Name: 2026 Admitted Student Open House
Start: 2026-03-31T08:25:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-03T18:00:00-04:00
Location: MIT

2026 Admitted Student Open House

from Tuesday, 31 March 2026 (08:25) to Friday, 3 April 2026 (18:00)

Monday, 30 March 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026

18:00 Graduate Womxn in Physics Dinner - Open to all!
Graduate Womxn in Physics Dinner - Open to all!
18:00 - 20:00
Room: Marlar Lounge
Wednesday, 1 April 2026

08:30 Faculty Talks with Biophysics Professors (coffee and pastries included)
Faculty Talks with Biophysics Professors (coffee and pastries included)
08:30 - 11:30
Room: 4-332

Meet & Greet Breakfast with NUPAX Professors, Students, and Staff
Meet & Greet Breakfast with NUPAX Professors, Students, and Staff
08:30 - 11:30
Room: 26-414

Breakfast Available in Grad Lounge
Breakfast Available in Grad Lounge
08:30 - 11:30
Room: 8-314

09:30 AMO Community Brunch
AMO Community Brunch
09:30 - 11:30
Room: 26-214

Breakfast with Faculty and Students
Breakfast with Faculty and Students
09:30 - 11:00

Meet n' Greet
Meet n' Greet
09:30 - 11:30
Room: 4-331

11:30 Welcome Lunch
Welcome Lunch
11:30 - 13:30
Room: 4-349

13:30 Faculty Presentations
Faculty Presentations
13:30 - 16:00
Room: 26-214

Astrophysics Research Talks
Astrophysics Research Talks
13:30 - 16:00
Room: 37-252

One-on-One Meetings with Biophysics Faculty
One-on-One Meetings with Biophysics Faculty
13:30 - 16:00

1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
13:30 - 16:00
Room: See Signup sheet

1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
13:30 - 16:00
Room: See signup sheet

GUNTHER ROLAND & BOLEK WYSLOUCH | "Welcome - LNS and NUPAX"
GUNTHER ROLAND & BOLEK WYSLOUCH | "Welcome - LNS and NUPAX"
13:30 - 14:00
Room: 26-414

Snacks available in Grad Lounge
Snacks available in Grad Lounge
13:30 - 16:00
Room: 8-314

14:00 Introduction to the PSFC/Discussion of Research Opportunities
Introduction to the PSFC/Discussion of Research Opportunities
14:00 - 16:00
Room: NW17-218

14:15 ELUNED SMITH | "Searching for New Physics with the LHCb Experiment"
ELUNED SMITH | "Searching for New Physics with the LHCb Experiment"
14:15 - 14:30
Room: 26-414

15:00 Lab Tours
Lab Tours
15:00 - 16:00
Room: 26-502

16:00 Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream & Cake Social
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream & Cake Social
16:00 - 17:30
Room: 4-349

17:30 Astrophysics Research Area Dinner
Astrophysics Research Area Dinner
17:30 - 20:30

Dinner at Mad Monkfish
Dinner at Mad Monkfish
17:30 - 20:30
Room: 4-331

Dinner at Mad Monkfish
Dinner at Mad Monkfish
17:30 - 20:30
Room: 4-331

17:45 Dinner with Biophysics Faculty
Dinner with Biophysics Faculty
17:45 - 21:00

18:00 CUA Dinner at Naco Taco
CUA Dinner at Naco Taco
18:00 - 20:00

GUNTHER ROLAND & BOLEK WYSLOUCH | "DINNER - GUNTHER'S HOUSE"
GUNTHER ROLAND & BOLEK WYSLOUCH | "DINNER - GUNTHER'S HOUSE"
18:00 - 21:00
Room: Gunther's House

Plasma Dinner
Plasma Dinner
18:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 2 April 2026

08:30 AMO Lab Visits/Faculty Meetings
AMO Lab Visits/Faculty Meetings
08:30 - 12:00

One-on-One Meetings with Biophysics Faculty
One-on-One Meetings with Biophysics Faculty
08:30 - 12:00

1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
08:30 - 12:00
Room: See signup sheet

1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
08:30 - 12:00
Room: See signup sheet

Affinity Group Drop-in Breakfast (GWIP, LBGTQ+, First Gen, etc.)
Affinity Group Drop-in Breakfast (GWIP, LBGTQ+, First Gen, etc.)
08:30 - 10:30
Room: 4-349

09:00 (Snacks Available All Day in the Grad Lounge #8-314)
(Snacks Available All Day in the Grad Lounge #8-314)
09:00 - 12:00
Room: 8-314

10:00 Astro Student Discussion
Astro Student Discussion
10:00 - 11:15
Room: 37-252

CHRISTOPH PAUS | "Working the Energy Frontier with CMS at LHC and on to the Future Circular Collider"
CHRISTOPH PAUS | "Working the Energy Frontier with CMS at LHC and on to the Future Circular Collider"
10:00 - 10:15
Room: Kolker Room (26-414)

1 on 1 Meetings with Plasma PIs
1 on 1 Meetings with Plasma PIs
10:00 - 12:00
Room: NW17-218

10:30 PHIL HARRIS | "Searching for Dark Matter and Understanding the Higgs Boson with New Ideas in AI and Beyond"
PHIL HARRIS | "Searching for Dark Matter and Understanding the Higgs Boson with New Ideas in AI and Beyond"
10:30 - 10:45
Room: Kolker Room (26-414)

11:00 Gian Michele Innocenti | "Relativity Heavy-Ion Group"
Gian Michele Innocenti | "Relativity Heavy-Ion Group"
11:00 - 11:15
Room: Kolker Room (26-414)

11:15 Astro Meet 'n Greet
Astro Meet 'n Greet
11:15 - 12:00

11:30 Brooke Russell | "Advanced Detector Development for Precision Neutrino Oscillation Measurements and Low Mass Particle Dark Matter Searches"
Brooke Russell | "Advanced Detector Development for Precision Neutrino Oscillation Measurements and Low Mass Particle Dark Matter Searches"
11:30 - 11:45
Room: Kolker Room (26-414)

11:45 JOSEPH FORMAGGIO | "Neutrinos as Probes to the Quantum World”
JOSEPH FORMAGGIO | "Neutrinos as Probes to the Quantum World”
11:45 - 12:00
Room: Kolker Room (26-414)

12:00 Student-Only Lunch Panel for Q&A
Student-Only Lunch Panel for Q&A
12:00 - 14:00
Room: 4-349

14:00 AMO Lab Tours/Faculty Meetings
AMO Lab Tours/Faculty Meetings
14:00 - 16:00

Astrophysics Lab Tours & Office Hours
Astrophysics Lab Tours & Office Hours
14:00 - 16:00
Room: 37-252

Biophysics Grad Student Led Q&A and Lab Tours
Biophysics Grad Student Led Q&A and Lab Tours
14:00 - 16:00
Room: 4-332

1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
14:00 - 16:00
Room: See signup sheet

1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
14:00 - 16:00
Room: See Signup Sheet

14:15 IAIFI Info Session and Coffee Hour
IAIFI Info Session and Coffee Hour
14:15 - 15:00
Room: MIT 26-648

16:00 Optional: Physics Colloquium
Optional: Physics Colloquium
16:00 - 17:00

Housing Discussion and Campus Tour
Housing Discussion and Campus Tour
16:00 - 17:30
Room: 4-349

17:30 On Campus/Off Campus Dinner & Social
On Campus/Off Campus Dinner & Social
17:30 - 20:00
Friday, 3 April 2026

08:30 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
08:30 - 12:00
Room: See signup sheet

NUPAX Grad Student Only Breakfast
NUPAX Grad Student Only Breakfast
08:30 - 10:30
Room: 26-414

Breakfast Bars/Snacks Available in Grad Lounge
Breakfast Bars/Snacks Available in Grad Lounge
08:30 - 12:00
Room: 8-314

09:00 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty
09:00 - 11:30
Room: See Signup Sheet

14:00 IAIFI Fellows Showcase (The NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions)
IAIFI Fellows Showcase (The NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions)
14:00 - 15:30
Room: Kolker Room (MIT 26-414)

16:30 CTP-CMT social hour, in front of 6C-442. Weekly gathering with snacks and beverages to celebrate the end of the week. We hope to share this tradition with the admitted students!
CTP-CMT social hour, in front of 6C-442. Weekly gathering with snacks and beverages to celebrate the end of the week. We hope to share this tradition with the admitted students!
16:30 - 17:30
Room: 6C-442