Events

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…

Solange Schrijnder van Velzen, PhD at Nikhef, will defend her thesis Thursday 22 September 2022 at 13.00 at the University of Amsterdam. “Precise Predictions for Jets and Tracks”…

Friday 16 September, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Roberto Santorelli (CIEMAT) Title: “LAr-TPCs for rare event searches: status, prospects, and issues” Abstract: Since the early 2000s, the…

Ten years ago, particle lab CERN finally found the Higgs particle (also known as the “God particle”) – the most important particle in the universe. This elementary building…

Starting Friday evening, July 1, an animation of particle collisions will be visible on the west facade of the Digital Realty building next to Nikhef at Amsterdam Science…

Location: Brightlands Smart Services Campus, Heerlen Almost 100 years ago, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves. In 2015, scientists detected gravitational waves for the very first…

Friday 24 June, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Ana Varbanescu (UvA) Title: “Performance Engineering: Towards Zero-Waste Computing” Abstract: “Computation” has become a massive part of our daily…

Lodewijk Nauta, Phd at Nikhef, will defend his thesis Wednesday 8 June 2022 at 11.00 at the University of Amsterdam. “Quantum Effects on a Planetary Scale: The First…

Friday 13 May, 11.00h, at Nikhef/CWI in Z011. Speaker: Dieter Lüst (LMU and MPI Munich) Title: “New Clothes for the Landscape” Abstract: “In this talk I review the…

We are happy to announce that our Nikhef Jamboree will take place on Monday 9 and Tuesday May 10th 2022. The meeting will be hosted by the University…

Op 6 mei staat Franeker in het teken van de wetenschap – voor kinderen! Expeditie Next is een programma bomvol onderzoek, nieuwsgierigheid en plezier. Nikhef-onderzoeker Rasa Muller vertelt…