Seminars
Wright Lab hosts three regular seminars and three regular discussion groups, detailed below.
If you have any suggestions for interesting talks or speakers you would like Wright Lab to host please send them to: wlab-seminars@mailman.yale.edu
Reaching out to speakers:
There are a couple forms to make the process of gathering information form the speakers a little easier and centralized. The links are below, and please include these in your emails to speaker going forward.
Title, Abstract, and Photos Form (Before Talk): https://physics.yale.edu/speaker-information
Slides Submission Form (After Talk): https://wlab.yale.edu/wright-lab-seminar-presentation-submission
Nuclear Particle Astrophysics Seminars (NPA) cover recent results and new developments in experimental nuclear, particle and astrophysics. NPA seminars are the main research talks at Wright Lab and draw a diverse audience interested in current topics in fundamental physics. NPA seminars are supported by the Flint Fund, Wright Laboratory, and Yale University.
Organizers for 2023-24
Isaac Mooney, isaac.mooney@yale.edu
Thomas Penny, thomas.penny@yale.edu (Fall 2023)
Sabrina Zacarias, sabrina.zacarias@yale.edu (Spring 2024)
Administrative support: TBD
NPA Seminar RSVP Form: https://tinyurl.com/npa-signup
NPA Seminar RSVP Responses: https://tinyurl.com/npa-rsvp1
NPA Zoom link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/98300235819?pwd=NmlYT01KSXF5dXlGcEtYak5JeFpCQT09
Weak Interaction Discussion Group Talks (WIDG) is a biweekly seminar held at Wright Lab with talks generally given by Yale Physics graduate students and postdocs on a variety of topics, including Cosmology, Nuclear, Particle, Neutrino, AMO, and Theoretical Physics. The seminar is open to all members of the Yale Physics community. WIDG talks are supported by the Wright Laboratory, the Yale Physics Department and Yale University.
Organizers for 2023-24:
Youqi Song, youqi.song@yale.edu
Yu-Han Tseng, yuhan.tseng@yale.edu
Administrative support: TBD
WIDG Seminar RSVP Form: https://tinyurl.com/widg-signup
WIDG Seminar RSVP Responses: https://tinyurl.com/widg-rsvp1
WIDG Zoom link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/98967944646?pwd=RWpYdHNsTDhXUWN4MUsxdlJPZEp1UT09
Yale Physics Professional Development Organization (YPPDO) is focused on providing physical science PhDs and postdocs with information, contacts, and resources on a range of career opportunities, especially outside academia. YPPDO talks are supported by the Yale Physics Department and Wright Laboratory.
Organizers for 2023-24:
Fernando Flor, fernando.flor@yale.edu
Administrative support: TBD
YPPDO Seminar RSVP Form: https://tinyurl.com/yppdo-signup
YPPDO Seminar RSVP Responses: https://tinyurl.com/yppdo-rsvp
YPPDO Zoom link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/98364062603?pwd=UTJ4QlduRDBaV0oyVG04TDJOK0FOUT09
Instrumentation Lunch is a forum for discussions on topics related to instrumentation, quantum sensors, and experimental methods. Everyone interested in instrumentation and its related applications in experiments and beyond is welcome. Instrumentation lunches are supported by the Wright Laboratory and Yale University.
Organizers for 2023-24:
Karsten Heeger, karsten.heeger@yale.edu
James Nikkel, james.nikkel@yale.edu
Administrative support: TBD
Dark Matter Discussion Group (DMDG) enables researchers at Yale working on various aspects of dark matter in diverse departments to interact, converse, learn from each other and forge potential collaborations. DMDG is sponsored by Wright Laboratory, the Yale Department of Astronomy, and the Yale Physics Department.
Organizers for 2023-24:
Reina Maruyama, reina.maruyama@yale.edu
Priyamvada Natarajan, priyamvada.natarajan@yale.edu
Administrative support: TBD
The Elusives Journal Club: Members in the departments of physics and astronomy who work on dark matter and neutrino-related fields are invited to get together to discuss papers related to their field. Topics include: neutrinos, dark matter, BSM physics, fundamental symmetries, precision physics and more.
Organizers for 2023-24:
Xiran Bai
Eleanor Graham
Administrative support: TBD
Calendar of upcoming and archived seminars.
Seminar travel guidelines
For the NPA, WIDG, and YPPDO seminar series we typically provide support (Flint Fund) for travel according to the following guidelines:
domestic economy airfare
economical transportation to/from airport (basic rental car, shuttle etc)
meals as needed but no blanket per diem (unless previously discussed and authorized)
up to 2 nights of accommodation at Yale (at WL-approved locations)
(+ any other Yale travel regulations)
one group dinner (see meals guidelines, below)
For any travel outside these standards please check with Karsten beforehand.
Seminar meals guidelines
When taking a speaker out to a meal, the department's guideline is a limit of $75 per person with 7-8 students/postdocs/faculty in attendance. Yale requires an itemized receipt for any expense (total) higher than $75.
Documents relating to Seminars
Seminar Schedules
Speaker Schedule Templates
Please use above template for both NPA and WIDG.
Poster templates
npa-poster-template-v2024.pdfwidg-poster-templatev3.pdfyppdo-poster-templatev2.pdf