David Spergel, Director of the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute in New York, future president of the Simons Foundation, will be visiting SISSA in person, between May 24th, and May 28th, 2021.
A builder and leading personality for modern Cosmology, Spergel research covers all aspects of physical processes from the very early universe to the Formation of Structures. Over the past years, he has been in close contact with scientists of the Astrophysics and Cosmology Group at SISSA, writing collaboration papers, and co-supervising students.
Several events are being planned for the week. Spergel will be giving a SISSA Colloquium, on May 25th, at 4pm CEST, entitled: “New Avenues for Cosmology in the New Decades”.
You can register for the online webinar at this link:
https://sissa-it.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_92B7clnxT4e9EhcY7TWZOA
Also, he will be giving a Special Seminar on “Cosmology with the Simons Observatory”, on May 27th, at 4pm CEST.
The visit has been confirmed in the very last days, due to the difficulties of converging to dates, flights, logistics and practicalities, managed by the SISSA Administration in full compliance with security measures in the current situation of Pandemic.
The event was originally planned for May 2020, on occasion of a joint meeting between collaborators from two of the international projects in which SISSA is involved with roles of responsibility, the Simons Observatory telescope, and the Euclid Satellite. The projects, starting observations in two years from now, are dedicated to the study of our Universe, looking at the Gravitational Waves from the very early Universe, and the distribution of Dark Matter and Energy inferred through the observation of billions of Galaxies. The meeting got canceled due to the emergency caused by the global pandemic. David, and colleagues at SISSA, decided to pursue the initiative, and to make it real as soon as possible, with determination, for the meaning of it in these difficult times.
Therefore, the importance of this event is unique and in the full tradition of SISSA, as Carlo Baccigalupi, Andrea Lapi comment: stimulus for science, connection between excellence international Institutions, promotion of projects associated with the most important forthcoming observational challenges for fundamental physics, as well as determination in looking forward, beyond the current pandemic era.
The Astrophysics & Cosmology Group at SISSA would thank the Administration & the Director for the great support in organizing this event in difficult times.