Brown’s Department of Physics hosts major international conferences that bring together leading scientists from across the globe to exchange ideas, present new discoveries, and advance the frontiers of physics. These gatherings reflect the department’s role as a hub for world-class research and intellectual exchange, drawing distinguished speakers and participants from universities, national laboratories, and research institutes across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. Through a diverse lineup of conferences, workshops, and collaboration meetings, Brown Physics provides a forum where researchers working at the forefront of theory, experiment, and computation can share results, explore new ideas, and build connections that shape the future of the field.

 

In 2025, the department hosted the BOOST conference, an internationally recognized meeting focused on collider physics and jet substructure. BOOST brings together experts working on theoretical and experimental techniques for studying high-energy particle collisions, particularly those at the Large Hadron Collider and other major facilities. Another highlight is Higgs2025, a conference dedicated to the ongoing exploration of the Higgs boson, bringing together scientists investigating the particle’s properties and what it may reveal about the deeper structure of the Standard Model and beyond. The department also hosts conferences and regional meetings of the American Physical Society (APS), offering opportunities for physicists from a broad range of subfields to present new work and engage with colleagues in an interdisciplinary setting.

 

Brown Physics is also deeply involved in global collaborations seeking to answer some of the universe's most fundamental questions. The department has hosted the LZ Dark Matter Experiment Collaboration Meeting, where researchers from institutions around the world gather to discuss new analyses, instrumentation, and results from one of the most sensitive dark matter experiments ever built. These meetings provide a vital setting for collaboration members to coordinate their work and share progress in the effort to detect the mysterious matter believed to make up most of the universe's mass.

In addition to large international conferences, Brown hosts specialized gatherings in theoretical physics, including the New England String Meeting, part of a regional series held at Brown since 2006. These meetings bring together researchers working in string theory, quantum gravity, and related areas of high-energy theory to exchange ideas, present new developments, and strengthen connections within the theoretical physics community.

 

Together, these conferences illustrate Brown Physics’ commitment to fostering vibrant scientific dialogue and collaboration. By convening leading researchers and emerging scholars in Providence, the department helps create an environment where new ideas can flourish and where the global physics community can come together to explore the fundamental laws that govern matter, energy, space, and time.