1st SimonsC-BHSG December Annual Meeting 2025

15 Dec 2025, 07:30 → 17 Dec 2025, 17:30 America/Chicago

35th Floor (SkAI Institute)

Nicolas Yunes, Deanna Frye (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Stella Kum (UIUC)

The first annual meeting of the Simons Collaboration on Black Holes and Strong Gravity (SimonsC-BHSG) will take place in Chicago, Illinois on December 15-17, 2025.

Our venue is at the SkAI Institute on the 35th floor of the Hancock Building.

1) Please enter through the Chestnut St. Entrance.

2) Visit the building’s reception desk with a government ID(Passport, Real ID, Driver's license, etc) to check in.

3) If you walk in through the reception area entrance, take an immediate right at the first hallway. If you walk in through the auditorium entrance, take a left down the hallway.

*For Wi-Fi access, Eduroam and Guest-Northwestern are available throughout the 35th Floor.

 

Please check the Timetable for the meeting agenda and schedule of talks.

Monday 15 December

09:00 Registration & Breakfast (Day 1)

1 Day 1 - Opening

Speakers: Nicolas Yunes (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jessica Raley (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

2 Session 1

Speakers: Emanuele Berti (Johns Hopkins University), Gregorio Carullo (University of Birmingham)

11:00 Coffee Break

3 Session 2 - Breakout

13:00 Lunch

4 Session 3 - Breakout

15:30 Coffee Break

5 Session 4 - Summary and Discussions

Speakers: Nicolas Yunes, Emanuele Berti, Gregorio Carullo

Tuesday 16 December

09:00 Registration & Breakfast (Day 2)

6 Session 5

Speakers: Katy Clough (Queen Mary University of London), Pau Figueras (Queen Mary University of London)

11:00 Coffee Break

7 Session 6 - Breakout

13:00 Lunch

8 Session 7 - Breakout

15:30 Coffee Break

9 Session 8 - Summary and Discussions

Speakers: Nicolas Yunes, Katy Clough, Pau Figueras

Wednesday 17 December

09:00 Registration & Breakfast (Day 3)

10 Session 9

Speakers: Neil Cornish (Montana State University), Jonathan Gair (Albert Einstein Institute)

11:00 Coffee Break

11 Session 10 - Breakout

13:00 Lunch

12 Session 11 - Breakout

15:30 Coffee Break

13 Session 12 & Farewell - Summary and Discussions

Speakers: Nicolas Yunes, Neil Cornish, Jonathan Gair