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

Morning session 1

Convener: Zhangbu Xu

1 Opening remarks. Mike Strickland (5 min)

Speaker: Mike Stickland (Kent State University)

opening-remarks.pdf

2 When KSU Became Keane on Physics

Speaker: Peter Tandy

Tandy_Dec2023_DKeane70th.pdf

3 Spiros Margetis (10 min)

Speaker: Spyridon Margetis (Kent State University and DOE)

4 How much of the QCD phase diagram is still uncharted?

Speaker: Veronica Dexheimer (Kent State University)

Dexheimer.pdf

5 Antimatter, Hypernuclear, "Calm and Collective"

Speaker: John Harris (Yale University)

Keane Symposium - Harris.pdf

10:00 Coffee break

Morning session 2

Convener: Gary Westfall

6 Physics at High Baryon Density - Study the QCD Phase Structure in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions

Speaker: Nu Xu (LBL)

nxu_KSU_01Dec2023.pdf

7 Two decades in the past, and a look into the future!

Speaker: Zhangbu Xu (Brookhaven National Lab)

xzb4Declan_12012023.pdf

8 In Pursuit of Knowledge and Wisdom

Speaker: Aihong Tang (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

ATang_KeaneSymposium_2023_nc.pdf

ATang_KeaneSymposium_2023_nc.ppt

12:00 Lunch

Afternoon session 1

Convener: George Fai

9 Provost's remarks. Melody Tankersley (10 min)

Speaker: Melody Tankersley (Kent State University)

melody-tankersley.pdf

10 Heavy-ion physics at CNR

Speaker: Mike Strickland (Kent State University)

CNR-Presentation.pdf

11 Beginnings at BEVALAC and AGS

Speaker: Hans Georg Ritter (LBL)

Ritter_Declan_Symposium.pdf

12 Connecting experiment to the QCD phase diagram

Speaker: Grazyna Odyniec (LBL)

Declan's_Symposium_Grazyna_Odyniec.pdf

15:00 Coffee break

Afternoon session 2

Convener: John Harris

13 STAR Zero-Degree Calorimeter Shower Max Detector and its Physics

Speaker: Gang Wang (UCLA)

Symposium_for_Declan_GangWang.pdf

14 Perspectives of scientists involved in World War II

Speaker: Alan Scott (University of Wisconsin-Stout)

Scott-KeaneSymposium.pptx

15 The many facets of directed flow in heavy-ion collisions (on ZOOM)

Speaker: Sooraj Radhakrishnan (Kent State University)

DirectedFlow_SR.pdf

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

Saturday, 2 December

Morning session 1

Convener: Frank Guerts

16 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

17 Observation of antihypertriton in AuAu collisions at 200 GeV. (on ZOOM)

Speaker: Jinhui Chen (Fudan University)

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

18 George Fai's remarks (10 min)

Speaker: George Fai (Kent State University and DOE)

19 Navigating through Directed Flow in RHIC (on ZOOM)

Speaker: Subhash Singha (Institute of Modern Physics)

directed_flow_keane_symposium_Subhash_SINGHA.pdf

10:30 Coffee break

Morning session 2

Convener: Mike Strickland

20 Open Mic (~ 60 min)

Ayman_OpenMin_Video.mov

background.pdf

Keane symposium_Heng_OpenMic.pdf

21 Retrospective album.

Speaker: Gang Wang (UCLA)

Album_AIEnhanced.pptx

22 Presentation of Certificate of Contribution and STAR spokesperson's remarks.

Speaker: Frank Geurts (Rice University)

23 Dean's remarks, Mandy Munro-Stasiuk (10 min)

Speaker: Mandy Nunro-Stasiuk (Kent State University)

mandy-munro-stasiuk.pdf

24 Declan's remarks