IFIRSE hosts a regular schedule of seminars and webinars given by resident researchers, visiting scientists, and members of our international collaborations. They are open to all members of the IFIRSE community.

Upcoming seminars

• 15:00 – 17:00, 18/06/2026 · ICISE Public talk: Waves of Topological Origin in the Fluid Earth System and Beyond Speaker: Prof. Brad Marston, Brown University, USA · hosted with the Quantum Physics Group

  A public lecture on how symmetry and topology — the same ideas behind topological insulators — explain equatorially trapped Kelvin and Yanai waves in Earth's oceans and atmosphere as topologically protected edge modes, with implications reaching from climate phenomena such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation to magnetized plasmas.

Neutrino Group webinars

• Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 14:00–15:30 (GMT+7) Webinar: Dark matter detection with a superconducting quantum sensor network Speaker: Asst. Prof. Le Bin Ho, Tohoku University, Japan · Neutrino Group webinar

  Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in modern physics, yet it has never been directly detected. This talk introduces a new approach based on a network of superconducting quantum sensors: by connecting many sensors and letting them work together, sensitivity is improved enough to detect extremely weak signals impossible to observe with a single device. The talk covers the basic idea, how quantum effects enhance detection, and why sensor networks are a promising direction for future experiments — highlighting how quantum technologies can contribute to fundamental physics and the search for dark matter.

• Tue 5 May 2026 · 15:00–17:00 (GMT+7) Webinar: Water-based liquid scintillator with nanoparticles Speaker: Dr. Teppei Katori, King's College London, UK · Neutrino Group webinar

  Nanoparticles are an emerging technology with many industrial applications. Their pre-determined, controllable optical properties and the large libraries of established protocols for dispersing them in aqueous solutions make them attractive for nuclear and particle physics. This talk introduces quantum dots and an R&D effort to develop a water-based quantum-dot liquid scintillator, presents results of optical measurements and a cosmic-ray test, and discusses the future potential of a sustainable radiation detector for nuclear and particle physics, with special interest in neutrino physics.

Quantum Physics public talk

• 2026 · ICISE Public talk: Waves of Topological Origin in the Fluid Earth System and Beyond Speaker: Prof. Brad Marston, Brown University, USA · hosted with the Quantum Physics Group

  A public lecture on how symmetry and topology — the same ideas behind topological insulators — explain equatorially trapped Kelvin and Yanai waves in Earth's oceans and atmosphere as topologically protected edge modes, with implications reaching from climate phenomena such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation to magnetized plasmas.

Astrophysics seminar series

• Ongoing SAGI Astrophysics Seminar Series Simons Astrophysics Group (SAGI) · Online & on-site, ICISE