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
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)- 1
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MIT Dean of Science WelcomeSpeaker: Nergis Mavalvala (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Plenary I Stata Center, 32-123
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 CollaborationsSpeaker: Rosi Reed (Lehigh)
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EIC Project and AcceleratorSpeaker: Rolf Ent (JLab)
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EIC Generic R&D ProgramSpeaker: Thomas Ullrich (Yale & BNL)
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Discussion
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Coffee Break Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Plenary II Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Feng Yuan (LBNL)- 9
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EIC Theory Workshop SummarySpeaker: Iain Stewart (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Discussion
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Lattice theory for Hot and Cold QCDSpeaker: Martha Constantinou (Temple)
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications for QCD (exp)Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (W&M)
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications for QCD (theory)Speaker: Phiala Shanahan (MIT)
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Discussion
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Lunch (on your own) Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Cold QCD Parallel I Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Ian Cloet (ANL)- 17
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Nucleon Spin Structure from global analysisSpeaker: Werner Vogelsang (Tuebingen)
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3D Structure of Hadrons probed with Electrons and PositronsSpeaker: Carlos Munoz Camacho (IJCLab-Orsay)
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The High Intensity Gamma SourceSpeaker: Calvin Howell (Duke)
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Hot QCD Parallel I Stata Center, 32-155
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 ISpeaker: Megan Connors (GSU)
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RHIC highlights and future IISpeaker: Prithwish Tribedy (BNL)
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Flow and transport propertiesSpeaker: Jean-Francois Paquet (Vanderbilt)
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Coffee Break Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Cold QCD Parallel II Stata Center, 32-123
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)- 28
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Precision Physics with SOLID and MollerSpeaker: Paul Souder (Syracuse)
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Probes for the Origin of Hadron MassSpeaker: Sylvester Joosten (ANL)
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Hot QCD Parallel II Stata Center, 32-155
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 BeyondSpeaker: Yen-Jie Lee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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ALICE + ALICE 3 / other experiments beyond Run 4Speaker: Anthony Timmins (Houston)
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Heavy flavor in small systems/forward @ LHCSpeaker: Matt Durham (LANL)
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Jets & Heavy flavors: From HICs to EICSpeaker: Ivan Vitev (LANL)
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Coffee Break Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Open Mic Stata Center, 32-123
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?Speaker: Harald Griesshammer (GWU)
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Double Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering with SoLID spectrometer at Jefferson LaboratorySpeaker: Alexandre Camsonne (JLab)
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Vector meson-proton scattering lengths from omega to upsilonSpeaker: Igor Strakovsky (GWU)
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Opportunities for precision QCD physics in hadronization at Belle IISpeaker: Anselm Vossen (Duke)
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Community agreementsSpeaker: Christine Nattrass (University of Tennessee)
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Engaging minorities in Nuclear PhysicsSpeaker: Cesar da Silva (LANL)
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Results from the BNL-MSI Nuclear Physics Traineeship ProgramSpeaker: Mickey Chiu (BNL)
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Visualization of the Subatomic WorldSpeakers: Richard Milner (MIT), Rolf Ent (Jefferson Lab)
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Input from the JLab Users Organization to the LRP processSpeaker: Carlos Munoz Camacho (IJCLab-Orsay)
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A Better Angle on Hadron Transverse Momentum Distributions at the EICSpeaker: Johannes Michel (MIT)
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On the Importance of hadronic interaction physics program at EIC EraSpeaker: Ming Liu (LANL)
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Physics Opportunities with a Second EIC DetectorSpeaker: Charles Hyde (ODU)
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Studying QCD with UPCs at the LHCSpeaker: Daniel Tapia Takaki (UK)
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MUSE: The MUon Scattering ExperimentSpeaker: Ethan Cline (Stony Brook University)
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A US-based MicroPattern Gaseous Detection CenterSpeaker: Cynthia Keppel (for Kondo Gnanvo) (JLab)
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Inter-American Network of Networks of QCD challengesSpeaker: Daniel Tapia Takaki (UK)
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Gluon saturation search at Bjorken-x<1e-4 in LHCSpeaker: Cesar Luiz da Silva (LANL)
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Cold QCD Parallel III Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: David Lawrence (JLab)- 57
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Hadron Spectroscopy MeasurementsSpeaker: Justin Stevens (William & Mary)
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A High Luminosity Upgrade for CLAS12Speaker: Stepan Stepanyan (JLab)
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Quantum Information Science for QCD ResearchSpeaker: Zohreh Davoudi (UMD)
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Hot QCD Parallel III Stata Center, 32-155
Stata Center, 32-155
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Bjoern Schenke (BNL)- 62
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Theory overview of dense QCD matterSpeaker: Claudia Ratti (Houston)
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Initial State of HICs from UPCs and the role of EICSpeaker: Zhoudunming (Kong) Tu (BNL)
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Opportunities in small systems and connection to nuclear structureSpeaker: Jiangyong Jia (Stony Brook)
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Bayesian Analysis in Heavy ion PhysicsSpeaker: Yi Chen (MIT)
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Coffee Break Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Cold QCD Parallel IV Stata Center, 32-123
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)- 67
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Two-Photon Exchange Measurements with Positron beamsSpeaker: Axel Schmidt (GWU)
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Hot QCD Parallel IV Stata Center, 32-155
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 radiationSpeaker: Daniel Cebra (UCD)
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Nuclear Data and Its Relation to QCDSpeaker: David Brown (BNL)
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Hot QCD Open Mic Stata Center, 32-155
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 CollisionsSpeaker: Jinfeng Liao (Indiana University)
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Relativistic Fluid Dynamics: From Heavy-Ions to Neutron Star MergersSpeaker: Jorge Noronha (Illinois)
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Modular Event GeneratorsSpeaker: Rainer Fries (Texas A&M University)
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Jets as mult-scale probes of QCD matterSpeaker: Rosi Reed (Lehigh)
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Hadronic transport is needed for studying the dense nuclear matter equation of stateSpeaker: Agnieszka Sorensen (INT/UW)
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Equity and inclusion at major conferencesSpeaker: Christine Nattrass (University of Tennessee)
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We should all use RivetSpeaker: Christine Nattrass (University of Tennessee)
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Simulation of heavy ion collisions with TrajectumSpeaker: Govert Nijs (MIT)
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Novel Spin Transport in Hot Dense QCD FluidSpeaker: Jinfeng Liao (Indiana University)
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The need for more p+A running at RHIC - Discovery of subatomic smoke ringsSpeaker: Mike Lisa (OSU)
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Flavor dependent hadronization studies at the LHCSpeaker: Rene Bellwied (UH)
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In-medium jet acoplanarity and intra-jet broadening in the QGPSpeaker: Sahoo Nihar (Shandong University)
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Discovery of the Breit-Wheeler Process and its Application to Nuclear Charge and Mass Radii MeasurementsSpeaker: Daniel Brandenburg (BNL)
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A TeV Muon-Ion Collider at BNL - the ultimate QCD frontier and novel accelerator technology initiativesSpeaker: Darin Acosta (Rice)
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Cold QCD Open Mic Stata Center, 32-123
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 LabSpeaker: Zhiwen Zhao (Duke)
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Generalized Polarizabilities of the ProtonSpeaker: Michael Paolone (NMSU)
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Can quark and gluon angular momentum and mass distributions be observed?Speaker: Simonetta Liuti (UVA)
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The Neutral Particle Spectrometer Science Program in Hall C as JLabSpeaker: Horn Tanja (CUA)
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Low-Energy Compton Scattering: A Poster Child for Theory-Experiment Synergy and RelevanceSpeaker: Harald Griesshammer (GWU)
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Amplitude analyses and light hadron spectroscopySpeaker: 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 moreSpeaker: Dipangkar Dutta (Mississippi State University)
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Insight into Emergence of Hadron Mass from the Studies of Nucleon Resonance ElectroexcitationSpeaker: Victor Mokeev (JLab)
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Polarized EMC Effect in the Neutron with New Superconducting DetectorsSpeaker: Whitney Armstrong (ANL)
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Lunch (supplied by MIT) Stata Center, 32-123
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Plenary III Stata Center, 32-123
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 AdvancesSpeaker: Jianwei Qiu (JLab)
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Ultra-peripheral Collisions MeasurementsSpeaker: Spencer Klein (LBNL)
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Probing Cold QCD at RHICSpeaker: Elke-Caroline Aschenauer (BNL)
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The Jefferson Lab 12 GeV ProgramSpeaker: Jim Napolitano (Temple)
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Coffee Break Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Plenary IV Stata Center, 32-123
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 SOLIDSpeaker: Zein-Eddine Meziani (ANL)
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JLab upgrade perspectivesSpeaker: Cynthia (Thia) Keppel (JLab)
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Probes of High Temperature QCDSpeaker: Dennis Perepelitsa (Colorado)
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Stata Center, 32-123
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Plenary V Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Anne Sickles (Illinois)- 105
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High Density QCD TheorySpeaker: Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler (Illinois)
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Open Discussion Stata Center, 32-123
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
Stata Center, 32-123
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-123 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307Convener: Feng Yuan (BNL)- 108
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Intersections of QCD and Nuclear DataSpeaker: Ramona Vogt (LLNL & UCD)
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Town Hall Discussion Stata Center, 32-123
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Coffee Break Stata Center, 32-123
Stata Center, 32-123
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Town Hall Discussion Stata Center, 32-123
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Meeting summary Stata Center, 32-123
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