Journal Club


Past Journal Club Talks 2013 - 2015

Past Seminars in 2015

DATE

NAME TITLE ABSTRACT

December 18

Ting Li
(Texas A&M University)
Exploring Milky Way Halo Substructure with Large-Area Sky Surveys Abstract

December 15

Ke Han
(Yale University)
PROSPECT: the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment Abstract

December 11

Douglas Scott
(UBC)
Cosmic, Monopoles, Dipoles and Quadrupoles Abstract

December 4

Pat Kelly
(UCB)
Supernovae, Strong Lensing, and Cosmology Abstract

November 20

Fabian Köhlinger
(Leiden Observatory)
Cosmological constraints from weak lensing: present measurements and future challenges Abstract

November 20

Kevin O'Sullivan
(LBNL)
Sensitivity of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Search with the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment Abstract

November 13

Andrey Elagin
(University of Chicago)
Directional Liquid Scintillator Detector for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Abstract

November 6

Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro Massive neutrino signatures on the large-scale structure of the Universe Abstract

October 30

Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille Fast and Furious: Young Supernova and Their Progenitors Abstract

October 23

Pierre-Francois Leget Describing time spectral energy distribution of Type Ia Supernova with spectral indicators computed atmaximum light. Abstract

October 23

Yi Cao (Caltech) Fast and Furious: Young Supernovae and Their Progenitors Abstract

October 16

Marco Raveri
(SISSA)
The Effective Field Theory approach to gravitation on cosmological scales Abstract

October 9

David Jones
(JHU)
Studying Host Galaxy Biases and Measuring w with Over 1,000 Photometrically Identified Type Ia Supernovae from Pan-STARRS Abstract

October 2

Matteo Biagetti (University of Geneva) Looking for Primordial non-Gaussianity in Large Scale Structure:
a new insight from the peaks approach to halo clustering
Abstract

September 25

Ashley Ross
(Portsmouth)
Rovust and Precise Physical Measurements using Galaxy Surveys:
Successes from BOSS and Lessons for the Future
Abstract

September 18

Brad Welliver
(University of Florida)
WIMP Searches with the SuperCDMS Experiment Abstract

September 4

Xiang Xiao
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
The PandaX experiment and new results Abstract

September 1

Mark Phillips
(Carnegie Observatories)
Near-Infrared Observations of Type Ia Supernovae Abstract

August 21

Dongming Mei
(Univ. South Dakota)
Development of large-size germanium detectors for rare event physics Abstract

July 17

Brian Metzger
(Columbia University)
A Zoo of Tidal Disruption Flares Abstract

June 26

Michael Wood-Vasey
(University of Pittsburgh)
SweetSpot: Near-Infrared Observations of Type Ia Supernovae in the Nearby Hubble Flow Abstract

June 19

Ginevra Fabole
(Instituto de Física Teórica, Madrid)
Star-forming galaxies as tools for cosmology in next-generation redshift surveys Abstract

June 12

Chang Hyon Ha
(Center for Underground Physics at the Institute)
Center for Underground Physics at Institute for Basic Science Abstract

June 11

Luca Pattavina (LNGS) Scintillating bolometers for the LUCIFER project Abstract

June 5

Yu Feng
(BCCP)
Milky way-mass disk galaxies in a z=8 universe Abstract

May 22

Dr. Jon Ouellet
(UC Berkeley)
Results from the search for 0nbb decay of 130Te with CUORE-0 Abstract

April 24

Eric B. Norman
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley)
Seaborg's Plutonium? A Case Study in Nuclear Forensics Abstract

April 17

Miguel Zumalacarregui (ITP, Heidelberg) Non-linear evolution of the BAO scale in alternative theories of gravity Abstract

April 10

Barbara Wang
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, UCB)
Cosmogenic-neutron activation of TeO2 and implications for the CUORE neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment Abstract

April 3

Michael Blomqvist
(UC Irvine)
Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the BOSS Lyman Alpha Forests Abstract

March 27

Irshad Mohammed
(Zurich)
Towards precision cosmology: the halo model and necessary modifications Abstract

March 20

Zvonimir Vlah
(Stanford)
On the Statistics of Biased Tracers in the Effective Field Theory of Large Scale Structures Abstract

March 13

Gary Binder
(LBNL)
Recent results on astrophysical neutrinos from IceCube Abstract

March 6

Simeon Bird
(CMU, Pittsburgh)
Simulating Massive Neutrinos Abstract

February 27

Nicolas Tejos
(UC Santa Cruz)
The intergalactic medium in the cosmic web Abstract

February 20

Jingke Xu
(Princeton)
Searches for dark matter with radio-pure argon and NaI(Tl) Abstract

February 13

Eric Linder
(Berkeley/LBNL)
New Probes of Cosmology Abstract

February 6

Blake Sherwin
(BCCP)
Towards a Clear View of the Early Universe: Methods for Delensing Near-Future CMB Polarization Surveys Abstract

January 16

Javier Caravaca
(LBNL)
Sterile neutrino searches at the T2K experiment Abstract

January 23

Philipp Mertsch
(Stanford University)
The CR anisotropy problem and the rise in the positron fraction Abstract

Past Seminars in 2014

December 12

Keenan Thomas
(LBNL)
The Berkeley Low Background Facility Abstract

December 5

Daan Meerburg (Princeton University)
Putting inflation to the test Abstract

November 21

Ryan Cooke
(UC Santa Cruz)
The primordial deuterium abundance and the search for new physics Abstract

November 14

Cora Uhlemann
(LMU Munich)
Large scale structure formation with the Schrödinger method Abstract

November 7

Xiangdong Ji
(University of Maryland)
First result from PandaX: A Liquid Xe dark matter experimenter at JinPing Underground Lab in China TBA

October 31

Liang Dai
(University of Chicago)
Conformal Fermi coordinates and the local universe formalism Abstract

Ocotober 29

Moshe Friedman
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Measurement of the Proton Form Factor Ratio at Low Momentum Transfer Abstract

October 24

Phil Bull
(University of Oslo)
Measuring ultra-large scales with the Square Kilometre Array Abstract

Ocotober 20

Joulien Tatar
(University of Washington & UCI)
Toward Completion of the Hexagonal Prototype Antarctic Ross Ice-shelf ANtenna Neutrino Array Abstract

October 17

Roland de Putter
(Caltech)
Constraining fundamental physics with weak lensing and galaxy clustering Abstract

Ocotober 10

Nicolas Zweibaum
(University of Berkeley)
Fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) technology: recent advances and experimental support activities at UC Berkeley Abstract

October 3

Yin Li
(University of Chicago)
The power spectrum super-sample effect Abstract

Septmber 12

Jacob Feintzeig
(University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Searches for Point Sources of High-Energy Astrophysical Neutrinos with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory Abstract

September 5

Adam Solomon
(University of Cambridge)
Are Two Metrics Better Than One?: The Cosmology of Massive (Bi)gravity Abstract

August 22

David J. E. Marsh, Perimeter Institute
(Waterloo, Canada)
Quintessence in a quandary: on prior dependence in dark energy models Abstract

July 25

Christopher Grant
(UC Davis)
CAPTAIN: An experiment dedicated to addressing the challenges of neutrino science in liquid Argon TPCs Abstract

July 11

Marc Bergevin
(UC Davis)
An overview of the WATCHMAN project Abstract

June 25

Geraint Lewis (USydney)
Lessons learnt from PAndAS: Cosmic Evolution and the Great Plane of Dwarfs Abstract

June 5

Jeremy Mock
(UC Davis)
Probing low-mass dark matter with the LUX detector Abstract

May 30

Anna Franckowiak
(KIPAC/SLAC)
The Spectrum and Morphology of the Fermi Bubbles Abstract

May 23

Emilija Pantic
(UC Davis)
The DarkSide direct dark matter search program at LNGS Abstract

May 16

Janet Luhmann (UCB/SSL)
On Living with a Star: Updates from Heliophysics Research Abstract

May 15

Christina Ignarra
(MIT)
MiniBooNE and The Status of Sterile Neutrinos Abstract

May 13

Attila Dobi
(Maryland University)
LUX: WIMP search results, background monitoring and calibrating with tritium Abstract

April 25

Igor Ostrovskiy
(Stanford)
Search for Majorana neutrinos with the first two years of EXO-200 data Abstract

April 18

Andrea Dotti
(SLAC)
Geant4: a toolkit for the simulation of the interaction of radiation with matter. Overview, validation and recent developments Abstract

April 11

Tom Banks
(UCB)
Latest progress on the CUORE experiment Abstract

April 4

Yuji Chinone, Blake Sherwin, Aritoki Suzuki (UCB)
POLARBEAR's CMB B-modes, Bolometers, and the Future Abstract

March 28

Andrey Vladimirov
(Colfax Research)
Xeon Phi computing for physicists at Berkeley Abstract

March 21

Carl Pennypacker
(SSL)
The Fire Urgency Estimator on Geosynchronous Orbit (FUEGO): Aiding Early Detection and Management of Wildland Fires with a small Satellite Imager Abstract

March 7

Laura Kogler
(Pivotal Labs)
Software best practices for physicists: lessons learned in a year as a professional software engineer Abstract
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February 28

Richard Allen
(UCB Seismology)

Earthquake Alert: Harnessing BIG data to satisfy societal needs (and facilitate new science) Abstract

February 26

Kei Ieki
(Kyoto University)
Neutrino oscillation results from the T2K experiment Abstract

February 21

Guillaume Plante
(Columbia University)

Results from XENON100 and Prospects for Direct Detection of Dark Matter with XENON1T Abstract

February 19

Mario Juric
(LSST)
Preparing for the Era of Data Driven Astronomy Abstract

February 14

Donough Regan
(Sussex)

What CMB non-Gaussianity tells us about Effective Field Theories of Inflation Abstract

February 7

Samuele Sangiorgio
(LLNL)
Neutrinos and Dark Matter at Low Energies in Liquid Argon - New results from LLNL Abstract

January 31

Francisco Prada
(Madrid)

Hunting down the acoustic scale after the cosmic high noo Abstract

January 10

Susanne Mertens
(LBNL)
Searching for Sterile Neutrinos at Katrin Abstract

January 17

Ken Chen
(UCSC)

The Cosmic Dawn - Physics of the First Luminous Objects Abstract

January 24

Dan Werthimer
(SSL)
IS ANYBODY OUT THERE? New SETI Instrumentation and Search Strategies Abstract

Past Seminars in 2013

December 13

Amir Hajian
(CITA)
Exploring the microwave sky beyond CMB using cross correlations Abstract

December 12

Adam Wade Bradley
(Case Western Reserve University)

The LUX Dark Matter Hunt Abstract

December 6

Andrew Renshaw
(UC Irvine)
Solar Neutrino Results from Super-Kamiokand Abstract

November 8

Ixandra Achitouv
(Munich)

Accurate predictions for the abundance of dark matter halos and voids: Abstract

November 15

Anthony Pullen
(Caltech/JPL)
Large-Scale Structure: Big Surveys, Systematics, and Intensity Mapping Abstract

November 13

Belina von Krosigk
(Dresden University of Technology)
Solar and supernova neutrinos in SNO+ and measurements of the scintillator response Abstract

November 8

Ixandra Achitouv
(Munich)

Accurate predictions for the abundance of dark matter halos and voids: Abstract

November 7

Julia Lee
(Harvard)
Exploring the Third Dimension: Why Imaging Dark Energy experiments need DESI Abstract

November 1

Andreu Font
(LBL)

The Dirt on Cosmic Dust: An X-ray Perspective through Black Hole and Neutron Star Eyes Abstract

October 25

Jeff Newman
(Pittsburgh)
Exploring the Third Dimension: Why Imaging Dark Energy experiments need DESI Abstract

October 18

Ely Kovetz
(UT Austin)

Cosmic Bandits: Exploration vs. Exploitation in Cosmological Surveys Abstract

October 11

Jeremy Sakstein
(DAMTP)
Astrophysical Tests of Gravity Abstract

Septemer 27

Paul M. Sutter
(Paris)

Cosmology and astrophysics with cosmic voids Abstract

September 26

Kevin Hinkerson
(UCLA)
Using ultracold neutrons to measure fundamental symmetries of the Standard Model and beyond Abstract

Septemer 20

Cameron Bates
(UCB/LLNL)

Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters for Nuclear Science and Security Abstract

September 17

Stijn Buitink
(Groningen/Radboud)
Radio detection of cosmic rays with LOFAR Abstract

Septemer 13

Soma De
(Arizona State University)

Effect of Galactic and primordial Magnetic Field on polarization of CMB and 21 cm radiation. Abstract

September 6

Brian Hayden
(ND/LBNL)
Improving Type Ia Supernovae as Distance Indicators Abstract

August 30

David Harvey (ROE)
On measuring the cross-section of dark matter using substructure infall into galaxy clusters Abstract

August 23

Miguel Zumalacárregui
(Universidad Autonoma de Madrid)
Tension in the Void: New constraints on inhomogeneous cosmologies Abstract

August 9

Julien Guy
(Paris)

Improved cosmological constraints from the joint analysis of the SDSS and SNLS Type Ia supernova samples Abstract

July 19

Spencer Klein
(LBNL & UCB)
Evidence for ultra-high energy (above 100 TeV) astrophysical neutrinos Abstract

June 21

Freija Descamps
(LBNL)

Wintering at the South Pole for IceCube Abstract

May 31

Jeff Hartnell
(University of Sussex)
NOvA: Exploring Electron (Anti)Neutrino Appearance Abstract

March 24

Carsten Rott
(CCAPP)

Novel Searches for Dark Matter in the Sun Abstract

March 22

Jason Koskinen
(Penn State University)
Project 8: Towards a radiometric neutrino mass measurement Abstract

March 1

Mary Bishai
(Stanford/SLAC)
The Why, What and Where of the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment. Abstract

February 22

Jason Koskinen
(Penn State University)
Atmospheric neutrino hierarchy measurement Abstract

February 15

Edward Macaulay
(Oxford)
Cosmology with Galaxy Redshifts and Peculiar Velocities - Current Mysteries and Future Prospects Abstract

February 13

Yifang Wang
(IHEP)
Reactor Neutrinos at Daya Bay II Abstract

February 8

Paul Ricker
(UIUC)
AGN Feedback and Mass-Observable Scatter in Galaxy Clusters Abstract

January 25

Eric Baxter
(University of Chicago)
Dark Matter Annihilation and Non-Gaussianity: Looking for Signals of New Physics in the Presence of Astrophysical Backgrounds Abstract

January 18

Morag Scrimgeour
(University of Western Australia)
Large-scale homogeneity vs. small-scale inhomogeneities: testing ΛCDM with large-scale structure Abstract

January 16

Iair Arcavi
(Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel)
What Are the Different Core Collapse Explosions? Abstract

Januay 15

Tamara Davis
(Queensland)
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey - Final Results Abstract

January 11

Norihiro Tanahashi
(UC Davis)
Gravitational wave signal from massive gravity Abstract





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