on dark matter\, cosmology and model building. His researc h helped establish new strategies for detecting sub-GeV dark matter and in formed experimental searches for exotic Higgs decays. He co-founded the NA SDUCK collaboration and is a co-spokesperson of the SENSEI dark matter exp eriment. His honors include the 2021 New Horizons in Physics Prize\, an ER C Consolidator Grant\, and the Israeli Physical Society prize for outstand ing young scientist. URL:/events/213161/physics-colloquium-professor-t omer-volansky-from-deep-underground-to-deep-space-unveiling-the-nature-of- dark-matter/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T180000 LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 3\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e41bba7ec257e21303aa50b5ea35e2c DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:String theory seminar: Craig Clark DESCRIPTION:String theory seminar: Craig Clark URL:/events/213540/string-theory-seminar-craig-cl ark/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T143000 LOCATION:H503\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c381e4ba8948f5c7c7600a0f367defd6 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:HEP seminar: Sofia Hurst (CERN) – Science Communication\, Engagem ent\, and Outreach in CMS DESCRIPTION:Seminar on scientific communication\, public engagement\, and o utreach from CMS comms. URL:/events/212622/sofia-hurst-sci-comm/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T160000 LOCATION:539\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3df2dd19d1e0c97b3fddb962e6f70d33 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:String theory seminar: Davide Cassani DESCRIPTION:String theory seminar: Davide Cassani URL:/events/213545/string-theory-seminar-davide-c assani/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T143000 LOCATION:H503\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4917fcb957c132387b89e09ee4cc4765 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:HEP seminar: TBD DESCRIPTION:TBD URL:/events/212624/oct-28/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T160000 LOCATION:539\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:699f9b37544c0ff9958aa6a11d87e5a5 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium: How many new particles remain to be discovered? DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Department of Physics colloquium entitled “How many new particles remain to be discovered?” with Professor Mikhail Shap oshnikov\, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\nPlease note  – The lecture will run from 16:00-17:00\, followed by refreshments fro m 17:00-18:00 in the Level 8 Common Room of the Blackett Building.\nAbstra ct\nNature contains several seemingly unrelated mass scales\, ranging from neutrino masses to the Planck scale associated with gravity. At the same time\, the Standard Model of particle physics and Einstein’s general the ory of relativity provide a remarkably successful description of almost al l phenomena observed in Nature\, with only a few notable exceptions. In th is presentation\, Professor Shaposhnikov will discuss whether the existenc e of these widely separated scales\, together with the known shortcomings of the Standard Model\, points to a rich spectrum of new particles or to a n economical extension of known physics\, and address the question posed i n the title.\nBiography\nMikhail Shaposhnikov studied at Moscow State Univ ersity and received his PhD from the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1982. After serving as a research scientis t at the Institute for Nuclear Research in Moscow (1982–1991) and a staf f physicist at the CERN Theory Division (1991–1998)\, he became Full Pro fessor of Physics at the University of Lausanne (1998–2003). In 2003\, h e moved to EPFL\, where he headed the Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology until becoming Professor Emeritus in 2021. His research focuses on theoretical particle physics and cosmology\, particularly the origin of the baryon asymmetry of the Universe\, neutrino physics\, dark matter\, i nflation\, gravity and the early Universe. URL:/events/213212/physics-colloquium-professor-m ikhail-shaposhnikov-how-many-new-particles-remain-to-be-discovered/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T180000 LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 3\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:08f89e27c14006458e4261bfa6c432b1 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:String theory seminar: Silvia Georgescu DESCRIPTION:String theory seminar: Silvia Georgescu URL:/events/213549/string-theory-seminar-silvia-g eorgescu/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T143000 LOCATION:H503\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7fb58b41c46a2e681808fe4e11084078 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:HEP seminar: Samuel Eriksen (Bristol) – LZ DESCRIPTION:Latest LZ result seminar URL:/events/212626/nov-4/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T160000 LOCATION:539\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d5cf162a4c0f5c4fd49e3e908e871467 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:Fusion and Plasma Physics Careers Day DESCRIPTION:Fusion and Plasma Physics Careers Day 2026\nJoin the Department of Physics and Plasma Physics Group for our Fusion and Plasma Physics Car eers Day!\nTaking place on Wednesday 11 November 2026\, from 10:00-15:30\, this event offers attendees the opportunity to explore the different care er options in fusion and plasma physics and learn more about studying MSc Fusion and Plasma Physics at 51Թ’s Department of Physics.\nThis eve nt is designed for current MSc students and prospective students intereste d in the new MSc in Fusion and Plasma. Come along in person\, or join us o nline via livestream.\nThe day will feature\n\nCutting edge research talks in fusion and plasma physics\nNetworking opportunities with academics and current students on the new MSc Physics with Fusion and Plasma Physics co urse\nInsights into different career pathways in plasma physics and the fu sion energy sector\nInformation about postgraduate opportunities in fusion and plasma physics research\nGuidance from 51Թ’s Careers Service o n finding your next role or postgraduate course\nLunch and refreshments\n\ nAbout the course\nThe MSc in Fusion and Plasma Physics is a one-year prog ramme designed to prepare students for careers in fusion and plasma physic s\, and related research fields. The course combines advanced theoretical training with hands-on experience in plasma diagnosis and computational mo delling and includes a substantial research project.\nFor more information \, please visit the course webpage.\nBooking and cost\nThis event is free to attend and open to all. Both online and in-person registration is avail able.\nRegistration is essential via the link at the top of the page. 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Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ef790d9b39481c39a3ecddf9e422be25 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:String theory seminar: Amit Sever DESCRIPTION:String theory seminar: Amit Sever URL:/events/213556/string-theory-seminar-amit-sev er/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T143000 LOCATION:H503\, Huxley Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colleg e London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75ce1c36835816be99d6ec85b48f95b2 DTSTAMP:20260920T213652Z SUMMARY:HEP seminar: Angela Romano (Warwick) – NA62 DESCRIPTION:NA62 Latest Results URL:/events/212630/hep-seminar-angela-romano-warw ick-na62/ DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T160000 LOCATION:539\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, 51Թ Colle ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London 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