Now we are ready to move on to the next big scientific enterprise, with the Electron Ion Collider and its promise of new exciting physics. But RHIC data will continue to keep us busy for years to come, and will stand as a crucial milestone for physics.
I still remember the announcement of the Quark-Gluon Plasma discovery, how excited we were at the conferences looking at the first data and trying to interpret them. For the last 25 years RHIC continued to deliver incredibly compelling discoveries.
Yesterday we watched the closing ceremony for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) @brookhavenlab. For somebody like me, who started my Ph.D. in heavy ion physics in 2000, the year when RHIC started its operations, it was an emotional moment.
Watching RHIC's closing ceremony π
And by the body of the swimmer! π I thought this will be a piece of cake!
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Ready for the Winter storm in Houston! Remember to protect the 4 Ps: people, pets, plants and pipes! βοΈβοΈ
Santa came to Texas... and met my cat
I hooded my 7th and 8th graduate students yesterday!
Enjoying @jnoronhahostler.bsky.social talk at our INT workshop on Nuclear Physics in Mergers.
Virtually attending the talk of Mateus Reinke Pelicer, who is presenting the MUSES cyberinfrastructure at the INT today.
How I love Houston β€οΈ
What a day! I started with an online talk at my former Ph.D. advisor's retirement workshop, and a few hours later I celebrated the successful Ph.D. defense of my student π€© I am reflecting on the impact that my advisor had on my life, and trying to propagate it forward to my own students.
Want to download everything from today?
Whether you want a new desktop background or an image to send to friends and family, we've got you covered!
Head to rubinobservatory.org/gallery/collections/first-look-gallery and take your pick πππ§ͺ
(...or just download everything, no need to choose!)
Here is the link to the Skyviewer app, that allows you to navigate the very large #VeraRubin Observatory image.
skyviewer.app/explorer
Happening now! Tune in to watch the first Vera Rubin Observatory images!
www.youtube.com/live/dF1g-Ru...
It was my great pleasure to work with @fannyetienne.bsky.social, Johannes Jahan and everyone else on the #pint25 team! Already looking forward to a great #pint26! Please get in touch if you want to help organize the event in your town!
Thank you so much π₯°
My group surprised me with flowers, cake and a wonderful card on my birthday. I am so proud of my special Houston family. π₯°
#pint25 is over, and it was a big success! We sold out all evenings in Houston and in many other cities. Lots of fun discussions and interest from the audience! Many thanks to all city teams for making it possible. Mark your calendars for #pint26: May 18, 19, 20. See you next year!
Thank you! π
The first evening of Pint of Science in Houston was a big success! Full house, great talks, and so many questions! See you tonight and tomorrow at the True Anomaly Brewing Company! @pintofscience.us #pint25
Pint of Science is already next week π± Still don't have your tickets? Grab them now here π pintofscience.us
16 cities in the US for 3 nights of fun and cool science π€©
#pint25
I was excited to listen to my favorite author, Amor Towles, tonight in Houston.
The Knowmads Podcast is back with season 2 and our first episode is with Rene Bellwied on winning the breakthrough prize in fundamental physics. #breakthroghprize #fundamentalphysics #Theknowmadspodcast
youtu.be/evozvs63Ub4?...
ποΈTODAY IS THE DAY! π
Tickets for #Pint25 are officially ON SALE! π»π§ Check out the program, grab your tickets today and join us May 19β21 for three nights of exciting science in 16 cities across the U.S.
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Very grateful to the organizers of our biggest conference, Quark Matter 2025, for streaming all the talks! We all cheered remotely for our undergrad @jappus.bsky.social today, who gave his talk at the conference in Frankfurt. He did so well! π€©
I finally had the pleasure of attending a talk by Tatiana Erukhimova from @tamu.bsky.social. She is so engaging, I really enjoyed and admire her energy!
