The CCAPP Symposium 2009: Towards Fundamental Breakthroughs in Astrophysics and Cosmology within the Next Decade

The Inaugural Symposium of The Ohio State University's
Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (Columbus, OH USA)

Monday October 12 through Wednesday October 14, 2009

There will be a series of invited/contributed talks and open discussion/poster sessions guided by fundamental physics questions, which span the broad themes of high-energy particle astrophysics and cosmology, in both theoretical and experimental/observational contexts.

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DES Instrumentation: Telescope Interface and Image Building

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding a DES Instrumentation workshop in Columbus, Ohio on May 18-19, 2009. The meeting will bring together groups working on the control systems for the Blanco telescope and DECam as well as design of the image builder software for DECam.

Those interested in participation should contact Klaus Honscheid.
For full information about the workshop click here.

Bootes Workshop

Tuesday April 28 through Wednesday April 29, 2009

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding The Bootes Workshop in Columbus, Ohio on April 28-29, 2009. The meeting will bring together groups working on the Bootes field to explore its application to cosmology and the evolution of galaxies and quasars.

For full information about the workshop click here.

Boss LyaF Workshop

Thursday March 26 through Saturday March 28

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is hosting a meeting of the BOSS (Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, part of SDSS-III) Lyman-alpha Forest working group, March 26 to March 28, 2009. This meeting will plan work needed to achieve the BOSS goal of measuring the size and expansion rate of the high-redshift universe to 1.5% precision from measurements of the Lyman-alpha forest along 160,000 quasar sightlines.
The organizers are Rupert Croft, Mat Pieri, and David Weinberg, and local attendees are welcome.

For full information about the workshop click here.

Novel Searches for Dark Matter Workshop

Monday, November 17 through Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding a Mini-workshop on "Novel Searches for Dark Matter with Neutrino Telescopes" in Columbus, Ohio on November 17-18, 2008. A third day (November 19th, 2008) will be dedicated to simulations and reserved for a DarkSUSY tutorial (by J. Edsjö).

For full information about the workshop click here.

The Dark Energy Survey LSS Mini Workshop

Sunday November 9 through Monday November 10

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding The Dark Energy Survey (DES) Mini Workshop in Columbus, Ohio on November 9-10, 2008.

For those planning to attend, please sign up here.
http://www.doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=medxiqx6zc65aark

The Dark Energy Survey International Collaboration Meeting

Friday, November 7 through Sunday, November 9, 2008

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding The Dark Energy Survery International Collaboration Meeting in Columbus, Ohio November 7-9, 2008. Participation is limited to members of the DES Collaboration and is sponsored by CCAPP.

DES Cluster Finder Comparison Meeting

Thursday May 22 through Saturday May 24, 2008

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding The DES Cluster Finder Comparison Meeting in Columbus, Ohio on May 22-24. Participation is by invitation only and is sponsored by CCAPP. This meeting will bring together the various groups within the Dark Energy Survey (DES) that are working on developing and/or testing cluster finding algorithms in order to compare the different approaches being currently pursued. Our final goal is to clearly identify and characterize the relative strength and weaknesses of each of the methods, in order to improve the quality of the optical cluster finding techniques that will be available for the DES.

DUSEL Theory Workshop

Friday April 4 through Sunday April 6, 2008

The Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is holding the DUSEL Theory Workshop at OSU, in Columbus, Ohio from April 4 - 6, 2008. Participation is by invitation only and is sponsored, in part, by the NSF and CCAPP.
The NSF has chosen the site for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory [DUSEL] to be in Lead, South Dakota. The state of South Dakota has already stepped up to the plate and contributed its own funding into the proposed lab. For more information on the DUSEL project, see http://www.sanfordlaboratoryathomestake.org/index.html.

CCAPP Workshop: Active Galactic Nuclei in the Cosmological Context

• Monday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 3, 2007



• This workshop aims to bring together theorists, analysts and observers to discuss recent advances in our understanding of AGN within the cosmological context.


• Those interested in participating or finding out more about the workshop can find information on the AGN Workshop page.

8th Great Lakes Cosmology Workshop

Thursday, May 31 through Sunday, June 3, 2007

The Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) will host the 8th Great Lakes Cosmology Workshop (GLCW8) over the weekend of May 31-June 3, 2007 in beautiful Columbus, Ohio. As is tradition, the Workshop provides a forum for advanced graduate students, postdocs, and young faculty from the Great Lakes region working on all areas of cosmology and particle-astrophysics. More senior faculty will provide useful overviews. The general structure of the workshop includes a registration/reception the evening of May 31 followed by 2.5 days of workshops (5 half-day sessions), ending at lunchtime on Sunday June 3. There will be a GLCW8 BBQ on Saturday evening, June 2. GLCW8 registration, accommodations, and other relevant details can be found here.