Invitation to the ICTP Colloquium by Prof. Raman Sundrum on "Cosmology and Unification", Wed. 28 June at 14:00, Budinich LH

[ICTP Director]

Dear All,

You are most cordially invited to the ICTP Colloquium by Prof. Raman 
Sundrum on "Cosmology and Unification".

*The Colloquium will take place (in presence) on Wednesday 28 June at 
14:00 hrs in the Budinich Lecture Hall.*

Biosketch*:* Raman Sundrum is the John S. Toll Chair and Distinguished 
University Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College 
Park. He also is the Director of the Maryland Center for Fundamental 
Physics. He works on theoretical particle physics, primarily the 
structure of the fundamental forces and their connections to possible 
extensions of Relativistic Spacetime, such as Supersymmetry and Extra 
Dimensions. He also studies their possible roles in the very early 
Universe. His research provides theoretical templates for a broad range 
of experiments, from the CERN Large Hadron Collider to precision 
cosmological measurements In 2019 he was awarded the J.J. Sakurai Prize 
for Theoretical Particle Physics of the American Physical Society along 
with his former collaborator, Lisa Randall of Harvard University, for 
their pioneering of what are now known as the “Randall-Sundrum” models 
of higher-dimensional spacetime.

Abstract: Raman Sundrum will review the mechanism of “cosmological 
collider physics” in which future precision cosmological measurements 
may allow us to probe particle physics and cosmic inflation at energies 
which are orders of magnitude above those of terrestrial particle 
colliders such as the LHC. He will apply this mechanism to searching for 
remnants of the grand unification of (non-gravitational) fundamental 
forces and other plausible high energy "targets" and discuss recent work 
showing how gravitational wave cosmology may provide complementary 
insights on inflationary dynamics in the very early universe.

More information can be found on https://indico.ictp.it/event/10385

The Colloquium will be livestreamed on www.ictp.it/livestream

Light refreshments will be served on the Leonardo Building Terrace at 
the end of the talk.

Looking forward to your participation.

With best regards,

Director's Office, ICTP