The Russian Singing Concert will showcase the talents of students Luke Brown, Joseph Ison, Laura King, Lukas Spohn, Aphelion Delong-Grant, Sara Smith, Caroline Goodell, Nate Barker and Anabel Canedo. The group will be accompanied by pianist Juelin Zhao, a graduate student from UK School of Music.

The program will be presented at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in the Niles Gallery of the Lucille C. Little Fine Arts Library. This event is free and open to the public.

The event will benefit both the students and audience. The Russian Singing Concert is an opportunity to hear the rich culture of Russian music and offer an appreciation for the students’ hard work over the course of the semester. The concert aims to unite the audience through the poetry of music and the music of poetry.

Dr. Ronald Garcia-Ruiz, MIT

Title: Radioactive Molecules are Dying to Reveal New Physics

Abstract: Rapid advances in the control and interrogation of individual atoms and molecules are opening new avenues for probing the properties of fundamental particles and their interactions. In particular, molecules containing heavy, radioactive nuclei with reflection-asymmetric shapes provide exceptional sensitivity to parity- and time-reversal-violating nuclear effects. Precision measurements in these systems therefore offer a powerful approach to addressing major open questions in fundamental physics, including the origin of the matter–antimatter asymmetry of the universe, the strong CP problem and the possible existence of physics beyond the Standard Model. 

In this colloquium, I will present recent results and future directions in precision studies of these exotic systems, with a focus on radium-containing molecules. I will discuss how such molecules are emerging as a compelling new frontier in the search for physics beyond the Standard Model.