2022 Town Hall Meeting on Hot & Cold QCD
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Stata Center, 32-123 (MIT)
Stata Center, 32-123
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Description
Welcome to the 2022 NSAC Long-Range Plan Town Hall Meeting on Hot and Cold QCD, host in a Hybrid format by MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Department of Physics.
The results of the concluding ‘recommendations and initiatives’ survey are available here.
The full meeting program is available under the timetable tab.
Useful links:
- Event updates sign-up on APS-Engage platform
- 2014 QCD Town Hall Meeting and resulting White Papers on Hot QCD and Cold QCD
- 2022 Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrons, and Neutrinos Town Meeting
- 2022 Nuclear Structure, Reactions and Astrophysics Town Meeting
- NSAC Long Range Plan Charge Letter
Conveners (alphabetic order):
- Bjoern Schenke (BNL)
- Anne Sickles (Illinois)
- Feng Yuan (LBNL)
- Xiaochao Zheng (UVA)
Organizing Committee (alphabetic order):
- Ian Cloet (ANL)
- Or Hen (MIT)
- David Lawrence (JLab)
- Wei Li (Rice)
- Swagato Mukherjee (BNL)
- Bjoern Schenke (BNL)
- Anne Sickles (Illinois)
- Ramona Vogt (LLNL & UCD)
- Feng Yuan (LBNL)
- Xiaochao Zheng (UVA)

Participants
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Welcome Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)- 08:30
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MIT Dean of Science Welcome 5mSpeaker: Nergis Mavalvala (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Plenary I Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Anne Sickles (Illinois)-
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Nuclear Physics Collaborations 30mSpeaker: Rosi Reed (Lehigh)
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EIC Project and Accelerator 20mSpeaker: Rolf Ent (JLab)
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EIC Generic R&D Program 15mSpeaker: Thomas Ullrich (Yale & BNL)
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Discussion 15m
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Plenary II Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Feng Yuan (LBNL)- 11:00
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EIC Theory Workshop Summary 3mSpeaker: Iain Stewart (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Discussion 12m
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Lattice theory for Hot and Cold QCD 20mSpeaker: Martha Constantinou (Temple)
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications for QCD (exp) 15mSpeaker: Cristiano Fanelli (W&M)
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications for QCD (theory) 15mSpeaker: Phiala Shanahan (MIT)
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Discussion 15m
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Cold QCD Parallel I Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Ian Cloet (ANL)- 14:20
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Nucleon Spin Structure from global analysis 20mSpeaker: Werner Vogelsang (Tuebingen)
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Nucleon Spin Structure at Low-x 20mSpeaker: Yuri Kovchegov (OSU)
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3D Structure of Hadrons probed with Electrons and Positrons 20mSpeaker: Carlos Munoz Camacho (IJCLab-Orsay)
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The High Intensity Gamma Source 20mSpeaker: Calvin Howell (Duke)
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Hot QCD Parallel I Stata Center, 32-155
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Ramona Vogt (UCD & LNL)-
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RHIC highlights and future I 25mSpeaker: Megan Connors (GSU)
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RHIC highlights and future II 25mSpeaker: Prithwish Tribedy (BNL)
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Flow and transport properties 25mSpeaker: Jean-Francois Paquet (Vanderbilt)
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Cold QCD Parallel II Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)-
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Parton Distributions from Global Analysis 20mSpeaker: Nobuo Sato (JLab)
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Precision Physics with SOLID and Moller 20mSpeaker: Paul Souder (Syracuse)
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Probes for the Origin of Hadron Mass 20mSpeaker: Sylvester Joosten (ANL)
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Saturation from RHIC and Future EIC 20mSpeaker: Xiaoxuan Chu (BNL)
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Hot QCD Parallel II Stata Center, 32-155
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Wei Li (Rice)-
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CMS and ATLAS HI Physics at LHC Run 3+4 and Beyond 30mSpeaker: Yen-Jie Lee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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ALICE + ALICE 3 / other experiments beyond Run 4 30mSpeaker: Anthony Timmins (Houston)
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Heavy flavor in small systems/forward @ LHC 15mSpeaker: Matt Durham (LANL)
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Jets & Heavy flavors: From HICs to EIC 25mSpeaker: Ivan Vitev (LANL)
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Open Mic Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)-
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How Important is QCD for the Nuclear Chart? 4mSpeaker: Harald Griesshammer (GWU)
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Double Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering with SoLID spectrometer at Jefferson Laboratory 4mSpeaker: Alexandre Camsonne (JLab)
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Vector meson-proton scattering lengths from omega to upsilon 4mSpeaker: Igor Strakovsky (GWU)
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Opportunities for precision QCD physics in hadronization at Belle II 4mSpeaker: Anselm Vossen (Duke)
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Community agreements 4mSpeaker: Christine Nattrass (University of Tennessee)
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Engaging minorities in Nuclear Physics 4mSpeaker: Cesar da Silva (LANL)
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Results from the BNL-MSI Nuclear Physics Traineeship Program 4mSpeaker: Mickey Chiu (BNL)
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Visualization of the Subatomic World 4mSpeakers: Richard Milner (MIT), Rolf Ent (Jefferson Lab)
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Input from the JLab Users Organization to the LRP process 14mSpeaker: Carlos Munoz Camacho (IJCLab-Orsay)
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A Better Angle on Hadron Transverse Momentum Distributions at the EIC 4mSpeaker: Johannes Michel (MIT)
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On the Importance of hadronic interaction physics program at EIC Era 4mSpeaker: Ming Liu (LANL)
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Physics Opportunities with a Second EIC Detector 4mSpeaker: Charles Hyde (ODU)
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Studying QCD with UPCs at the LHC 4mSpeaker: Daniel Tapia Takaki (UK)
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MUSE: The MUon Scattering Experiment 4mSpeaker: Ethan Cline (Stony Brook University)
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A US-based MicroPattern Gaseous Detection Center 4mSpeaker: Cynthia Keppel (for Kondo Gnanvo) (JLab)
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Inter-American Network of Networks of QCD challenges 2mSpeaker: Daniel Tapia Takaki (UK)
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Gluon saturation search at Bjorken-x<1e-4 in LHC 4mSpeaker: Cesar Luiz da Silva (LANL)
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Cold QCD Parallel III Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: David Lawrence (JLab)- 08:30
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Hadron Spectroscopy Measurements 20mSpeaker: Justin Stevens (William & Mary)
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A High Luminosity Upgrade for CLAS12 20mSpeaker: Stepan Stepanyan (JLab)
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Quantum Information Science for QCD Research 20mSpeaker: Zohreh Davoudi (UMD)
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Hot QCD Parallel III Stata Center, 32-155
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Bjoern Schenke (BNL)- 08:30
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Theory overview of dense QCD matter 20mSpeaker: Claudia Ratti (Houston)
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Initial State of HICs from UPCs and the role of EIC 20mSpeaker: Zhoudunming (Kong) Tu (BNL)
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Opportunities in small systems and connection to nuclear structure 20mSpeaker: Jiangyong Jia (Stony Brook)
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Bayesian Analysis in Heavy ion Physics 20mSpeaker: Yi Chen (MIT)
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Cold QCD Parallel IV Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)- 10:40
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Two-Photon Exchange Measurements with Positron beams 20mSpeaker: Axel Schmidt (GWU)
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Hot QCD Parallel IV Stata Center, 32-155
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Ramona Vogt (UCD & LNL)-
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fixed target @ STAR for space radiation 20mSpeaker: Daniel Cebra (UCD)
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Nuclear Data and Its Relation to QCD 20mSpeaker: David Brown (BNL)
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Hot QCD Open Mic Stata Center, 32-155
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Ramona Vogt (UCD & LNL)-
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Deciphering Exotic Hadron Structures with Heavy Ion Collisions 4mSpeaker: Jinfeng Liao (Indiana University)
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Relativistic Fluid Dynamics: From Heavy-Ions to Neutron Star Mergers 4mSpeaker: Jorge Noronha (Illinois)
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Modular Event Generators 4mSpeaker: Rainer Fries (Texas A&M University)
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Jets as mult-scale probes of QCD matter 4mSpeaker: Rosi Reed (Lehigh)
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Hadronic transport is needed for studying the dense nuclear matter equation of state 4mSpeaker: Agnieszka Sorensen (INT/UW)
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Equity and inclusion at major conferences 4mSpeaker: Christine Nattrass (University of Tennessee)
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We should all use Rivet 4mSpeaker: Christine Nattrass (University of Tennessee)
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Simulation of heavy ion collisions with Trajectum 4mSpeaker: Govert Nijs (MIT)
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Novel Spin Transport in Hot Dense QCD Fluid 4mSpeaker: Jinfeng Liao (Indiana University)
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The need for more p+A running at RHIC - Discovery of subatomic smoke rings 4mSpeaker: Mike Lisa (OSU)
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Flavor dependent hadronization studies at the LHC 4mSpeaker: Rene Bellwied (UH)
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In-medium jet acoplanarity and intra-jet broadening in the QGP 4mSpeaker: Sahoo Nihar (Shandong University)
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Discovery of the Breit-Wheeler Process and its Application to Nuclear Charge and Mass Radii Measurements 4mSpeaker: Daniel Brandenburg (BNL)
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A TeV Muon-Ion Collider at BNL - the ultimate QCD frontier and novel accelerator technology initiatives 4mSpeaker: Darin Acosta (Rice)
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Cold QCD Open Mic Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)-
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Exploring GPDs using Timelike Compton Scattering with SoLID at Jefferson Lab 4mSpeaker: Zhiwen Zhao (Duke)
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Generalized Polarizabilities of the Proton 4mSpeaker: Michael Paolone (NMSU)
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Can quark and gluon angular momentum and mass distributions be observed? 4mSpeaker: Simonetta Liuti (UVA)
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Light Meson Structure 4mSpeaker: Horn Tanja (CUA)
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The Neutral Particle Spectrometer Science Program in Hall C as JLab 4mSpeaker: Horn Tanja (CUA)
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Low-Energy Compton Scattering: A Poster Child for Theory-Experiment Synergy and Relevance 4mSpeaker: Harald Griesshammer (GWU)
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Amplitude analyses and light hadron spectroscopy 4mSpeaker: Arkaitz Rodas (College of William and Mary)
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The calorimetric electron scattering method : towards high precision measurement of the proton structure, hidden sector search and more 4mSpeaker: Dipangkar Dutta (Mississippi State University)
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Insight into Emergence of Hadron Mass from the Studies of Nucleon Resonance Electroexcitation 4mSpeaker: Victor Mokeev (JLab)
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Polarized EMC Effect in the Neutron with New Superconducting Detectors 4mSpeaker: Whitney Armstrong (ANL)
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Plenary III Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Xiaochao Zheng (UVA)-
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Cold QCD at JLab and RHIC: Theory Advances 30mSpeaker: Jianwei Qiu (JLab)
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Ultra-peripheral Collisions Measurements 25mSpeaker: Spencer Klein (LBNL)
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Probing Cold QCD at RHIC 25mSpeaker: Elke-Caroline Aschenauer (BNL)
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The Jefferson Lab 12 GeV Program 30mSpeaker: Jim Napolitano (Temple)
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Plenary IV Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Bjoern Schenke (BNL)-
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Electron Scattering at the Intensity Frontier with SOLID 25mSpeaker: Zein-Eddine Meziani (ANL)
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JLab upgrade perspectives 25mSpeaker: Cynthia (Thia) Keppel (JLab)
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Probes of High Temperature QCD 40mSpeaker: Dennis Perepelitsa (Colorado)
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High Temperature QCD Theory 30mSpeaker: Xin-Nian Wang (LBNL)
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Plenary V Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Anne Sickles (Illinois)- 18:40
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High Density QCD Theory 25mSpeaker: Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler (Illinois)
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Open Discussion 1h Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Speaker: Anne Sickles (Illinois)
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Plenary VI Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Feng Yuan (BNL)-
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Nuclear Physics Education and Outreach 25mSpeaker: Raul Briceno (ODU)
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Intersections of QCD and Nuclear Data 25mSpeaker: Ramona Vogt (LLNL & UCD)
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Town Hall Discussion 40m Stata Center, 32-123
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Coffee Break 30m Stata Center, 32-123
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Meeting summary 30m Stata Center, 32-123
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