Presentation of the Julius Wess Award to Prof. Aprile

Name: Presentation of the Julius Wess Award to Prof. Aprile
Start: 2022-12-16T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-12-16T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North

Friday Dec 16, 2022, 4:00 PM → 8:30 PM Europe/Berlin

Aula (FTU) (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North)

Aula (FTU)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North

Hermann von Helmholtz Platz 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Description

The Julius Wess Award 2022 goes to Professor Dr. Elena Aprile, Columbia University, in recognition of her outstanding and groundbreaking academic achievements in the field of Dark Matter searches, especially in the development of ultrasensitive detectors.

The Julius Wess Prize is awarded since 2008.

The ceremony will take place on December 16, 2022 at KIT, Karlsruhe.

- 1
  
  Welcome
  
  Speaker: Thomas Hirth (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie)
- 2
  
  Introduction to the KIT Centre Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA)
  
  Speaker: Milada Margarete Mühlleitner (KIT)
- 3
  
  On swimming pools and galaxies: Universality in cosmic structures
  
  Speaker: Matthias Bartelmann (Univ. Heidelberg)
- 4
  
  Music contribution
- 5:15 PM
  
  Coffee break
- 5
  
  Laudation
  
  Speaker: Laura Baudis (Uni Zürich)
- 6
  
  Presentation of the Julius Wess Award
  
  Speaker: Thomas Hirth (KIT)
- 7
  
  Music contribution
- 8
  
  The Quest for Dark Matter with the XENON Project
  
  Speaker: Elena Aprile (Columbia University)
- 7:00 PM
  
  Reception