2026 Admitted Student Open House

31 Mar 2026, 08:25 → 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 America/New_York

MIT

AMO

• Center for Ultracold Atoms
• MIT Atomic Physics
• PI Meeting Sign Up Sheet
• Schedule of Faculty Talks (Wed, Apr 1)

ASTRO

• ASTROPHYSICS BUILDING 37 6TH FLOOR PLAN.pdf
• ASTROPHYSICS FAQ.pdf
• ASTROPHYSICS OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE 2026 .pdf
• ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH TALK SCHEDULE 2026.pdf
• MIT Astrophysics
• MIT Kavli Institute

BIO

• BIO FAQs - Physics Open House 2026.pdf
• BIO Schedule - Physics Open House 2026.pdf
• Physics of Living Systems

CMT CMT One-On-One-Meeting Schedule Condensed Matter Theory

CMX

• CMX FAQs.pdf
• CMX One-on-One Meeting Schedule
• Condensed Matter Experiment

IAIFI

• IAIFI and the Interdisciplinary PhD in Physics, Statistics, and Data Science.pdf
• IAIFI Flyer.pdf
• IAIFI Open House Schedule.pdf
• IAIFI Website

LNS/NUPAX Lab for Nuclear Science Website NUPAX Open House Schedule

Navigating MIT

• Le Meridien Hotel Website
• MIT Campus Map
• MIT Physics Acronyms.pdf
• MIT Physics Student Handbook (v 2025).pdf
• Open House reimbursement form 2026.pdf

NUPAT/CTP Center for Theoretical Physics

Plasma Plasma Physics Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Tuesday, 31 March

18:00 → 20:00 Optional Events: Graduate Womxn in Physics Dinner - Open to all!

The physics graduate lounge will serve as a touchdown spaces available for open house attendees between scheduled events.

Wednesday, 1 April

08:30 → 11:30 BIO Events: Faculty Talks with Biophysics Professors (coffee and pastries included)

BIO Open House Schedule - 2026.pdf

08:30 → 11:30 LNS/NUPAX Events: Meet & Greet Breakfast with NUPAX Professors, Students, and Staff

08:30 → 11:30 Optional Events: Breakfast Available in Grad Lounge

The physics graduate lounge will serve as a touchdown spaces available for open house attendees between scheduled events.

09:30 → 11:30 AMO Events: AMO Community Brunch

09:30 → 11:00 ASTRO Events: Breakfast with Faculty and Students

09:30 → 11:30 CMX Events: Meet n' Greet

11:30 → 13:30 Department Events: Welcome Lunch

Welcome to the Department lunch in the Pappalardo Room

Physics Colloquium Series

13:30 → 16:00 AMO Events: Faculty Presentations

13:30 → 16:00 ASTRO Events: Astrophysics Research Talks

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

BIO Open House Schedule - 2026.pdf

13:30 → 16:00 CMT Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

13:30 → 16:00 CMX Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

13:30 → 14:00 LNS/NUPAX Events: GUNTHER ROLAND & BOLEK WYSLOUCH | "Welcome - LNS and NUPAX"

13:30 → 16:00 Optional Events: Snacks available in Grad Lounge

The physics graduate lounge will serve as a touchdown spaces available for open house attendees between scheduled events.

14:00 → 16:00 Plasma Events: Introduction to the PSFC/Discussion of Research Opportunities

14:15 → 14:30 LNS/NUPAX Events: ELUNED SMITH | "Searching for New Physics with the LHCb Experiment"

15:00 → 16:00 LNS/NUPAX Events: Lab Tours

Convener: Jessica Fry (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

16:00 → 17:30 Student-Run Events: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream & Cake Social

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17:30 → 20:30 ASTRO Events: Astrophysics Research Area Dinner

17:30 → 20:30 CMT Events: Dinner at Mad Monkfish

17:30 → 20:30 CMX Events: Dinner at Mad Monkfish

17:45 → 21:00 BIO Events: Dinner with Biophysics Faculty

BIO Open House Schedule - 2026.pdf

18:00 → 20:00 AMO Events: CUA Dinner at Naco Taco

18:00 → 21:00 LNS/NUPAX Events: GUNTHER ROLAND & BOLEK WYSLOUCH | "DINNER - GUNTHER'S HOUSE"

18:00 → 20:00 Plasma Events: Plasma Dinner

Thursday, 2 April

08:30 → 12:00 AMO Events: AMO Lab Visits/Faculty Meetings

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

BIO Open House Schedule - 2026.pdf

08:30 → 12:00 CMT Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

08:30 → 12:00 CMX Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

08:30 → 10:30 Department Events: Affinity Group Drop-in Breakfast (GWIP, LBGTQ+, First Gen, etc.)

Welcome to the Department lunch in the Pappalardo Room

Physics Colloquium Series

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

The physics graduate lounge will serve as a touchdown spaces available for open house attendees between scheduled events.

10:00 → 11:15 ASTRO Events: Astro Student Discussion

10:00 → 10:15 LNS/NUPAX Events: CHRISTOPH PAUS | "Working the Energy Frontier with CMS at LHC and on to the Future Circular Collider"

10:00 → 12:00 Plasma Events: 1 on 1 Meetings with Plasma PIs

10:30 → 10:45 LNS/NUPAX Events: PHIL HARRIS | "Searching for Dark Matter and Understanding the Higgs Boson with New Ideas in AI and Beyond"

11:00 → 11:15 LNS/NUPAX Events: Gian Michele Innocenti | "Relativity Heavy-Ion Group"

11:15 → 12:00 ASTRO Events: Astro Meet 'n Greet

11:30 → 11:45 LNS/NUPAX Events: Brooke Russell | "Advanced Detector Development for Precision Neutrino Oscillation Measurements and Low Mass Particle Dark Matter Searches"

11:45 → 12:00 LNS/NUPAX Events: JOSEPH FORMAGGIO | "Neutrinos as Probes to the Quantum World”

12:00 → 14:00 Student-Run Events: Student-Only Lunch Panel for Q&A

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14:00 → 16:00 AMO Events: AMO Lab Tours/Faculty Meetings

14:00 → 16:00 ASTRO Events: Astrophysics Lab Tours & Office Hours

14:00 → 16:00 BIO Events: Biophysics Grad Student Led Q&A and Lab Tours

BIO Open House Schedule - 2026.pdf

14:00 → 16:00 CMT Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

14:00 → 16:00 CMX Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

14:15 → 15:00 IAIFI Events: IAIFI Info Session and Coffee Hour

IAIFI and Interdisciplinary PhD in Physics, Statistics, and Data Science.pdf

IAIFI Flyer.pdf

IAIFI Open House Schedule.pdf

IAIFI Website

16:00 → 17:00 Department Events: Optional: Physics Colloquium

Welcome to the Department lunch in the Pappalardo Room

Physics Colloquium Series

16:00 → 17:30 Student-Run Events: Housing Discussion and Campus Tour

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17:30 → 20:00 Student-Run Events: On Campus/Off Campus Dinner & Social

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Friday, 3 April

08:30 → 12:00 CMT Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

08:30 → 10:30 LNS/NUPAX Events: NUPAX Grad Student Only Breakfast

Convener: Jessica Fry (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

08:30 → 12:00 Optional Events: Breakfast Bars/Snacks Available in Grad Lounge

The physics graduate lounge will serve as a touchdown spaces available for open house attendees between scheduled events.

09:00 → 11:30 CMX Events: 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty

14:00 → 15:30 IAIFI Events: IAIFI Fellows Showcase (The NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions)

IAIFI and Interdisciplinary PhD in Physics, Statistics, and Data Science.pdf

IAIFI Flyer.pdf

IAIFI Open House Schedule.pdf

IAIFI Website

16:30 → 17:30 Optional Events: 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!

The physics graduate lounge will serve as a touchdown spaces available for open house attendees between scheduled events.