TEP Seminars      

particles

The goal of Theoretical Elementary Particle (TEP) physics seminars  is to attain a fundamental description of the laws of physics, the constituents of matter and their interactions.

SCSS

stringsThe Southern California Strings Seminar (SCSS) is where we gather and discuss new ideas and developments, both general and specialized, in the field. 

Bhaumik Luncheon

brainstormThe goal of this Seminar series is to learn about exciting new ideas from scientists in the department through short talks and discussions. 

BLYSS

bulbThe goal of this seminar is to learn about exciting new ideas from up-and-coming scientists in the department and from around the world.

TEP Seminars

Seminars are held in the UCLA Physics & Astronomy Building (PAB) 4-740 Schwinger Lounge, Tuesdays 2-3pm unless otherwise noted.

 

Fall Quarter 2024

Tuesday, October 1st: Alessio Miscioscia (DESY)
"Exploring thermal CFTs from a bootstrap perspective"

Tuesday, October 8th: Suzanne Bintanja (UCLA)
"Black holes from weak Jacobi forms"

Tuesday, October 15th: Alexandre Homrich (KITP)
"Multi-Twist Trajectories, Light Ray Wave Functions and the Missing Zeroes"

Tuesday, October 22nd: Nicolas Pavao (UCLA)
"Transforming the S-Matrix"

Tuesday, October 29th: Miguel Correia (McGil)
"Electrical Circuits meet Feynman Diagrams"

Tuesday, November 5th: Shreya Vardhan (Stanford)
"Estimating time in quantum chaotic systems and black holes"

Tuesday, November 12th: Sean Colin-Ellerin (UC Berkeley)
"Generalized entropy of gravitational fluctuations"

Tuesday, November 19th: Thomas Dumitrescu (UCLA)
"Symmetry Breaking from Monopoles in 3d QED"

Tuesday, December 3rd: Conghuan Luo (USC)
"An update on the 4d Yang-Mills flux tube spectrum"

Tuesday, December 10th: TBD
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Winter Quarter 2025

Tuesday, January 14th: Daniel Brennan (UCSD)
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Tuesday, January 21st: TBD
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Tuesday, January 28th: Simon Catterall (Syracuse University)
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Tuesday, February 4th: TBD
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Tuesday, February 11th: TBD
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Tuesday, February 18th: Chia-Hsien Shen (NTU)
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Tuesday, February 25th: Joan Elias Miro (ICTP)
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Tuesday, March 4th: TBD
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Tuesday, March 18th: TBD
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Spring Quarter 2025


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TEP Lunch Seminars 

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Bhaumik Luncheon Seminars

The Mani L. Bhaumik Institute of Theoretical Physics is pleased to present the Bhaumik Luncheon Seminar series. The goal of this Seminar series is to learn about exciting new ideas from scientists in the department through short talks and discussions. The Seminar is usually held once per academic quarter. Come, participate, and enjoy a light lunch.

Upcoming Bhaumik Luncheon Seminars:

 


Bhaumik Luncheon Young Scientists Seminar (BLYSS)

Our new seminar series, the Bhaumik Luncheon Young Scientists Seminar (BLYSS) launched in Fall of 2017. The goal of this seminar is to learn about exciting new ideas from up-and-coming scientists in the department and from around the world.

Upcoming BLYSS:

 


Southern California Strings Seminar 

The Southern California Strings Seminar returns to UCLA. We gather and discuss new ideas and developments, both general and specialized, in the field. 

 

Juan Maldecena