31 Aug – 4 Sep 2026

HIP 30 YEARS THEME WEEK

Monday 31.8.2026Physicum lobby
15:00-16:00Opening words of the theme week by Katri Huitu, sparkling wine is served.
15:00-Poster session and Exhibition.
Tuesday 1.9.2026Kumpula Campus
10:00-14:00HIP 30y Running event – how fast can you run around Kumpula campus? Come and find out in our 1 km relay race! More information and sign-up here.
17:00-21:00Boardgame evening with some drinks/snacks (only for people with a key to Physicum, which closes at 18:00). Some games will be provided, but bring your favourite games as well! More information here.
Wednesday 2.9.2026Physicum A315 / University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, FYS5
10:00-14:00Escape room with a high energy physics theme. By solving puzzles build a CMS detector and discover the Higgs boson. One session takes about half an hour, booking in the lobby outside Physicum A315. Booking becomes available on Monday 31.8.
12:00 – 16:00ALICE Escape Room in University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, FYS5:
First come first served basis, one round takes about 30 min and can have up to eight participants.
Thursday 3.9.2026Chemicum A129
History and scientific talks:
13:30 – 13:35Welcome
13:35 – 14:00Mikko Sainio: HIP – 30 Years on the Path of Science
14:00 – 14:20Heikki Mäntysaari: The Many Faces of QCD Matter
14:20 – 14:40Anca Tureanu: Neutrinos: creating and illuminating enigmas in particle physics
14:40 – 15:10Coffee/tea + cake
15:10 – 15:30Santeri Laurila: tba
15:30 – 15:50Nurfikri Norjoharuddeen: tba
15:50 – 16:10Neelkamal Mallick: tba
16:10 – 16:30Pejman Habibiroudkenar: tba
Friday 4.9.2026Chemicum A110
Entertaining talks & movie
10:15-11:00Talk “Physics in Angels and Demons” by Timo Kärkkäinen

“I will discuss Dan Brown’s book Angels and Demons from a physicist perspective and discuss inaccuracies and misconceptions prevalent within it. Aspects of CERN, antimatter and particle physics will be covered, along with other inaccuracies.”
11:15-12:00Talk “Cosmology in Sci-Fi” by Deanna Hooper
13:15-15:00Movie “Particle Fever” (2013). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_Fever