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Just what is the Connection Between Physics and Music?

Abstract: "What we are nowadays hearing of the language of spectra is a true "music of the spheres" within the atom, chords of integral relationships, an order and Harmony that becomes ever more perfect in spite of the manifold variety."...

George Gibson

Department Head of Physics at the University of Connecticut

Date Monday, October 20, 2025 · 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium and Zoom
Physics of Music
Oct20

Reimagining the Exploration of Fundamental Interactions with AI

Abstract:  Particle, nuclear, and astrophysics experiments are producing massive amounts of data to answer fundamental questions about the basic constituents of our universe.  While researchers in these areas have been using advanced data science tools for decades, modern machine...

Benjamin P. Nachman

Associate Professor, SLAC (Fundamental Physics Directorate)

Date Monday, October 13, 2025 · 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium and Zoom
Nachman Image
Oct13

No SLAC Colloquium today - Memorial Day

We will resume the regular series starting in the Fall
Date Monday, May 26, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
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May26

POSTPONED TILL LATER: Hope Versus Hype: Quantum, AI and the Path to Commercial Advantage

Dr. Troyer's colloquium is postponed until a later date
Date Monday, May 19, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
Troyer_computer
May19

AI (R)evolutions in Observational Astronomy

Abstract:   AI and machine learning have found applications in many fields, and astronomy is no exception. But while some see AI as an overhyped toy and others as an existential threat, astronomers have been using it for a while...

Prof. Dovi Poznanski

Tel Aviv University | Visiting Professor, Stanford University

Date Monday, May 12, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium and zoom
AI in astronomy
May12

Is Dark Energy Evolving? What We’re Learning from DES and DESI

Abstract:   Over the last 25 years, the Lambda-Cold Dark Matter model (LCDM)—with 70% of the universe in the form of vacuum energy or equivalently Einstein’s cosmological constant, Lambda---has become the standard paradigm for cosmology. Until recently, it has proven...

Prof. Joshua Frieman

ALD for Fundamental Physics and Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, SLAC

Date Monday, May 5, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium and zoom
cluster
May5

Status of CEPC in China

Abstract:   After the discovery of Higgs, Higgs factory is now recognized by the community as the highest priority for the future of particle physics.   We proposed Circular Electron-Positron Collider in 2012, which is now almost ready for construction...

Dr. Yifang Wang

Circular Electron Positron Collider

Date Monday, April 28, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium and zoom
CEPC
Apr28

No SLAC Colloquium today

We will resume the regular series starting April 28
Date Monday, April 21, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
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Apr21

XLZD and the Search for WIMP Dark Matter

Abstract:   The nature of dark matter is one of the most profound unanswered questions in physics. One of the best motivated explanations is that it is composed of particles with mass and couplings tied to the electroweak scale of...

Dr. Dan Akerib and Dr. Tom Shutt

SLAC

Date Monday, April 14, 2025 · 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium and zoom
Akerib and Shitt
Apr14