WIPAC Center Director search
Ice Cube (photo/NSF)
The search for the next director of Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center is underway.
The search and screen committee, led by Kyle Cranmer, Data Science Institute director, has selected three finalists. The PVL for the position is here: PVL 284007
Finalist Public Presentations
Finalists will give their public presentations on the dates and times listed below. There will be a Q&A option after each presentation. The presentations will hybrid with in person option to attend, as well as a Zoom option. The presentations will be video-recorded and made available for public review and feedback. To access the recordings, individuals will need a campus NetID. If you have trouble viewing the recordings, we recommend trying a different browser.
To provide feedback on one or more of the candidates, please complete this Form by April 17.
Candidate 1: A. Nepomuk Otte, Ph.D.
Presentation Title: “Opening the PeV Neutrino Window with Trinity”
9–10 a.m. Monday, April 1, 5310 Chamberlin Hall
A recording of this talk has been posted here: https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8667
A. Nepomuk Otte
Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Candidate 2: Stephanie Wissel, Ph.D.
Presentation Title: “Tuning into Cosmic Neutrinos at the Highest Energies”
9-10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 5280 Chamberlin Hall
A recording of this talk has been posted here: https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8634
Stephanie Wissel
Downsbrough Assistant Professor of Physics, Pennsylvania State University
Interim Director for the Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
Candidate 3: Dan Hooper, Ph.D.
Presentation Title: “Mysteries of the High-Energy Sky”
9–10 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 5413 Chamberlin Hall
A recording of this talk has been posted here: https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8668
Dan Hooper
Senior Scientist, Fermi National Accelerator Lab
Professor of astronomy and astrophysics, University of Chicago