Events

Tong Chen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University with a strong passion for advancing knowledge at the intersection of fundamental science, data science, and modeling.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Tong Chen

Vladimir Shiltsev, a Distinguished Scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is renowned for his contributions to particle colliders, the invention of electron lenses, and his leadership during the Tevatron Collider Run II.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Vladimir Shiltsev

Professor Tait’s research explores physics beyond the Standard Model at the smallest scales, particularly focusing on the elusive nature of dark matter, which is observed in the universe but remains fundamentally unknown.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Amaresh Sahu

Marcela Carena is an Argentine theoretical physicist and distinguished scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, where she heads the Theory Division. She is also a professor at the University of Chicago.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Marcela Carena

Building research ties across Texas in the areas of dark matter, cosmology, gravitational waves and astrophysics.

9:00 am – 6:00 pm • In Person

Don Siegel is Professor and Chair of the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT).

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Don Siegel

Amaresh Sahu is an assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at UT Austin. His theoretical research group focuses broadly on understanding various soft and living matter systems across a wide range of length and time scales.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Amaresh Sahu

Markert studies nuclear matter under extreme conditions with STAR at RHIC and ALICE at LHC. Perry teaches large intro physics courses and researches how informal experiences shape physics identity and skills.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

This 4-day conference inaugurates the Weinberg Institute for Theoretical Physics at UT Austin, founded in honor of the late Dr. Steven Weinberg.

8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Prof. Erez Berg researches the behavior of quantum materials, especially their exotic phases and transitions. His work involves cutting-edge experiments and theoretical models to understand these materials' unique properties and applications.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Erez Berg