Kiley Kennedy giving a NPA seminar standing in front of tables with audience members.

Seminars

Wright Lab hosts a number of regular seminars and discussion groups.

Seminars

Nuclear Particle Astrophysics Seminars (NPA)

NPA seminars 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. 

Alexandra Asbah giving NPA seminar standing in front of screen with audience sitting at tables facing speaker.

Early Career Scientist Seminar

The Early Career Scientist Seminar is a seminar held at Wright Lab, with talks generally given by Yale Physics graduate students and postdocs on a variety of topics. The seminar is open to all members of the Yale Physics community.  Talks are supported by the Wright Laboratory, the Yale Physics Department and Yale University.

Igor Brandao presenting talk in front of screens and audience seated at tables facing speaker.

Yale Physics Professional Development Organization (YPPDO)

The 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.

YPPDO Alumni Panel where alumni are on zoom screen and audience is sitting at tables facing screen.

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.

Students sitting around a square set of meeting tables for Wright Lab Elusives Journal Club.

Instrumentation Lunch

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.

Close up of Wright Lab grad student and postdoc giving talk in front of audience.

Wright Lab Seminar Organizers

  • Nuclear Particle Astrophysics (NPA) Seminars: Tyler Johnson, Zoltán Varga
  • Early Career Scientist Seminar: Iris Ponce, Yu-Han Tseng
  • Yale Physics Professional Development Organization (YPPDO): Tony Liu, Xiaowei Ou, Molly Watts
  • The Elusives Journal Club: Eleanor Graham
  • Instrumentation Lunch: Karsten Heeger

Historical List of Wright Lab Seminar Coordinators

  • Megan Connors (2014-15)
  • Kyungeun Lim (2014-16)
  • Thomas Langford (2014-15)
  • Li Yi (2015-16)
  • Eliane Epple (2015-18)
  • Serhan Tufanli (2016-17)
  • Jay Hyun Jo (2016-18)
  • Zepeng Li (2018-19)
  • Ben Saliwanchik (2018-20)
  • Danielle Speller (2018)
  • Saehanseul Oh (2018)
  • Pranava Surukuchi (2019-2021)
  • Audrey Francisco (2019-20)
  • Brian Koopman (2020-2021)
  • Mike Sas (2020-21)
  • Mike Jewell (2021-22)
  • Laura Havener (2021-22)
  • Avinay Bhat (2022)
  • Fernando Flor (2022-23)
  • Thomas Penny (2023)
  • Isaac Mooney (2023-24)
  • Sabrina Zacarias (2024)
  • Jorge Torres (2024-25)
  • Zoltan Varga (2024-present)
  • Tyler Johnson (2025-present)

  • Iris Ponce (Fall 2024-present)
  • Yu-Han Tseng (Fall 2024-present)

The Early Career Scientist Seminar was started in Fall of 2024 as an evolution of the WIDG seminar.  Below is the historical list of WIDG coordinators.

WIDG

  • Christopher Davis (2017-18)
  • Christian Weber (2018-19)
  • Shilo Xia (2018-20)
  • Ako Jamil (2019-20)
  • Giacomo Scanavini (2020-22)
  • Tong Liu (2020-22)
  • Arina Telles (2021-22)
  • Sophia Hollick (2022-23)
  • Sierra Weyhmiller (2022-23)
  • Jiaxiang Wang (2022-23)
  • Youqi Song (2023-24)
  • Yu-Han Tseng (2023-24)
  • Iris Ponce (2024)

  • Danielle Norcini (2018)
  • Estella de Souza Barbosa (2018-20)
  • Wen Xiong (2018)
  • Paul Fanto (2018)
  • Kelly Backes (2018)
  • Mary Lou Bailey (2019-21)
  • Emma Castiglia (2019-21)
  • Fernando Flor (2024-25)
  • Tony Liu (2025-present)
  • Xiaowei Ou (2025-present)
  • Molly Watts (2025-present)

  • Jorge Torres (2022)
  • Glenn Richardson (2023)
  • Xiran Bai (2023-24)
  • Jiaxiang Wang (2024-25)
  • Eleanor Graham (2023-present)

  • Karsten Heeger (Fall 2018-present)
  • James Nikkel (2020-24)

  • Reina Maruyama (Fall 2018-2025)
  • Priyamvada Natarajan (Fall 2018-2025)

DMDG is now part of the Yale Center for the Invisible Universe (YCIU) 

  • Claire Laffan (2024-present)
  • Jackie Baeza-Rubio (2024-present)