Bridging Energies: Rik Yoshida’s Legacy in HEP and Beyond

Thursday Apr 23, 2026, 1:00 PM → 8:30 PM America/Chicago

Building 402 (APS Conference Center Auditorium)

This symposium honoring the career of Rik Yoshida will bring the particle and nuclear physics community together to discuss the experimental studies of proton and nuclear structure, with highlights of Rik's legacy from past experiments to future planning.

The symposium will begin at 1 p.m. and consist of a half-day of talks centering on the science highlighting key stages of Rik’s scientific career—from ZEUS, to ATLAS, to Jefferson Lab, and back to Argonne.

We will conclude the day with a dinner reception at the Argonne Guest House.

1:15 PM → 1:30 PM Welcome

Speaker: Kawtar Hafidi

1:30 PM → 1:40 PM The ZEUS Experiment at DESY

Speaker: Jim Whitmore

1:40 PM → 2:00 PM Rik and ATLAS

Speaker: Jimmy Proudfoot

2:00 PM → 2:30 PM Rik's Journey of Impact at Jefferson Lab

Speaker: Rolf Ent

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Rik Yoshida: a Short, Unauthorised Retrospective

Speaker: Rika Yoshida

2:45 PM → 3:15 PM Coffee Break

3:15 PM → 3:45 PM Bridging Communities: Rik's Contributions to J-PARC Physics and Beyond

Speaker: Naohito Saito

3:45 PM → 4:15 PM John Carlstrom

Speaker: John Carlstrom

4:15 PM → 5:00 PM Open Mic and Closing Remarks

5:30 PM → 8:30 PM Dinner at the Guest House

Dinner will be served at 6:00PM