Theoretical Physics at LBNL

Directory

• senior staff members at Berkeley Lab,
• faculty in the Physics Dept. at the University of California at Berkeley,
• postdoctoral fellows and visitors,
• retirees,
• graduate students from UC Berkeley,
• and campus and LBNL administrative contacts.

Research Activities

• Particle theory research is concerned with the standard model and possible deviations from, and extensions to, it. The group has worked on electroweak symmetry breaking, supersymmetry, grand unification, perturbative QCD, cosmology, and methods to test the standard model in current and future experiments.
• The string theory group works on string theory, quantum gravity, conformal field theory, quantum groups, topological field theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Seminars

Current Seminar Schedule

• Particle Seminars are at 2:30pm on Mondays in Room 402 in Old LeConte on Campus.
• String Seminars are at 3:40pm on Tuesdays in Room 402 in Old LeConte on Campus.

• 4D Seminars are informal lunch talks, at 12:30pm on Wednesdays in the INPA Conference Room (50-5026) at LBL.
• String Group Meetings are informal meetings at 3:10pm on Wednesdays in Room 402 in Old LeConte on Campus.

Links

• Theory Group: Center for Theoretical Physics, Theory Group Preprints, Local Computing Information, Computing Quick Start
• LBNL: LBNL Physics Division, Berkeley Lab Scientific Programs, Particle Data Group, LBNL Directory, LBNL Library
• SLAC: SPIRES, HEPNames, Institutions
• CERN: CERN Preprint Server
• arXiv: hep-ph, hep-th, hep-lat, qr-qc nucl-th quant-ph
• Other HEP: Fermilab, DESY, IHEP/China, HEP Labs around the world.

Job Openings

The LBNL Theory Group and the Center for Theoretical Physics at UC Berkeley operate as a single group, with a research program including particle physics, cosmology, and string theory.

The Theory Group is searching for a Divisional Fellow, a five-year appointment which is the LBNL analogue of a tenure track junior faculty position. See our announcement for more information and instructions on how to apply.

The Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics (BCTP) is also searching for postdocs with appointments to begin in Fall 2010. For further information, please see the announcement at BCTP Postdoctoral Fellowhips 2010.

The Theory Group has been awarded a Simons Foundation Fellowship. For further information, please see Simons Foundation Fellowship.

LBNL is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the development of a diverse workforce.

Contact Information

• Theoretical Physics Group
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  1 Cyclotron Rd. Mail Stop 50A-5104
  Berkeley, CA 94720-8162
  
  Phone: (510) 486-5853
  Fax: (510) 486-6808