Physics Department Symposium

Tuesday 2 Oct 2007, 09:00 → 18:30 US/Eastern

Large Seminar Room

Review of all Nuclear and Particle Physics Support: Kelly Smith (631.344.4901, kellys@bnl.gov)

09:00 → 09:10 Morning Sessions (Sally Dawson, Chair)

09:00 Welcome

Speaker: Thomas Ludlam

09:10 → 10:00 ATLAS and D0

09:10 Overview of U.S. ATLAS: BNL role

Speaker: Dr Howard Gordon

Slides Gordon_BNL's_Role_in_ATLAS.ppt

09:20 D0 and ATLAS: D0 plans; ATLAS startup; preparation for analysis

20 + 5

Speaker: Srinivasan Rajagopalan

Slides BNLSymposium.ppt

09:45 Getting physics from ATLAS: what to expect; time scales

12 + 3

Speaker: Frank Paige

Slides bnl_atlas_phys.pdf

10:00 → 10:35 Neutrinos

10:00 The Daya Bay Experiment

15 + 5

Speaker: Steve Kettell

Slides dayabay_slides.pdf ppt_slides_(backup).ppt

10:20 The MINOS Experiment

12 + 3

Speaker: David Jaffe

Slides vigdor_2oct07_djaffe_minos_v3.pdf vigdor_2oct07_djaffe_minos_v3.ppt

10:35 → 10:50 Break

10:50 → 11:05 Mid Morning Sessions (Tim Hallman, Chair) <br> High Energy Theory

10:50 HEP Theory Activities

12 + 3

Speaker: Amarjit Soni

Slides soni_bnl_symp_10207.pdf soni_bnl_symp_10207.ppt

11:05 → 11:20 RHIC and ATLAS Computing

11:05 RCF/ACF Status and Plans

12 + 3

Speaker: Michael Ernst

Slides BNL-PO-Symposium-09-2007.pdf

11:20 → 12:00 RHIC Program

11:20 Status of QCD Studies: QGP and Spin

20 + 5

Speaker: Dmitri Kharzeev

Slides Physics_symp_kharzeev100207.pdf

11:45 Proton spin measurements: status and plans

12 + 3

Speaker: Les Bland

Slides Proton_Spin.Bland.ppt

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 13:50 Afternoon Sessions (H. Gordon, Chair) <br> RHIC Program cont’d

13:00 PHENIX: plans and BNL role

15 + 5

Speaker: David Morrison

Slides morrison_symposium.ppt

13:20 STAR: plans and BNL role

15 + 5

Speaker: James Dunlop

Slides Dunlop_BNL_STAR_Oct2_v2.ppt

13:40 ATLAS Heavy Ions

8 + 2

Speaker: Mark Baker

Slides Baker.ppt

13:50 → 14:10 Lattice Gauge

13:50 Lattice Gauge Theory at BNL and RBRC

15 + 5

Speaker: Michael Creutz

Slides latticeoverview.pdf

14:10 → 15:05 Possible Future Initiatives

14:10 Overview of Future Plans and Prospects, in context of national science plans

15 + 5

Speaker: Laurence Littenberg

Slides Future.ppt

14:30 Long Baseline Neutrinos

12 + 3

Speaker: Mary Bishai

Slides bishai_100207.pdf.pdf

14:45 ATLAS upgrade; noble liquid detectors

15 + 5

Speaker: David Lissauer

Slides BNL_Future_Plans.ppt

15:05 → 15:20 Break

15:20 → 17:15 Mid Afternoon Sessions (Ed O’Brien, Chair)

15:20 Deuteron EDM and g-2

15 + 5

Speaker: Yannis Semertzidis

Slides YkS_dipole_moments_BNL071002.pdf

15:40 ILC R&D: GamCal

8 + 2

Speaker: William Morse

Slides ILC_SiD_FCAL.ppt

15:50 Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

12 + 3

Speaker: Paul O'Connor

Slides Physics_Symosium_Oct-2-2007_LSST.ppt

16:05 eRHIC

15 + 5

Speaker: Thomas Ullrich

Slides EIC-Ullrich.ppt

16:25 Accelerator Test Facility

12 + 3

Speaker: Vitaly Yakimenko

Slides ATF.Yakimenko.ppt

16:40 Muon Collider

12 + 3

Speaker: Robert Palmer

Paper Muon_Collider.pdf

16:55 Closing remarks

Speaker: Steve Vigdor

Slides Closing_Remarks.ppt

17:05 Adjourn

17:15 → 18:30 Wine & Cheese Reception