Physics Department Symposium

Tuesday Oct 2, 2007, 9:00 AM → 6:30 PM US/Eastern

Large Seminar Room

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

Morning Sessions (Sally Dawson, Chair)

1 Welcome

Speaker: Thomas Ludlam

ATLAS and D0

2 Overview of U.S. ATLAS: BNL role

Speaker: Dr Howard Gordon

Slides Gordon_BNL's_Role_in_ATLAS.ppt

3 D0 and ATLAS: D0 plans; ATLAS startup; preparation for analysis

20 + 5

Speaker: Srinivasan Rajagopalan

Slides BNLSymposium.ppt

4 Getting physics from ATLAS: what to expect; time scales

12 + 3

Speaker: Frank Paige

Slides bnl_atlas_phys.pdf

Neutrinos

5 The Daya Bay Experiment

15 + 5

Speaker: Steve Kettell

Slides dayabay_slides.pdf ppt_slides_(backup).ppt

6 The MINOS Experiment

12 + 3

Speaker: David Jaffe

Slides vigdor_2oct07_djaffe_minos_v3.pdf vigdor_2oct07_djaffe_minos_v3.ppt

Break

Mid Morning Sessions (Tim Hallman, Chair) <br> High Energy Theory

7 HEP Theory Activities

12 + 3

Speaker: Amarjit Soni

Slides soni_bnl_symp_10207.pdf soni_bnl_symp_10207.ppt

RHIC and ATLAS Computing

8 RCF/ACF Status and Plans

12 + 3

Speaker: Michael Ernst

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

RHIC Program

9 Status of QCD Studies: QGP and Spin

20 + 5

Speaker: Dmitri Kharzeev

Slides Physics_symp_kharzeev100207.pdf

10 Proton spin measurements: status and plans

12 + 3

Speaker: Les Bland

Slides Proton_Spin.Bland.ppt

LUNCH

Afternoon Sessions (H. Gordon, Chair) <br> RHIC Program cont’d

11 PHENIX: plans and BNL role

15 + 5

Speaker: David Morrison

Slides morrison_symposium.ppt

12 STAR: plans and BNL role

15 + 5

Speaker: James Dunlop

Slides Dunlop_BNL_STAR_Oct2_v2.ppt

13 ATLAS Heavy Ions

8 + 2

Speaker: Mark Baker

Slides Baker.ppt

Lattice Gauge

14 Lattice Gauge Theory at BNL and RBRC

15 + 5

Speaker: Michael Creutz

Slides latticeoverview.pdf

Possible Future Initiatives

15 Overview of Future Plans and Prospects, in context of national science plans

15 + 5

Speaker: Laurence Littenberg

Slides Future.ppt

16 Long Baseline Neutrinos

12 + 3

Speaker: Mary Bishai

Slides bishai_100207.pdf.pdf

17 ATLAS upgrade; noble liquid detectors

15 + 5

Speaker: David Lissauer

Slides BNL_Future_Plans.ppt

Break

Mid Afternoon Sessions (Ed O’Brien, Chair)

18 Deuteron EDM and g-2

15 + 5

Speaker: Yannis Semertzidis

Slides YkS_dipole_moments_BNL071002.pdf

19 ILC R&D: GamCal

8 + 2

Speaker: William Morse

Slides ILC_SiD_FCAL.ppt

20 Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

12 + 3

Speaker: Paul O'Connor

Slides Physics_Symosium_Oct-2-2007_LSST.ppt

21 eRHIC

15 + 5

Speaker: Thomas Ullrich

Slides EIC-Ullrich.ppt

22 Accelerator Test Facility

12 + 3

Speaker: Vitaly Yakimenko

Slides ATF.Yakimenko.ppt

23 Muon Collider

12 + 3

Speaker: Robert Palmer

Paper Muon_Collider.pdf

24 Closing remarks

Speaker: Steve Vigdor

Slides Closing_Remarks.ppt

25 Adjourn

Wine & Cheese Reception