Presentation of the Julius Wess Award to Prof. Randall

Friday Jul 8, 2016, 3:00 PM → 8:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Fortbildungszentrum Technik und Umwelt (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North)

The Julius Wess Award 2015 is presented to Prof. Dr. Lisa Randall, University of Harvard, for her outstanding credits in the field of theoretical particle physics, particularly for her pioneering work on theories beyond the Standard Model, in particular the unified description of basic physical forces in models with extra spatial dimensions. The ceremony will take place on July 8, 2016 at KIT, Karlsruhe.

3:00 PM → 3:10 PM Welcome

Speaker: Prof. Thomas Hirth (KIT vicepresident)

3:10 PM → 3:20 PM KCETA Overview

Speaker: Prof. Marc Weber (KIT)

3:20 PM → 3:50 PM Illuminating the Dark Side: Liquid Xenon and the Nature of Dark Matter

Speaker: Prof. Laura Baudis (Univ. Zürich)

3:50 PM → 4:00 PM Violoncello & Piano

Benedikt von Puttkamer, Beatrix von Puttkamer

4:00 PM → 4:30 PM Adventures in Warped Space: The Flavor Puzzle, Higgs Physics and the Diphoton Resonance

Speaker: Prof. Matthias Neubert (Univ. Mainz)

4:30 PM → 4:50 PM Coffee

4:50 PM → 5:10 PM Laudation

Speaker: Prof. Margarete Mühlleitner (KIT)

5:10 PM → 5:25 PM Presentation of the award

Speaker: Prof. Thomas Hirth (KIT vicepresident)

5:25 PM → 5:35 PM Violoncello & Piano

Benedikt von Puttkamer, Beatrix von Puttkamer

5:35 PM → 6:20 PM Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

Speaker: Prof. Lisa Randall (Univ. Harvard)

6:20 PM → 8:00 PM Reception