Leïla Haegel

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I am a researcher at the Institute of Physics of the 2 Infinities of Lyon, France.

My field of research is particle physics, and how the properties of fundamental constituents of matter give us indications about the laws of Nature and the content of the Universe. I focus on studying neutrinos, the most elusive and mysterious of all the fundamental particles. I am currently working on the Ricochet experiment, that aims at observing the very low energy interaction process of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering with cryogenic detectors.

More details about my research are available on my publications. A brief resume is available here.

I make science permeate beyond the lab with projects at the intersection of art and science.

For collaborations, internships, theses or postdoctoral positions, please contact me via e-mail.

news

Dec 10, 2025 L’ouvrage “L’Univers à l’écran aux XXIème siècle” est paru ! Ce livre, que j’ai co-dirigé avec les chercheures en études cinématographiques Julie Kolovou et Anastasia Rostan, ainsi que la curatrice Chiara Santini Parducci, rassemble les réflexions d’universitaires et d’artistes sur la représentation de l’espace au cinéma et dans l’art contemporain. Il est disponible à l’achat en librairie et en ligne (Decitre, Fnac, Place des libraires).
Nov 20, 2025 Winter talks: I will be giving a seminar at Stony Brooke University on November 24, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University on December 11, and the Société Astronomique de Lyon on January 10.
Oct 24, 2025 The proceeding of the first African Conference on High-Energy Physics have been published at Springer. A beautiful record for this important event, of which I am very proud to have been in the scientific committee.