2026 In-Person Open House Agenda

All visitors will be staying at the Omni New Haven Hotel, 155 Temple St. New Haven, CT 
Hotel check-in begins 3 pm Wednesday, April 1st and check-out is Friday, April 3rd at 11am.

(Optional) Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 3pm - 10pm Eastern Time

3:00pm
Omni New Haven Hotel Check-in Begins
155 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06510
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Informal Dinner and Game Night with Graduate Students
Temple Room, Omni Hotel

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 7:30am - 8pm Eastern Time

7:30am - 7:45am
Gather for shuttle from The Omni Hotel to Sloane Physics Laboratory (SPL)
217 Prospect St, New Haven
8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast and Check-in in the SPL Graduate Student Lounge
SPL 3rd Floor
9:00am - 9:45am Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
SPL 59
9:45am - 9:55am Gather for tours
9:55am - 10:00am Travel to tour locations
10:00am - 10:45am Lab Tours with Research Groups
(Select your tour of interest)
  • Astrophysics - KT, 4th Fl
  • Condensed Matter Experiment - Becton
  • Nuclear, Particle, & Astro Experiment - Wright Lab
  • Quantum Information - Becton/YQI
10:45am - 10:55am Travel to meeting locations
10:55am - 11:45am Meetings with Faculty
(arranged by students and/or faculty using Faculty Availability Form)
11:45am - 12:00pm
Regroup in SPL Lobby and walk/shuttle to Mory’s Restaurant
306 York St., New Haven
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch with Faculty
Mory’s Restaurant, 306 York St., New Haven
1:15pm - 2:15pm

Campus Tour or Graduate Hosted Activities
 Walking campus tour from Mory’s to SPL or Informal Chats in SPL 44
2:25pm - 3:15pm

Lab Tours with Research Groups
(Select your tour of interest)

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics - SPL/YSB
  • Biophysics - SPL/YSB
  • Condensed Matter Experiment - West Campus*
  • Nuclear, Particle, & Astro Experiment - Wright Lab

*Visitors taking the West Campus tour should gather in the SPL Lobby by 1:30pm, returning at 3:00pm.
3:25pm - 5:15pm Meetings with Faculty
(arranged by students and/or faculty using Faculty Availability Form)
5:15pm - 5:30pm

Break/Regroup
SPL Lobby
5:30pm - 8:00pm Poster Session and Reception with Faculty and Graduate Students
Leitner Observatory, 355 Prospect St., New Haven
8:00pm Return Shuttle to the Omni Hotel
Pickup in Leitner Parking Lot

Available break areas during tour and meeting times include
SPL 3rd Fl Lounge, SPL 44, KT 406, and WLC 245

Helpful Links:

Campus Maps
New Haven Things to Do
Reimbursement Information
Travel Guidelines