September 21, 2026 -- The IU nuclear physics group is leading the design, construction, and operation effort for a new 750kg liquid argon detector to run at the Oak Ridge National Lab Spallation Neutron Source over the next 4 years. It will make the most precise measurement of neutrinos scattering from argon nuclei to look for physics beyond the standard model of particle physics.
https://www.idsnews.com/article/2026/09/indiana-university-researchers-1600-pound-particle-detector-proton-beam
May 18, 2026 -- Mike Snow and the IU nuclear physics group are taking a lead role in the BL3 experiment which will measure the neutron lifetime at the NIST neutron source. Here at IU, they are currently testing the superconducting magnet that will sit and the center of the experiment.
July 22, 2025 -- Walter Pettus, Dan Salvat, and Rex Tayloe received an award from DARPA to develop quantum sensors for detection of neutrinos via coherent elastic scattering. Working in collaboration with RTX BBN and Naval Research Lab.
Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4:00 pm - Nuclear Physics Seminar MESH Large Conference Room
APS-DNP Meeting Practice Talks
Speakers -
Michael Van Meter
Applications of Neutron Polarimetry in Searches for Exotic Light Boson Exchange: Theoretical Summary and Experimental Technique https://schedule.aps.org/dnp/2026/events/P07/5
Robert Cabral
Event Reconstruction for the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment
https://schedule.aps.org/dnp/2026/events/C07/2 Samuel Schleich
Results on the Decay of Nature’s Rarest Isotope: 180mTa and Its Unique Stability
https://schedule.aps.org/dnp/2026/events/F07/6
As a permanent tribute to the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility (IUCF), we are displaying a sector of the IUCF injector magnet outside the Multidisciplinary Engineering and Sciences Hall. The magnet was part of the original test injector constructed for the IU cyclotrons, which operated from 1976-2014.
Multidisciplinary Engineering and Sciences Hall
2401 N. Milo B. Sampson Lane
Bloomington, IN 47408
Phone: (812) 855-9365
