Name: TIGER - The Inaugural Workshop of Exploring the Frontiers of Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics
Start: 2025-04-09T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-11T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Building

TIGER - The Inaugural Workshop of Exploring the Frontiers of Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics

from Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (8:00 AM) to Friday, April 11, 2025 (5:00 PM)

Monday, April 7, 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM TSU Administrators Welcome
TSU Administrators Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Room: Auditorium 114

9:20 AM BNL Science Overview
BNL Science Overview
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
9:40 AM Nuclear Physics Research at BNL - Mickey Chiu (Brookhaven National Lab)
Nuclear Physics Research at BNL
- Mickey Chiu (Brookhaven National Lab)
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
10:20 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
10:40 AM Nuclear Data & Applied Nuclear Science at the National Nuclear Data Center - Emanuel Chimanski (BNL)
Nuclear Data & Applied Nuclear Science at the National Nuclear Data Center
- Emanuel Chimanski (BNL)
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
11:20 AM The Universe Primordial Soups - Niseem (Magdy) Abdelrahman (Texas Southern University)
The Universe Primordial Soups
- Niseem (Magdy) Abdelrahman (Texas Southern University)
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Auditorium 114

TSU COSET Seminar "Programmable quantum matter at ultracold temperatures"
TSU COSET Seminar "Programmable quantum matter at ultracold temperatures"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
https://coset.tsu.edu/research-seminar-23/ April 9, 2025 Location: SB 145 Time: 12:00 pm Presenter: Kaden Hazzard Programmable quantum matter at ultracold temperatures Abstract: Physicists are using highly controllable quantum systems of ultracold atoms and molecules to explore quantum states of unprecedented complexity. I will discuss our theory work and collaborations with experimentalists to control and understand these systems both in real space and in “synthetic dimensions.” We use atoms in laser-sculpted potential landscapes to study strongly correlated fermions, whose behavior is key to understanding major mysteries in real materials, such as the nature of high-temperature superconductors. Further controlling the internal degrees of freedom — for example molecules’ rotational states — allows one to create “synthetic dimensions,” in which rotational states act analogously to lattice sites in new spatial dimension and microwave radiation drives transitions between these sites, analogous to tunneling. I will discuss the resulting exotic behaviors as well as experiments probing them, from fluctuating quantum strings to paraparticles — a type of particle beyond the conventional bosons and fermions that was thought impossible until recently. Prof. Hazzard is a theoretical physicists at Rice University studying the properties of interacting quantum matter. He is interested in fundamentally novel emergent properties, such as new phases of matter and types of nonequilibrium dynamics, as well as how to harness these systems for applications in quantum computation and sensing. He obtained his BS from The Ohio State University, his PhD from Cornell, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado and NIST from 2010-2014, and then started his faculty position at Rice in 2014. He was elected as an American Physical Society Fellow in 2023.
2:00 PM Introduction to particle physics & applications - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (BNL)
Introduction to particle physics & applications
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (BNL)
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
2:40 PM Physics and computing with ATLAS and US-ATLAS - Peter Onyisi (U. Texas Austin)
Physics and computing with ATLAS and US-ATLAS
- Peter Onyisi (U. Texas Austin)
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
3:20 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
3:45 PM ATLAS inner Tracker Upgrade - Mounia Laassiri (BNL)
ATLAS inner Tracker Upgrade
- Mounia Laassiri (BNL)
3:45 PM - 4:25 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
4:25 PM Discussion on Nuclear and Particle Physics & Applications - Peter Onyisi (U. Texas Austin) Niseem (Magdy) Abdelrahman (Texas Southern University) Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (BNL) Mounia Laassiri (BNL) Mickey Chiu (Brookhaven National Lab)
Discussion on Nuclear and Particle Physics & Applications
- Peter Onyisi (U. Texas Austin)
- Niseem (Magdy) Abdelrahman (Texas Southern University)
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (BNL)
- Mounia Laassiri (BNL)
- Mickey Chiu (Brookhaven National Lab)
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
5:30 PM Dinner Reception for NPP Participants at the Texas Southern University Museum
Dinner Reception for NPP Participants at the Texas Southern University Museum
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Texas Southern University Museum
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Environmental, Biological, and Nuclear Physics Research at TSU: A Brief Overview - Mark C. Harvey (Texas Southern University)
Environmental, Biological, and Nuclear Physics Research at TSU: A Brief Overview
- Mark C. Harvey (Texas Southern University)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
9:15 AM From the Early Universe to Machine Learning: A Brief Overview - Daniel Vrinceanu (Texas Southern University)
From the Early Universe to Machine Learning: A Brief Overview
- Daniel Vrinceanu (Texas Southern University)
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
9:30 AM Application of Control Theory Methods to Quantum Edge Dislocation Problems - Carlos Handy (Texas Southern University)
Application of Control Theory Methods to Quantum Edge Dislocation Problems
- Carlos Handy (Texas Southern University)
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
9:45 AM An intro to neutrino physics and the BNL Neutrino program - Mateus Carneiro (BNL)
An intro to neutrino physics and the BNL Neutrino program
- Mateus Carneiro (BNL)
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
10:25 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
10:50 AM DUNE experiment physics and computing - Aaron Higuera Pichardo (faculty@rice.edu;member@rice.edu)
DUNE experiment physics and computing
- Aaron Higuera Pichardo (faculty@rice.edu;member@rice.edu)
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Auditorium 114
11:30 AM Physics Opportunities with DUNE - Daisy Kalra (Columbia University)
Physics Opportunities with DUNE
- Daisy Kalra (Columbia University)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
12:10 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
2:00 PM MASERs: From Protostars to Blackholes - Victor Migenes (Texas Southern University)
MASERs: From Protostars to Blackholes
- Victor Migenes (Texas Southern University)
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
2:40 PM Simulating the Early Universe - David Garrison
Simulating the Early Universe
- David Garrison
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
3:20 PM Beyond the Equations, The Universe Round Table - Niseem (Magdy) Abdelrahman (Texas Southern University)
Beyond the Equations, The Universe Round Table
- Niseem (Magdy) Abdelrahman (Texas Southern University)
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium 114 This podcast is designed to complement our two-day workshop, where experts from astronomy, nuclear physics, and particle physics collaborate to narrate the fascinating story of our universe. Through in-depth discussions on topics such as the Big Bang, particle creation, galaxy formation, and cosmic discoveries, students will gain a preview of what to expect from the workshop and a thoughtful summary of key insights afterward.
4:00 PM Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Room: Auditorium 114
Friday, April 11, 2025

9:00 AM Meeting with TSU Administrators
Meeting with TSU Administrators
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Room: Auditorium 114

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