Events During the Week of June 14th through June 21st, 2026
Sunday, June 14th, 2026
- Academic Calendar
- 4-week Summer Session Ends
- Abstract: *Note: actual end time may vary.* CONTACT: admin@secfac.wisc.edu
- Academic Calendar
- 3-week Summer Session Ends
- Abstract: *Note: actual end time may vary.* CONTACT: admin@secfac.wisc.edu
Monday, June 15th, 2026
- Academic Calendar
- 8-week Summer Session Begins
- Abstract: *Note: actual end time may vary.* CONTACT: admin@secfac.wisc.edu
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum
- Searching for Dark Matter with LHAASO
- Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Place: WIPAC
- Speaker: Kenny Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Abstract: I will discuss the dark matter research program of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Array (LHAASO). Located at 4410 m above sea level, LHAASO comprises three complementary detectors—KM2A, WCDA, and WFCTA—making it the most sensitive very-high-energy gamma-ray survey instrument currently operating. This unique capability establishes LHAASO as an excellent tool for indirect dark matter detection through searches for gamma-ray signatures of decay or annihilation. I will present recent constraints derived from observations of the Galactic halo and dwarf spheroidal galaxies, and report on progress toward a combined, full-sky dark matter analysis using both WCDA and KM2A.
- Host: Lu Lu
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
- Social Gathering
- Summer Recess
- Time: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
- Place: Lawn in front of Birge Hall
- Speaker: Everyone is welcome
- Abstract: If the weather is nice, we'll meet on Bascom Hill (in front of Birge Hall). Feel free to bring your lunch. We will borrow cornhole and ladder toss from the L&S Dean's Office and play outside for 30 minutes. Some of us will probably walk up together, meeting in the courtyard between Chamberlin and Sterling ~12:25. Feel free to walk with us! No need to sign up. Just come join us!
- Host: Sharon Kahn
Thursday, June 18th, 2026
- No events scheduled
Friday, June 19th, 2026
- No events scheduled