Symposium on Triggering Particle Physics Discoveries (WesleyFest)

America/Chicago
2241 (Chamberlin Hall)

2241

Chamberlin Hall

1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705
Anna Goussiou (University of Washington), Isobel Ojalvo (University Wisconsin Madison), Kevin Black (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Sabine Lammers (Indiana University Bloomington)
Description

Wesley!

Please join us in honoring Professor Wesley Smith for a distinguished
career in experimental particle physics that spans investigations into
neutrino phenomena at Fermilab, deep inelastic scattering and
structure functions at HERA, and proton-proton interactions at the
LHC.   Wesley has been a leader in the field of triggering, designing
and commissioning electronics for calorimeter triggers for over three
decades.   His colleagues, former students and friends will gather in
Madison for a symposium that will review Wesley’s contributions to the
field.

Map
Participants
    • Lunch for Early Birds Entry Foyer

      Entry Foyer

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    • Afternoon Session 2241

      2241

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      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705

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      • 1
        Welcome
        Speaker: Prof. Sridhara Dasu (University of Wisconsin)
        Slides
        summary
      • 2
        Overview: Covering Professor Wesley Smith's Career from neutrino DIS to the Higgs DIScovery
        Speaker: Sabine Lammers (Indiana University)
        Slides
      • 3
        Triggers for hadron collider physics
        Speaker: Prof. Darin Acosta (Florida)
        Slides
      • 4
        Physics Highlights from ZEUS and CMS
        Speaker: Dr Lothar Bauerdick (FNAL)
        Slides
      • 3:40 PM
        Break
      • 5
        Overview of ZEUS Physics from Wesley's Group
        Speakers: Prof. Anna Goussiou (U.Washington), Isobel Ojalvo (University Wisconsin Madison)
        Slides
      • 6
        ZEUS Student Theses & Experience
        Speakers: Dr Anthony Vaiciulis (FICO), Dr Douglas Chapin (Acelity), Prof. Liang Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Dr Nils Krumnack (Iowa State), Dr Richard Cross (Chicago), Sabine Lammers (Indiana University)
        Slides
      • 7
        ZEUS Trigger Operations
        Speakers: Dr Sam Silverstein (Stockholm), Dr William Badgett (FNAL)
        Slides
    • Social (half) hour 2241

      2241

      Chamberlin Hall

      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705
    • Group Dinner Steenbocks (Wisconsin Institute of Discovery)

      Steenbocks

      Wisconsin Institute of Discovery

    • 8
      Optional Social Hour at the Union Terrace 2241

      2241

      Chamberlin Hall

      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705
  • Saturday, August 31
    • Open Session For Remote Contributions 2241

      2241

      Chamberlin Hall

      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705

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      • 9
        Felicitations from Fixed Target Experiment Colleagues
        Speakers: Prof. Frank Sciulli (Columbia), Prof. Heidi Schellman (Oregon State), Prof. Larry Sulak (Boston)
        Slides
      • 10
        Felicitations from Zeus Colleagues
        Speakers: Prof. Frank Sciulli (Columbia), Dr Sam Silverstein (Stockholm)
        Slides
      • 11
        Felicitations from CMS Colleagues
        Speakers: Christos Lazaridis (U. Wisconsin), Dr Joel Butler (Fermilab), Prof. Roberto Carlin (Padova)
        Slides
    • 10:30 AM
      Break 2241

      2241

      Chamberlin Hall

      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705
    • CMS Session 2241

      2241

      Chamberlin Hall

      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705
      Convener: Prof. Isobel Ojalvo (Princeton University)
      • 12
        Overview of CMS Physics from Wesley's Group
        Speaker: Isobel Ojalvo (University Wisconsin Madison)
        Slides
      • 13
        CMS Student Theses & Experience
        Speakers: Ian Ross (U. Wisconsin), Dr Lindsey Gray (FNAL), Marc Weinberg (U. Wisconsin), Michalis Bachtis (U. Wisconsin), Mr Mike Anderson (U. Wisconsin)
      • 14
        CMS Calorimeter Trigger Operations
        Speaker: Pamela Klabbers (U. Wisconsin)
        Slides
      • 15
        Final Words
        Speaker: Prof. Wesley Smith (U. Wisconsin)
        summary
    • Lunch Entry Foyer

      Entry Foyer

      Chamberlin Hall

      1150 University Ave Madison, WI 53705