Symposium for Mani Tripathi

3 Nov 2023, 12:00 → 5 Nov 2023, 17:00 US/Pacific

This symposium is scheduled on the occasion of the retirement of Mani Tripathi after more than 30 years at UC Davis.  It will include talks by his former students, postdocs, and colleagues, as well as copious celebration.

Rough schedule:

• Friday, Nov. 3:
  • Some people arrive.
  • Colloquium by Sridhara Dasu in the afternoon
  • Impromptu, no host celebration at G Street Wunderbar
• Saturday, Nov. 4:
  • Morning
    • Light breakfast (included) in the atrium of the Physics Building
    • Talks in Roessler 55  lecture hall just in front of the Physics Building
  • Afternoon
    • Lunch boxes (included) in the atrium of the Physics Building
    • Talks in Roessler 55 lecture hall
  • Evening
    • Dinner and celebration at Ruhstaller Farm. (about 5 miles away)
      • Food from Preethi's Indian Cuisine (will include vegetarian and vegan options): $30/pp in advance
      • Non-alcoholic drinks provided.
      • No host bar.
      • Details and payment info here.
• Sunday, Nov. 5th
  • Gathering for mimosas and leftover Indian food at Mani's house at 225 Cottage Ct.  There's no street parking, so if you're driving, park in lot 10 (free on weekends) and walk along the bike path.  You can also park along B St, walk South to the bike path, and turn left to get to Mani's.  I will be the first house you pass on the left.

There is no registration fee for the event, which includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday, November 4th; however, we are asking for $30/pp in advance for dinner on Saturday.  Details of meals and payment can be found here.

 

Friday, 3 November

1 Compact Colliders of Tomorrow for High Energy Physics

Collider physics is rich, diverse, and versatile. Over the last several decades, colliders have played a central role in the experimental establishment of the Standard Model (SM), from the discovery of the charm quark in 1974 to the Higgs boson discovery in 2012 at the LHC. New colliders are necessary to shed light on the existence and nature of new physics. Per-mille level measurements of Higgs couplings to other particles of the SM may reveal that the scale of new physics beyond the SM is at the O(10)-TeV scale. The Cool Copper Collider, an attractive compact and power-efficient electron-positron machine, is capable of making per-mille-level measurements of Higgs couplings. The C3 relies on innovative power delivery to the C-band copper linac structure that is kept at liquid-nitrogen temperature, enabling accelerating gradients of over 120 MeV/m, resulting in a small collider footprint. A 10-TeV scale Muon Collider (MC) presents a highly attractive future collider option due to its small size and high luminosity for a low power budget. In this talk, I will present both C3 and MC, reviewing associated technological challenges as we outline a path forward.

Speaker: Prof. Sridhara Dasu (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

16:25 Celebrations - G Street Wunderbar (no host)

Informal get-together at the G Street Wunderbar, 228 G St. See map at
https://tinyurl.com/g-street-wunderbar

Saturday, 4 November

08:30 Light Breakfast

2 Welcome and General Information

Speaker: Eric Prebys (UCD Physics)

3 Welcome

Speaker: Prof. Richard Scalettar (UC Davis)

4 Ancient History: Fermilab Experiment E-706

Speaker: Dr Casey Hartman

5 Mani

Speaker: Prof. Bob Svoboda

10:30 Coffee Break

6 CMS

Speaker: Prof. Maxwell Chertok (UC Davis)

7 CACTUS

Speaker: Dr Juan Lizarazo

8 HEPCAT

Speaker: Prof. Tony Tyson

9 Mani Over the Years

Speaker: Eric Prebys (UCD Physics)

12:30 Lunch (catered)

10 Working with Mani

Speaker: Dr Jyothis Johnson (LBNL)

11 LUX/LXe

Speaker: Prof. Brian Lenardo

12 LUX

Speaker: Prof. Tom Shutt (SLAC)

13 Reminiscences of Mani

Speaker: Prof. Bruce Schumm (UC Santa Cruz)

14 Reminiscences of Mani

Speaker: Prof. Rajiv Singh

15 Guest of Honor Speaks

Speaker: Prof. Mani Tripathi

18:00 Evening Celebration

Sunday, 5 November

16 Mimosas and leftover Indian food at Mani's house.

Gathering for mimosas and leftover Indian food at Mani's house at 225 Cottage Ct. There's no street parking, so if you're driving, park in UC Davis lot 10 (use Google Maps, free on weekends) and walk along the bike path. You can also park along B St, walk South to the bike path, then turn left to get to Mani's. It will be the first house you pass.