Events

Colloquium within National Seminar Theoretical High Energy Physics (DRSTP): Friday 17 March, 11.15h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Badri Krishnan (RU) Title: “Exploring black holes with gravitational waves”…

Michiel Veen, PhD at Nikhef, will defend his thesis Wednesday 8 March 2023 at 10.00 at the University of Amsterdam. “A Look Into the Heart of the Standard…

This series aims to unravel the latest developments in physics. We will explore how fundamental theories in this field have helped us to better understand the physical world…

Friday 17 February, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Laura Fabietti (TU Munich) Title: “The long journey of antinuclei in our Galaxy” Abstract: Low-energy antinuclei in cosmic rays…

What exactly happens at CERN? How do particle accelerators and particle detectors work? And the particles that are accelerated or detected in there, how do they relate to…

Kevin Heijhoff, PhD at Nikhef, will defend his thesis Friday 10 februari 2023 at 14.00 at the University of Amsterdam.. “When and Where: Precision Time Measurements with Hybrid…

New Scientist is hosting a series of online lectures in the coming months on the world’s largest and most groundbreaking physics experiments. On 7 of February, join particle…

Friday 3 February, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Beatrice Bonga (RU Nijmegen) Title: “Can we distinguish black holes from other compact objects?” Abstract: Observational tests of strong…

Friday 13 January, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Greg Ciezarek (CERN) Title: “First joint measurement of 𝑅(𝐷∗) and 𝑅(𝐷0) at LHCb” Abstract: Previous measurements of the ratio…

Silvia Ferreres Solé, PhD at Nikhef, will defend her thesis Monday 19 december 2022 at 13.00 at Maastricht University. “The beauty of the rare” The decay of a…

Peter Pang, PhD at Nikhef, will defend his thesis Wednesday 14 december 2022 at 14.15 at the Utrecht University. “From spacetime to nucleus” Our knowledge about dense matter…

Cristina Sánchez Gras, PhD at Nikhef, will defend her thesis Monday 12 December 2022 at 13.45 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. “Exceptionally empty charm” Protons, together with neutrons…

Friday 9 December, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Susanne Westhoff (RU Nijmegen) Title: “FIMP, the new WIMP” Abstract: After decades of research, the nature of dark matter…

Jaarlijks organiseert Nikhef samen met CERN het ‘Dutch CERN Teacher Programme’. Dit 4-daagse programma biedt natuurkundedocenten de mogelijkheid om een bezoek te brengen aan CERN. Er zijn Nederlandstalige…

Colloquium within National Seminar Theoretical High Energy Physics (DRSTP): Friday 18 November, 11.15h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Thomas Gehrmann (Uni Zürich) Title: “Precision theory for high energy…

Rob Walet, PhD at Nikhef, will defend his thesis Monday 14 November 2022 at 9.45 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. “Advanced instrumentation for gravitational-wave research” This manuscript presents…

Friday 11 November, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Caterina Vernieri (SLAC) Title: “A “cool” route to unveil the Higgs boson’s secrets” Abstract: The Higgs boson was discovered…

Je zit in 6 VWO, je bent heel nieuwsgierig naar subatomaire deeltjes en je moet binnenkort aan de slag met je profielwerkstuk. Dan kun je terecht bij Nikhef! Om…

Guanghui Zhou, PhD at Nikhef, will defend his thesis Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 15.00 at the University of Amsterdam. “Sterile Neutrinos and Effective Field Theory” Sterile neutrinos…

Our building is currently being renovated but on October 1, some of Nikhef’s doors will still open during the Amsterdam Science Park open day. There will be plenty…