Lectures on Tap - The Hunt for Supermassive Black Holes
About this Event
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🧠 Lecture: "The Hunt for Supermassive Black Holes"
🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Julie Rolla
Join us for a mind-bending evening as experimental astrophysicist Dr. Julie Rolla takes us to the frontiers of ultra-high-energy neutrino astronomy and the monstrous black holes that power some of the universe’s most extreme phenomena.
Supermassive black holes can drive colossal particle accelerators, but the regions where the action happens are often hidden from view. Enter neutrinos: ghostly particles that slip through dense, violent environments and traverse the cosmos almost untouched, carrying rare, direct clues about their origins.
Dr. Rolla will explain how scientists transform natural environments like clear ice and deep water into gigantic observatories, capturing faint optical and radio flashes from the rare moments when a neutrino finally collides with matter. She’ll connect these elusive signals to their likely cosmic engines and what they reveal about the most powerful black holes in existence.
Dr. Julie Rolla’s work spans ultra-high-energy neutrinos, dark matter, AI-driven instrumentation, and satellite remote sensing, and she’s known for making cutting-edge physics understandable and exciting.
Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌
Agenda
7:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key. Please note that this venue has CATS on site!
7:55 PM – Host introduction
8:00 PM – Lecture begins
8:45 PM – Audience Q&A
9:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
9:30 PM – Wrap up.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 39.19
