Cosmology, Strings, and Phenomenology Conference
from
Monday, June 11, 2007 (8:00 AM)
to
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 (6:00 PM)
Monday, June 11, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
2:00 PM
Welcome
-
Lars Bergström
(
Stockholm
)
Welcome
Lars Bergström
(
Stockholm
)
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM
An Experimentalist's Perspective on Testing Field Theories with the CMB
-
Lyman Page
(
Princeton
)
An Experimentalist's Perspective on Testing Field Theories with the CMB
Lyman Page
(
Princeton
)
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM
Status of the Super Nova Legacy Survey
-
Reynald Pain
Status of the Super Nova Legacy Survey
Reynald Pain
2:55 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM
break
break
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM
Update from SDSS: Wiggles and Bangs
-
Bob Nichol
(
Portsmouth
)
Update from SDSS: Wiggles and Bangs
Bob Nichol
(
Portsmouth
)
4:05 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM
Neutrino properties from cosmological observations
-
Steen Hannestad
Neutrino properties from cosmological observations
Steen Hannestad
4:45 PM - 5:25 PM
Monday, June 18, 2007
9:00 AM
New Cosmic Maps & Measurements
-
Max Tegmark
New Cosmic Maps & Measurements
Max Tegmark
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM
Does Dark Energy exist?
-
Subir Sarkar
Does Dark Energy exist?
Subir Sarkar
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
Cofee break
Cofee break
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Graviton production in braneworlds by the dynamical Casimir effect
-
Ruth Durrer
(
Geneva
)
Graviton production in braneworlds by the dynamical Casimir effect
Ruth Durrer
(
Geneva
)
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Astrophysical constraints to dark-matter properties
-
Marc Kamionkowski
Astrophysical constraints to dark-matter properties
Marc Kamionkowski
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Tachyon Condensation, String Gases and Structure Formation
-
Robert Brandenberger
Tachyon Condensation, String Gases and Structure Formation
Robert Brandenberger
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:50 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Inflationary Cosmology
-
Andrei Linde
(
Stanford
)
Inflationary Cosmology
Andrei Linde
(
Stanford
)
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
MSSM Inflation
-
Kari Enqvist
MSSM Inflation
Kari Enqvist
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
3:40 PM
k-Essense, superluminal propagation and causality causality
-
Slava Mukhanov
k-Essense, superluminal propagation and causality causality
Slava Mukhanov
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM
7:00 PM
Conference dinner - BOAT TRIP
Conference dinner - BOAT TRIP
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
9:00 AM
Dark matter's X-files
-
Alexander Kusenko
(
UCLA
)
Dark matter's X-files
Alexander Kusenko
(
UCLA
)
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM
UV modes on co-dimension 2 branes and the vacuum energy
-
Cliff Burgess
UV modes on co-dimension 2 branes and the vacuum energy
Cliff Burgess
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
coffe break
coffe break
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Thermodynamics of Large AdS Black Holes
-
Larus Thorlacius
Thermodynamics of Large AdS Black Holes
Larus Thorlacius
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Black Holes and Hierarchies
-
Gia Dvali
(
NYU
)
Black Holes and Hierarchies
Gia Dvali
(
NYU
)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM
cosmological and astrophysical implications of large volume string models
-
Fernando Quevedo
cosmological and astrophysical implications of large volume string models
Fernando Quevedo
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Particle physics from string theory with D-branes--New non-perturbative effects
-
Mirjam cvetic
Particle physics from string theory with D-branes--New non-perturbative effects
Mirjam cvetic
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Coffe break
Coffe break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
The 2007 Klein Lecture: String theory, gravity, and cosmology
-
Gabriele Veneziano
(
CERN
)
The 2007 Klein Lecture: String theory, gravity, and cosmology
Gabriele Veneziano
(
CERN
)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
9:00 AM
Strings, gravity, and nonlocality
-
Steve Giddings
(
UC Santa Barbara
)
Strings, gravity, and nonlocality
Steve Giddings
(
UC Santa Barbara
)
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM
Metastable supersymmetry breaking in string theory
-
Shamit Kachru
Metastable supersymmetry breaking in string theory
Shamit Kachru
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
String cosmology
-
Renata Kallosh
(
Stanford
)
String cosmology
Renata Kallosh
(
Stanford
)
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Challenging the Cosmological Constant
-
Nemanja Kaloper
(
UC Davis
)
Challenging the Cosmological Constant
Nemanja Kaloper
(
UC Davis
)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:10 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Where is Supersymmetry ?
-
Savas Dimopoulos
Where is Supersymmetry ?
Savas Dimopoulos
1:45 PM - 2:25 PM
2:25 PM
coffee - end of conference
coffee - end of conference
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
6:00 PM
Reception at City Hall
Reception at City Hall
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM