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The 2025 Phenomenology Symposium (PHENO) will be held May 19 - 21, 2025 at the University of Pittsburgh. It will cover the latest topics in particle phenomenology and theory as well as related issues in astrophysics and cosmology. We would like to encourage you to register and submit an abstract for a parallel talk. All talks are expected to be in person. We hope to see you in May!
Deadlines:
- Early registration closes April 25, 2025.
- Student travel award applications close April 28, 2025.
- Dorm sign-up deadline is April 28, 2025.
- Parallel talk submission ends May 2, 2025.
- Registration closes May 9, 2025.
Topics to be Covered:
- Dark Matter Theory and Detection
- Electroweak, Higgs, and Top Quark Physics
- Neutrino Physics
- Quark and Lepton Flavor Physics
- New Ideas in Baryogenesis and Inflation
- New Physics at Future Colliders
- Particle Cosmology
- Astro-Particle Physics
- New Developments in Theory
- Gravitational Waves and Particle Physics
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Particle Physics
- Computing, Analysis Tools, and Data Handling
Plenary Program Speakers:
- Asher Berlin (FNAL): New Technologies in Probing Dark Sectors
- Philip Chang (University of Florida, CMS): Recent LHC Results
- Sekhar Chivukula (UCSD): Discovery Opportunities in High Energy Physics
- Francis Halzen (UW-Madison): Physics at IceCube
- JoAnne Hewett (BNL): Physics at the EIC
- Samuel Homiller (Cornell): Physics at Future Colliders: Higgs and Beyond
- Alejandro Ibarra (TUM, Germany): Theories of Neutrino Mass
- Tanvi Karwal (KICP, Chicago): Phenomenological Cosmology
- Claudius Krause (OAW, Vienna): Deep Learning in Particle Physics
- Soubhik Kumar (NYU): Gravitational waves and the early universe
- Jianglai Liu (PandaX, SJTU, China): Physics with Deep Underground Dark Matter Detectors
- Shinya Kanemura (Osaka, Japan): BSM Higgs Physics
- Jessie Micallef (Tufts): Recent Results in Neutrino Physics
- Michele Papucci (CalTech): Heavy Flavor Physics
- Hee-Jong Seo (Ohio U.): Recent Results from DESI and Precision Cosmology
- Ho Tat Lam (MIT): Noninvertible Symmetry in Particle Physics
- Alessandro Tricoli (BNL, ATLAS): HL-LHC and Future Perspectives
- Michael Wilkinson (U. Cincinnatti): Physics from the LHCb
Mini Reviews:
- Tom Blum (U Conn): Update on Muon g-2: White Paper Version 2
- Hongwan Liu (Boston U): Novel Astrophysical Probes of the Dark Universe
- Ian Low (Northwestern U): Quantum Information Meets Collider Physics
Special Events:
- Conference Welcome Reception: Sunday, May 18, 6:30 PM.
- Early Career Forum: Monday, May 19, 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Presenter: Flip Tanedo (UC-Riverside)
- Conference Banquet: Tuesday, May 20, 7:00 - 9:30 PM.
Student Travel Awards:
With support from the NSF and DOE, there are a number of awards (up to $300 each) available to domestic graduate students for travel and accommodation to Pheno 25. A student applicant should send an updated CV and a statement of financial need, indication of the talk submission to Pheno 25, and arrange for a short recommendation letter sent from their thesis advisor, by email to pittpacc@pitt.edu with the subject line "Pheno 25 travel assistance". The decision will be based on the academic qualification and the financial need. The deadline for the application is April 28, and the winners will be notified by May 5. (Each research group may be limited to one awardee. Winners in the previous years may have lower priority for consideration. Winner institutes and names will be announced at the Symposium banquet on Tuesday, May 20.)
"Conversation Desks":
To further facilitate conversations among the participants, we will set up a few desks hosted by experienced physicists at the conference welcome reception, Sunday evening. They are:
Lisa Everett (University of Wisconsin)
Konstantin Matchev (University of Alabama)
Manfred Paulini (Carnegie Mellon University)
Lian-Tao Wang (University of Chicago)
Conference Venue
All Plenary / Parallel Sessions: University of Pittsburgh David Lawrence Hall
3942 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 215260
Career Forum: William Pitt Union
3959 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Across the street from David Lawrence Hall
Sunday Welcome Reception: O'Hara Student Center
4024 O’hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Dinner Banquet: University Alumni Hall
4227 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHENO 2025 Local Organization Committee:
Brian Batell, Amit Bhoonah, Debasish Borah, Kun Cheng, London Cooper-Troendle, Christophe Condon (Technical Support), Ayres Freitas, Joni George (Contact), Kim Getz, Gracie Gollinger (Technical Support), Tao Han (Chair), Adam Leibovich, Matthew Low, Zahra Tabrizi
PHENO 2025 Program Advisors:
Vernon Barger, Lisa Everett, JoAnne Hewett, Tae Min Hong, Arthur Kosowsky, James Mueller, Vittorio Paolone, Tilman Plehn, Laura Reina, Vladimir Savinov, Lian-Tao Wang, Andrew Zentner.
Past PHENOs:
