Workshop Goals & Scope: The search for the axion has been a rich source of interdisciplinary collaborations between high energy (HEP) and other fields of physics. As one of the most sought after particles predicted by physics beyond the Standard Model, its detection faces unique challenges as such a light and weakly interacting particle cannot be easily detected using the traditional tools of experimental HEP. To circumvent this difficulty, a number of experiments have been developed that exploit the suitability of quantum systems for axion detection. In parallel, novel materials have been identified which source axion like quasi-particle excitations. The emerging field of axion electrodynamics in magneto-electric media may have promising applications and serve as a useful playground in the search for the fundamental axion which modifies Maxwell’s equations in analogous ways. The goal of this workshop is to bring together experts working on these different aspects of axion physics and foster interdisciplinary collaborations that lead to new ideas both in the search for fundamental axions and electro-dynamical effects of synthetic axions in materials.
Dates: April 6-8, 2023 (Thu. - Sat.)
Location: Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center, Carnegie Room, 100 Lytton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Organizers: Brian Batell, Amit Bhoonah, Akshay Ghalsasi, Tao Han, W. Vincent Liu, Vittorio Paolone, Hrvoje Petek
Administrator: Joni George
Confirmed Speakers:
Prineha Narang (UCLA)
Jan Schutte-Engel (UIUC)
Jeff Dror (UC Santa Cruz)
Alex Sushkov (Boston U.)
So Chigusa (LBNL)
Tanner Trickle (Fermilab)
Surjeet Rajendran (Johns Hopkins U.)
Sang Hui Im (IBS, CTPU)
Yikun Wang (Caltech)
Junyeong Ahn (Harvard)
Suyang Xu (Harvard)
Aaron Chou (Fermilab)
Yohei Ema (U. Minnesota)
Amalia Madden (Perimeter)
Danielle Speller (Johns Hopkins U.)
Chelsea Bartram (SLAC)
Atreyie Ghosh (University of Pittsburgh)
Qiang Li (Stony Brook University & BNL)
