Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Vadim Aleksandrovich Bednyakov turns 60
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October 31, 2017 marks the 60th birthday of Prof. V.A. Bednyakov, Director of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Doctor of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics), coordinator of JINR participation in the physics programme at ATLAS, and author of a number of popular-science articles.
Scientific interests of V.A. Bednyakov are quite wide, embracing elementary particle physics and physics of neutrinos and rare processes, where he carries out successful studies. One of his main research topics is detection of dark mater particles in laboratory experiments. Together with S.G. Kovalenko, he actually laid down a theoretical basis for these researches at JINR. Now he is a leading expert in this field in Russia. Another important line of his research is the search for manifestations of physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model that may allow observing supersymmetry both at extremely high collider energies and in low-energy processes and astrophysics. In 1999, on the basis of the works in those two fields, V.A. Bednyakov defended his doctoral dissertation “Investigation of a possibility of observing supersymmetry in rare processes in cosmology”. His works on detection of galactic dark matter particles on the Earth and in space are widely known not only in Russia but also in the world.
Congratulations to Dmitry Vadimovich Naumov on defending the doctoral dissertation!
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On 19 October 2017, at the session of the Dissertation Council of the Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) D.V. Naumov, DLNP Deputy Director, defended the dissertation “Measurement of θ₁₃, Δm²₃₂ and covariant quantum-field theory of neutrino oscillations” for getting the degree of the Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics.
We congratulate Dmitry Vadimovich on the successful defence of the dissertation and wish him further success and creative achievements in his scientific and educational activity!
Don't be afraid of the dark!
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On 31 October 2017 the international astrophysical community celebrates the first-ever Dark Matter Day. On this day popular-science events devoted to dark matter will be held for the public all over the world. The international particle physics collaboration launched Dark Matter Day to raise awareness about attempts being made to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the Universe.
In Dubna, the Dark Matter Day event will be held at the Blokhnitsev Universal Library on 31 October 2017 at 18:30, beginning with a lecture “Don’t fear the unknown. What do we know about dark matter in the Universe?” to be delivered by the DLNP Deputy Director D.V. Naumov.
Experiments carried out by DLNP allow answers to be given to a number of fundamental questions in physics, including the nature of galactic dark matter. Understanding the nature of dark matter would help explain the origin, evolution, and structure of the Universe. Search for dark matter in the farthest reaches of the Universe and on scales smaller than atoms is one of the burning topics in today’s physics, and everything that we will learn about dark matter will be the discovery of the century.
Igor Ivanov will give at DLNP a lecture course on neutrino mass models
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Igor Ivanov (CFTP, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon) will give at DLNP a lecture course on neutrino mass models. The lectures will start with basics on Dirac and Majorana neutrinos and their mass terms and will proceed with various tree-level and radiative examples of the seesaw mechanism. Then, after a gentle introduction to the theory of finite groups, an example will be shown of how symmetry-based lepton sectors shape the PMNS mixing matrix.
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Asya Kazantseva “Memory and Learning: How It Works”
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On 29 October at 17:00 the lecture “Memory and Learning: How It Works” will be given by Asya Kazantseva at the Blokhintsev Universal Library with support from DLNP.
A popular science journalist Asya Kazantseva will speak about the latest achievements in neurobiology and experimental psychology. What allows memorizing more information? Is it possible to get rid of fears? Why is the seashell an ideal object for studying memory mechanisms?
In the past decades, neurobiologists have seriously advanced in understanding processes that occur in the brain as one learns new information. They can already rewrite memories in the experiments on rats and dim emotions of the past in volunteers. At what moment can people recall everything and is it necessary? What techniques are even now able to improve preparation for seminars, lectures, and exams?
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