This represents the preliminary plans for the SLAC Summer Institute. Program is subject to change.
All talks will be held in Kavli Auditoriums (Building 51). SSI badges required. All discussion sessions will be held in the Redwood Rooms (C&D) in the Research Office Building (R.O.B.) - Building 48.
Registration will be limited to 150 participants. Registration is not considered complete unless payment is received.
| Monday, August 1, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:00AM | Neutrino Oscillation Basics | Janet Conrad (MIT) |
| 10:30-11:30AM | Neutrino Oscillations: Exp't | Janet Conrad (MIT) |
| 11:45AM-12:45PM | Dark Stars | Doug Spolyar (FNAL) |
| Topical Q&A | ||
| 2:45 -3:15 PM | Recent Results from MINOS | Joao Coelho (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) |
| 3:20 -3:55 PM | Dark Mater Results from the Fermi-LAT | Alex Drlica-Wagner (SLAC) |
| 4:00 -4:30 PM | Searches for the Direct Detection of DM | JoAnne Hewett (SLAC) |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | Panofsky Breezeway |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:00AM | Accelerator Mechanisms | Don Ellison (NC State University) |
| 10:30-11:30AM | Observations of Cosmic Rays I (1 2 3) | Werner Hofmann (Heidelberg, MPI) |
| 11:45AM-12:45PM | Sources of Gravity Waves | Peter Shawhan (Maryland) |
| 1:30-2:30PM | SLAC Tour | Meet in Visitor Center |
| 2:45-5:00PM | Discussion Session | C/D Redwood Rooms, Building 48, ROB |
| 6:00 PM | Poster Social | Panofsky Breezeway |
| Wednesday, August 3, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:00AM | Observations of Cosmic Rays II (1 2) | Werner Hofmann (Heidelberg, MPI) |
| 10:30-11:30AM | Observations of Gravity Waves | Peter Shawhan (Maryland) |
| 11:45AM-12:45PM | Interferometry | Jason Hogan (Stanford) |
| Topical Q&A | ||
| 2:45 -3:15 PM | Particle Acceleration Results from the Fermi-LAT | Roger Blandford (Stanford) |
| 3:20 -3:50 PM | Latest results from IceCube | Kurt Woschnagg (University of California, Berkeley) |
| 3:55-4:25 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 4:25 -4:55 PM | Latest Results from Auger 1 2 3 | Fred Sarazin (Colorado School of Mines) |
| 5:00 -5:30 PM | Latest Results from VHE Observatories | David Hanna (McGill) |
| 5:30 PM | Soccer | SLAC Green |
| Thursday, August 4, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:00AM | Observational Cosmology | Joshua Frieman (Chicago/FNAL) |
| 10:30-11:30AM | The Discovery of Dark Energy | Saul Perlmutter (LBNL/Berkeley) |
| 11:45AM-12:45PM | Dark Energy with structure I (1 2) | Steve Allen (SLAC/Stanford) |
| 2:45-5:00PM | Discussion Session | C/D Redwood Rooms, Building 48, ROB |
| 5:00- 5:40 | Viz Lab Tour (12 people for 20mins each) | 2nd Floor Kavli, Viz Lab (Meet at SSI registration desk) |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | Panofsky Breezeway |
| Friday, August 5, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:00AM | Observational Cosmology | Joshua Frieman (Chicago/FNAL) |
| 10:30-11:30AM | Dark Energy with structure II | Steve Allen (SLAC/Stanford) |
| 11:45AM-12:45PM | Summary of the Universe | Shamit Kachru (SLAC/Stanford) |