PhD and postdoc positions open in Amsterdam
We are seeking a PhD and a postdoctoral research associate for an exciting project on gravitational wave probes of particle dark matter. The successful candidate will perform high-level research in...
View Article2023 NL Cosmos Book Prize Ceremony at CREA Amsterdam
On October 27, 2023, CREA Amsterdam hosted the Dutch edition of the 2023 Cosmos Book Prize ceremony. Jim Jansen, editor-in-chief of New Scientist NL, set the stage with a warm and engaging welcome. I...
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Who killed the Euro? J. Portes on Stiglitz’s analysis of the euro in the context of the global financial crisis rdcu.be/jE5xThe post Tweet: Who killed the Euro? J. Portes on Stiglitz’s analy… first...
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View Article“Future of dark matter” brainstorming workshop at CCA
Due to ongoing turmoil at Columbia University, the “Future of Dark Matter” brainstorming workshop that I co-organised with my friends and colleagues Elena Aprile and Lam Hui, initially planned at...
View ArticleVideo of Colloquia at Yale and Harvard
During my three-month sabbatical in New York, hosted by the Italian Academy of Advanced Studies in America and the Center for Theoretical Physics at Columbia University, I had the privilege to visit...
View ArticleSabbatical Abroad: Is It Worth It?
Sabbatical Abroad: Is It Worth It? I have just returned from a truly stimulating three-month sabbatical in New York City, an experience that was both enriching and enlightening. I was based at Columbia...
View ArticleSailing in the dark
I was recently invited to contributed to an excellent outreach project called “The birth of an Idea”, led by my friend and colleague Vitor Cardoso, together with artist Ana Sousa Carvalho. The aim of...
View ArticleTeVPA 2024 in Chicago — A Summary
TeV Particle Astrophysics (TeVPA) is an international conference that covers the most recent advances in the field of Particle Astrophysics. This year, TeVPA returned to Chicago for the first time...
View ArticleSearching for new particles with black hole mergers
In a paper published in Physical Review Letters this week, two brilliant young researchers – Gimmy Tomaselli (former PhD student in my group, now at IAS Princeton) and Thomas Spieksma (former MSc...
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