Advances in Nuclear Matter Dynamics: A Tribute to Declan Keane

1 Dec 2023, 08:30 → 2 Dec 2023, 13:10 America/New_York

108 Smith Hall (Physics Department, Kent State University)

Michael Strickland (Kent State University), Aihong Tang (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Zhangbu Xu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Join us for a special symposium celebrating the illustrious career of Prof. Declan Keane, a long time STAR veteran and a distinguished scholar in the field of nuclear physics. As he transitions into a new chapter of his life at the age of 70, this symposium serves as a heartfelt tribute to his remarkable contributions to the realm of nuclear matter research. Colleagues, students, and postdocs from across the globe will gather to honor Prof. Keane's legacy.

Participants, by invitation only, will present the past and latest advancements in nuclear matter dynamics, delving into topics that have deeply resonated with Prof. Keane throughout his career. From his pioneering research to his mentorship that shaped the careers of many, this event highlights the enduring influence of Prof. Keane's work.

Come and be a part of this momentous occasion !

Interactive campus map

Map to the event

Zoom of parking map

Friday, 1 December

08:30 → 10:00 Morning session 1

Convener: Zhangbu Xu

08:30 Opening remarks. Mike Strickland (5 min)

Speaker: Mike Stickland (Kent State University)

opening-remarks.pdf

08:35 When KSU Became Keane on Physics

Speaker: Peter Tandy

Tandy_Dec2023_DKeane70th.pdf

09:00 Spiros Margetis (10 min)

Speaker: Spyridon Margetis (Kent State University and DOE)

09:10 How much of the QCD phase diagram is still uncharted?

Speaker: Veronica Dexheimer (Kent State University)

Dexheimer.pdf

09:30 Antimatter, Hypernuclear, "Calm and Collective"

Speaker: John Harris (Yale University)

Keane Symposium - Harris.pdf

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 12:00 Morning session 2

Convener: Gary Westfall

10:30 Physics at High Baryon Density - Study the QCD Phase Structure in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions

Speaker: Nu Xu (LBL)

nxu_KSU_01Dec2023.pdf

11:00 Two decades in the past, and a look into the future!

Speaker: Zhangbu Xu (Brookhaven National Lab)

xzb4Declan_12012023.pdf

11:30 In Pursuit of Knowledge and Wisdom

Speaker: Aihong Tang (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

ATang_KeaneSymposium_2023_nc.pdf

ATang_KeaneSymposium_2023_nc.ppt

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:00 Afternoon session 1

Convener: George Fai

13:30 Provost's remarks. Melody Tankersley (10 min)

Speaker: Melody Tankersley (Kent State University)

melody-tankersley.pdf

13:40 Heavy-ion physics at CNR

Speaker: Mike Strickland (Kent State University)

CNR-Presentation.pdf

14:00 Beginnings at BEVALAC and AGS

Speaker: Hans Georg Ritter (LBL)

Ritter_Declan_Symposium.pdf

14:30 Connecting experiment to the QCD phase diagram

Speaker: Grazyna Odyniec (LBL)

Declan's_Symposium_Grazyna_Odyniec.pdf

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 17:20 Afternoon session 2

Convener: John Harris

15:30 STAR Zero-Degree Calorimeter Shower Max Detector and its Physics

Speaker: Gang Wang (UCLA)

Symposium_for_Declan_GangWang.pdf

16:00 Perspectives of scientists involved in World War II

Speaker: Alan Scott (University of Wisconsin-Stout)

Scott-KeaneSymposium.pptx

16:50 The many facets of directed flow in heavy-ion collisions (on ZOOM)

Speaker: Sooraj Radhakrishnan (Kent State University)

DirectedFlow_SR.pdf

18:00 → 20:00 Dinner, KSU Student Center, Room 306ABC

Saturday, 2 December

08:50 → 10:30 Morning session 1

Convener: Frank Guerts

08:50 Stellar Intensity 101 – HBT for Nuclear Physicists / An Angular Diameter Measurement of Merak with the VERITAS Array

Speaker: Mike Lisa (Ohio State University)

Lisa_KeaneSymposiumDec2023.pptx

09:20 Observation of antihypertriton in AuAu collisions at 200 GeV. (on ZOOM)

Speaker: Jinhui Chen (Fudan University)

JinhuiChen_Declan-70th-2023-12-1st.pdf

09:50 George Fai's remarks (10 min)

Speaker: George Fai (Kent State University and DOE)

10:00 Navigating through Directed Flow in RHIC (on ZOOM)

Speaker: Subhash Singha (Institute of Modern Physics)

directed_flow_keane_symposium_Subhash_SINGHA.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 13:00 Morning session 2

Convener: Mike Strickland

11:00 Open Mic (~ 60 min)

Ayman_OpenMin_Video.mov

background.pdf

Keane symposium_Heng_OpenMic.pdf

12:00 Retrospective album.

Speaker: Gang Wang (UCLA)

Album_AIEnhanced.pptx

12:10 Presentation of Certificate of Contribution and STAR spokesperson's remarks.

Speaker: Frank Geurts (Rice University)

12:20 Dean's remarks, Mandy Munro-Stasiuk (10 min)

Speaker: Mandy Nunro-Stasiuk (Kent State University)

mandy-munro-stasiuk.pdf

12:30 Declan's remarks