{"id":249,"date":"2025-08-25T08:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:12:41","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"HET Group Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HET Group Events<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"program-summary\" style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: auto; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.1em;\">Events and opportunities in High Energy Theory at UF<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin: 2em 0;\">\n<p>\n    The High Energy Theory (HET) group at the University of Florida hosts a range of events designed to foster collaboration, learning, and professional connections in particle theory and related fields.<br>\n    These events bring together faculty, postdocs, and students to explore current research and emerging directions in high-energy theory.\n  <\/p>\n<h2>Weekly Seminars and Colloquia<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HET Seminars:<\/strong> Weekly seminars featuring invited speakers and UF researchers. See the schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phys.ufl.edu\/hepseminars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physics Colloquia:<\/strong> Broader physics talks open to the entire department, covering a wide range of topics. Schedule available <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.ufl.edu\/colloquium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>High Energy Theory in the Swamp<\/h2>\n<h3>Program Description<\/h3>\n<p>\n    In addition to regular seminars, the HET group hosts two week-long immersive events called <em>High Energy Theory in the Swamp<\/em>. These events bring together early-career postdoctoral researchers whose work aligns with UF faculty interests.<br>\n    Participants engage closely with faculty, discuss current research, and collaborate with other postdocs in the field.\n  <\/p><!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p>\n    Participants are early-career postdoctoral researchers recognized for their collaborative approach and active engagement in high-energy theory research.\n  <\/p>\n<h3>Program Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborative seminars on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>Full-week engagement near campus, including informal discussions and research collaboration opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Interaction with UF graduate students and faculty to foster mentorship and networking.<\/li>\n<li>Lodging provided for invited participants.<\/li>\n<li>The December event coincides with the <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.as.miami.edu\/events\/physics-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Winter Conference<\/a>, providing additional networking opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Program Dates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>December 8\u201312, 2025<\/li>\n<li>February 2\u20136, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1421,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}