Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Mar
25
2026

University of Pennsylvania Astrophysics Seminar

Detecting the 21 cm Signal from the Epoch of Reionization and Beyond
Jonathan Pober
3:30pm|U.Penn, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

21 cm cosmology -- the concept of using radio telescopes to observe the highly redshifted 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen on cosmological scales -- is a field with tremendous scientific potential.   After nearly 20 years of experimental effort...

Mar
26
2026

IAS Quantum Aspects of Black Holes Group Meeting

A de Sitter Scrambling Algebra
11:00am|Bloomberg Hall Physics Library

Abstract: In previous work, Chandrasekaran, Longo, Penington, and Witten (CLPW) constructed an algebra for an observer in a de Sitter static patch. I will discuss how this algebra is affected by gravitational corrections. I will work in the eikonal...

Mar
26
2026

Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Numerical Modeling of Plasmas Across Fluid and Kinetic Regimes
11:00am|Bloomberg Lecture Hall

Plasmas exhibit a wide range of behaviors across fluid and kinetic regimes, governing key processes in diverse laboratory, space, and astrophysical environments. Understanding these systems requires numerical models with varying levels of physical...

Mar
27
2026

Princeton University Galread [Galactic/Extragalactic Reading Group]

Identifying Changing-Look AGN Transitions in Light Curve Data with the Zwicky Transient Facility
Maggie Verrico
11:00am|Zoom and Peyton Hall, Grand Central

Each week, we hold a relatively informal seminar/discussion series with an emphasis on extra-galactic and large-scale structure astrophysics.

During Galread a leader/visitor presents a recent paper to the discussion group. The PDF of the paper is...

Mar
27
2026

Princeton University High Energy Theory Seminar

Cusped Impurities: From Casimir Energy to Sudakov Radiation
Gabriel Cuomo
11:00am|Jadwin Hall, PCTS Room 407

Abstract: Cusped line defects play an important role in quantum field theory, with applications ranging from scattering amplitudes to quantum quenches and Casimir-energy computations. In this talk, I will discuss general properties of cusped line...

Mar
30
2026

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Seminar

On the uniqueness of Kerr-de Sitter
Allen Fang
12:30pm|Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: The uniqueness of the Kerr-de Sitter family of  black hole spacetimes as stationary solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations is a crucial ingredient to understanding the final states of positive cosmological constant universes, such as...