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Nevis Laboratories
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A physics research facility operated by the Physics Department of Columbia University. https://nevis.columbia.edu. We do research into particle physics, astroparticle physics, and radiobiology.
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This Thursday's #ScienceOnHudson talk is "Neutrinos! Our Friendly Portal to the "Dark Sector"", at 7PM Thu May 8 in the Nevis Science Center. See nevis.columbia.edu/soh for more information.
On the left, an image of a neutrino detector being lowered into a pit. On the right, an abstract diagram of neutrino interactions.
May 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The next #ScienceOnHudson talk is "Neutrinos! Our Friendly Portal to the "Dark Sector"", at 7PM Thu May 8 in the Nevis Science Center. See nevis.columbia.edu/soh for more information.
A view of a neutrino detector, and possible interactions within that detector.
April 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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There will be an author talk and book signing for "James Alexander Hamilton: Son of the American Revolution" by Samantha Wilcoxson at 7PM Tue Apr 15 in the Nevis Science Center. See nevis.columbia.edu/soh for more information.
The book cover for "James Alexander Hamilton: Son of the American Revolution" by Samantha Wilcoxson. The cover features a portrait of James Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton.
April 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The next #ScienceOnHudson talk is "The Hidden Giant Earthquake Fault of the Pacific Northwest", at 7PM Thu Apr 10 in the Nevis Science Center. See nevis.columbia.edu/soh for more information.
A map of the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest.
April 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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This Thursday's #ScienceOnHudson talk at Nevis Laboratories will be "Fusion Energy: What? How? When?", starting at 7PM ET. The speaker will be Carlos Paz-Soldan, Associate Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University. For information, visit nevis.columbia.edu/soh
The picture shows a Tokamak at ITER, a fusion research facility in France.
February 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The recording of the Oct 10, 2024 #ScienceOnHudson talk, "Antarctica: Hidden Lakes, Mysterious Mountains, and Rivers that Run Uphill" given by Research Professor Robin Bell, has been posted to YouTube.
youtu.be/7bCrqCUBLiM?...
An airplane flies over a geographic map of the Antarctic mountains under the ice.
October 11, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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On April 11, 2024, there was a special public tour of the GAPS (General AntiParticle Spectrometer) detector at Nevis Laboratories. Professor Kerstin Perez explained the function and purpose of the detector, which will will be flown by balloon over the Antarctic later this year.
Tour group in front of the GAPS detector. Tour group in front of the GAPS detector. Tour group in front of the GAPS detector.
April 12, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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This Thursday's #ScienceOnHudson talk is "At the Speed of Volcanic Eruptions" given by Terry Plank, Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Geochemistry, Columbia University. The talk begins at 7PM.

For more information: nevis.columbia.edu/soh
Watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC2t...
April 9, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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Tomorrow's #ScienceOnHudson talk at Nevis Laboratories will be on "Ice Fishing in Antarctica for Astrophysical Neutrinos", starting at 7PM ET. The speaker will be brahim Safa, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University. You can watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT5J...
March 20, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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If you missed the Feburary 2024 #ScienceOnHudson talk at Nevis Laboratories, you can watch it here: youtu.be/kjKZmtCobbs

The title was "Monster Black Holes at the Edge of the Universe". nevis.columbia.edu/soh
When two black holes orbit one another in the nucleus of a galaxy, they stir the surrounding material into unique patterns. This can help push the black holes together to collide and merge.
February 16, 2024 at 3:52 PM