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Speaker: Richard Ellis
Professor of Astrophysics at the University College London
2011 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
2022 Royal Medal of the Royal Society
2023  Gruber Prize in Cosmology
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November 6th, 2026,

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Science x AI Summit

Monday, June 29, 2026

CECI collaborated with the Foundation for Science and AI Research (SAIR) to host a summit exploring the ways in which AI accelerates basic science research and how efforts to answer basic scinece questions advance the frontiers of AI. Keynote speakers included Nobel Laureates, Turing Metalists, and leaders across basic science and AI research in academia, national labs, and industry. We also explored how research can build an AI industry to elevate the regional economy.

Links: https://ceci.ucr.edu/ai4science2026 

https://sair.foundation/events/science-ai-summit-2026-uc-riverside 

Photos from https://lnkd.in/p/gVwGH_Cb 

2026 CWODS: CECI Workshop on Detector Science

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 - Thursday, July 2, 2026

The CECI Workshop on Detector Science brought together physicists across fields to discuss the next generation of enabling technologies. By discussing instrumentation needs and developments across a broad range of scientific goals, we identified cross-disciplinary technological needs and synergies. This event, at the UCR Botanic Gardens, explored advances in instrumentation needed to advance fundamental science.

Link: https://ceci.ucr.edu/cwods2026

2026 Ronald Bieniek Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Experimental Research

Tuesday, June 12

Congratulations to CECI undergraduate researchers Weicheng Wang and Michael Padilla for winning the Ronald Bieniek Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Experimental Research [link for more details] for their work in Shawn Westerdale's and Jon Richardson's labs. This award recognizes undergraduate researchers who have made excellent contributions to research in CECI labs, with the goal of fostering their growth as future researchers.

42nd Jim Isenberg Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting

Friday, February 27, 2026 - Saturday, February 28, 2026

In the tradition of the Pacific Coast Gravity Meetings, students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to participate, and all areas of gravitational physics—classical and quantum, theory and experiment—are welcome. We would like this meeting to serve as a communication medium among all branches of gravitational physics. Because this is a regional meeting, many participants will be from the Western U.S., but all are welcome.

Link: https://ceci.ucr.edu/pcgm42