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!!Unveiling the mysteries of the Universe from underground
!Tuesday, 19 May 2026\\Congress Hall of Wrocław University of Science and Technology and online
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__In recent decades, our comprehension of the cosmos has undergone a profound transformation, largely facilitated by the increasing precision of electromagnetic and gravitational-wave astronomy. However, as our theoretical models advance, it is increasingly evident that photons alone cannot resolve the most fundamental questions regarding the nature of matter and the evolution of the Universe.__
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__[Academia Europaea Wrocław Knowledge Hub|https://acadeuro.wroclaw.pl] is honoured to invite the academic community and members of Academia Europaea to a lecture by Professor Takaaki Kajita, 2015 Nobel Laureate in Physics Physics for his discovery of neutrino oscillations.__
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__Observations from underground have come to play a vital role in this exploration. In this lecture, drawing largely on his own pioneering involvement, Professor Kajita will discuss the study of neutrinos and gravitational waves in underground environments and explore the specific cosmic mysteries these investigations aim to unveil.__
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Admission is free, but prior [registration|https://app.evenea.pl/event/takaakikajita/?q=%2FTakaakiKajita] is required. \\
[Transmission link|https://www.youtube.com/live/PzIgcHt8qXA].
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!About Takaaki Kajita

Takaaki Kajita is a Distinguished University Professor and a Special University Professor of the University of Tokyo. He is affiliated with the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of [The University of Tokyo|https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en].
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Kajita received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo School of Science in 1986, and has been researching with Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande neutrino detectors at the Kamioka Observatory of ICRR in central Japan. In 1998, at the Neutrino International Conference held in Takayama, Japan, he showed the analysis results which provided strong evidence for atmospheric neutrino oscillations. In 2015 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in discovering atmospheric neutrino oscillations. He is the project leader of KAGRA aiming to explore the gravitational wave astronomy.
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Kajita was the director of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research between 2008 and 2022. He was the President of the Science Council of Japan between 2020 and 2023. He has been a member of the Japan Academy since 2019.
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