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March 2026

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IIHE Invited seminar: The GRAiNITA calorimeter
by Simona Toscano 20 Mar '26

20 Mar '26

Dear all, This week we have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Marie-Hélène Schune (IJCLAB), who will present on the concept of the GRAiNITA calorimeter, R&D project for a new calorimeter designed for FCC-ee. The seminar will take place in the J. Sacton Room this Friday, March 20th, at 2:00 PM. Please find further details below: ************************** Title: The GRAiNITA calorimeter Abstract: The GRAiNITA calorimeter represents a novel approach to high-granularity electromagnetic calorimetry, leveraging millimeter-sized scintillating crystal grains immersed in a transparent liquid to achieve excellent energy resolution and shower position. A small prototype has undergone testing using cosmic rays and test beams at CERN, demonstrating that the foreseen performances are at reach. This seminar will present the latest results from prototype testing, simulation studies, and ongoing R&D efforts, highlighting how GRAiNITA could contribute to advancing detector performance for the FCC-ee collider. Short bio: Marie-Hélène Schune is reserach director at CNRS at the Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), CNRS/IN2P3, in Orsay, France. She is a high-energy physics, with a focus on flavour physics. She worked at LEP and on BaBar at Stanford. Currently, she is involved in the LHCb experiment. She has co-lead the Flavour Physics Working group for the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update (2025). She is also working on an R&D project for a new calorimeter designed for FCC-ee, called GRAiNITA. ******************************* https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2459/ IIHE Invited seminar: The GRAiNITA calorimeter indico.iihe.ac.be We very much look forward to a well-attended seminar and to seeing many of you on Friday! Simona. Dr. Simona Toscano (she / her / hers) Université Libre de Bruxelles Inter-university Institute for High Energies (IIHE) Service de physique de particules élémentaires, ULB - CP 230 Boulevard du Triomphe - 1050 Bruxelles (Belgium) Office : G.0.16 tel: +32.(0)2.629.3216 Email: stoscano(a)ulb.be <mailto:stoscano@vub.ac.be> or toscano(a)icecube.wisc.edu <mailto:toscano@icecube.wisc.edu>

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IIHE Invited seminar: Latest results from DESI and their implication in cosmology
by TOSCANO Simona 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

Dear all, This week we have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Héctor Gil Marín from the University of Barcelona, who will present the latest results from the DESI experiment. The seminar will take place in the J. Sacton Room this Friday, March 6th, at 2:00 PM. Please find further details below: **************************************** Title: Latest results from DESI and their implication in cosmology Abstract: The Dark Energy Spectroscopy Instrument (DESI) has undertaken the largest spectroscopic survey to date. I will briefly describe the instrument and present the recently released results in terms of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) and Full-Shape analyses. Thanks to these studies, we have been able to measure the expansion history of the universe with unprecedented precision, test the theory of gravity at cosmological scales, and set an upper limit on the sum of the effective masses of neutrinos. When combining with other datasets such as the CMB or SNe samples, interesting findings point towards the possibility of the existence of a type of Dark Energy that would evolve with time. Short Bio: * PhD at the University of Barcelona, 2012 * Postdoc Position at the Institute of Gravitation and Cosmology (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth UK, 2012-2015 * Largrange Fellow at the LPNHE, Paris, 2015-2018 * Junior Leader `la Caixa' Fellow at the Institut de Ciencies del Cosmos (ICC) at the University of Barcelona, 2018-2023 * Junior Faculty Ramon-y-Cajal Fellow at the University of Barcelona, 2023-2025 * Professor at the University of Barcelona 2025-Present * Former member of BOSS and eBOSS collaborations, and currently a member and builder of DESI. **************************************** <https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2458/> [indico_square.png] IIHE Invited seminar: Latest results from DESI and their implication in cosmology<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2458/> indico.iihe.ac.be<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2458/> We will try again and an online connection will be available for those who are unable to attend in person; however, in-person attendance is strongly encouraged. Topic: Invited seminar - Héctor Gil Marín Time: Mar 6, 2026 02:00 PM Brussels Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82850532563?pwd=DEaheauQVTJCZcA6VIWrWrMj0Es68u.1 Meeting ID: 828 5053 2563 Passcode: 700313 Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/82850532563/invitations?signature=EcKeafkz… We very much look forward to a well-attended seminar and to seeing many of you on Friday! Simona. Dr. Simona Toscano (she / her / hers) Université Libre de Bruxelles Inter-university Institute for High Energies (IIHE) Service de physique de particules élémentaires, ULB - CP 230 Boulevard du Triomphe - 1050 Bruxelles (Belgium) Office : G.0.16 tel: +32.(0)2.629.3216 Email: stoscano(a)ulb.be<mailto:stoscano@vub.ac.be> or toscano(a)icecube.wisc.edu<mailto:toscano@icecube.wisc.edu> [PastedGraphic-10.png]

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