September 6, 2022

Speaker: Mark Devlin (University of Pennsylvania)

Contact Information: devlin@physics.upenn.edu

Title: Current and Next Generation Millimeter-wave Surveys

Abstract: Millimeter-wave surveys of the sky have the potential for yielding a wealth of information about our universe from the first instants of its existence to our own solar system.  I will describe how modern measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) are being used to measure how our universe has evolved over cosmic time leading to a better understand the fundamental parameters governing its nature.  I will present recent results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) and future plans for the Simons Observatory program.

Visitor's room: Room 122 

Visit Schedule:  

Wednesday (7 Sep. 2022): 

• 1:30 p.m.:  Wunch (in Grand Central)

• 2:00 p.m.:  Wunch (in Grand Central)

• 2:30 p.m.: Rodrigo Cordova, Peyton 122

• 3:00 p.m.: Michael Strauss and Jupiter Ding (Peyton 113)

• 3:30 p.m.:  Bruce Draine, Peyton 122

• 4:00 p.m.:  Zach Atkins, Peyton 122

• 4:30 p.m.:  Jo Dunkley, Peyton 122 (or happy to share slot)

• 5:00 p.m.: 

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Tuesday (6 Sep. 2022), joint with the IAS: 

Misha Ivanov

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