HUGS 2025

May 27, 2025, 7:30 AM → Jun 13, 2025, 7:00 PM US/Eastern

CEBAF Center Rm. F113 (Jefferson Lab)

Alberto Accardi (Christopher Newport U. and Jefferson Lab), Jose Goity (Hampton University and Jefferson Lab), Gloria Montana (Jefferson Lab), Matteo Cerutti (Hampton University and Jefferson Lab), Richard Tyson (Jefferson Lab), Frank Vera (Jefferson Lab)

The HUGS Program at Jefferson Lab is an international professional training workshop for experimental and theoretical nuclear and particle physics graduate students who have finished their coursework and have at least one year of research experience in these fields. The program is simultaneously intensive, friendly, and casual. All lecturers are internationally renowned and leaders in their fields.

HUGS2025poster_2504 - hires.pdf

Tue, May 27

7:30 AM → 8:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 AM → 11:30 AM Welcome

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Jefferson Lab Science

1:30 PM Jefferson Lab Science - Lecture 1

Speaker: Ciprian Gal (Jefferson Lab)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Jefferson Lab Science

2:45 PM Jefferson Lab Science - Lecture 2

Speaker: Ciprian Gal (Jefferson Lab)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Wed, May 28

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Introduction to QCD

9:00 AM Introduction to QCD - Lecture 1

Speaker: Andrea Simonelli (ODU and JLAB)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Introduction to QCD

10:15 AM Introduction to QCD - Lecture 2

Speaker: Andrea Simonelli (ODU and JLAB)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM AI for nuclear physics

1:30 PM AI for nuclear physics - Lecture 1

Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (William & Mary)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM AI for nuclear physics

2:45 PM AI for nuclear physics - Lecture 2

Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (William & Mary)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

4:00 PM → 7:00 PM HUGS Social

Thu, May 29

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Introduction to QCD

9:00 AM Introduction to QCD - Lecture 3

Speaker: Andrea Simonelli (ODU and JLAB)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Introduction to QCD

10:15 AM Introduction to QCD - Lecture 4

Speaker: Andrea Simonelli (ODU and JLAB)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Topical seminar: SoLID: Parity Violation and Beyond

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Topical seminar: SoLID: Parity Violation and Beyond

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Fri, May 30

9:00 AM → 11:30 AM JLab tour

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD

1:30 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD - Lecture 1

Speaker: Christian Weiss (Jefferson Lab)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD

2:45 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD - Lecture 2

Speaker: Christian Weiss (Jefferson Lab)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Mon, June 2

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Hadron Spectroscopy

9:00 AM Hadron Spectroscopy - Lecture 1

Speakers: Alessandro Pilloni (Messina U. and INFN Catania), Alexander Austregesilo (JLab)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Hadron Spectroscopy

10:15 AM Hadron Spectroscopy - Lecture 2

Speakers: Alessandro Pilloni (Messina U. and INFN Catania), Alexander Austregesilo (JLab)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD

1:30 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD - Lecture 3

Speaker: Christian Weiss (Jefferson Lab)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD

2:45 PM Nonperturbative methods in QCD - Lecture 4

Speaker: Christian Weiss (Jefferson Lab)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Tue, June 3

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Hadron Spectroscopy

9:00 AM Hadron Spectroscopy - Lecture 3

Speakers: Alessandro Pilloni (Messina U. and INFN Catania), Alexander Austregesilo (JLab)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Hadron Spectroscopy

10:15 AM Hadron Spectroscopy - Lecture 4

Speakers: Alessandro Pilloni (Messina U. and INFN Catania), Alexander Austregesilo (JLab)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM AI for nuclear physics

1:30 PM AI for nuclear physics - Lecture 3

Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (William & Mary)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM AI for nuclear physics

2:45 PM AI for nuclear physics - Lecture 4

Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (William & Mary)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Wed, June 4

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Hadron Spectroscopy

9:00 AM Hadron Spectroscopy - Lecture 5

Speakers: Alessandro Pilloni (Messina U. and INFN Catania), Alexander Austregesilo (JLab)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Fundamental Symmetries with neutrons

10:15 AM Fundamental symmetries with neutrons - Lecture 1

Speaker: Nadia Fomin (University of Tennessee)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Lattice QCD

1:30 PM Lattice QCD - Lecture 1

Speaker: Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Lattice QCD

2:45 PM Lattice QCD - Lecture 2

Speaker: Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

4:00 PM → 7:00 PM HUGS Social

Thu, June 5

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Fundamental Symmetries with neutrons

9:00 AM Fundamental symmetries with neutrons - Lecture 2

Speaker: Nadia Fomin (University of Tennessee)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Fundamental Symmetries with neutrons

10:15 AM Fundamental symmetries with neutrons - Lecture 3

Speaker: Nadia Fomin (University of Tennessee)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Lattice QCD

1:30 PM Lattice QCD - Lecture 3

Speaker: Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Lattice QCD

2:45 PM Lattice QCD - Lecture 4

Speaker: Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab)

3:45 PM → 4:05 PM Discussion

Fri, June 6

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Fundamental Symmetries with neutrons

9:00 AM Fundamental symmetries with neutrons - Lecture 4

Speaker: Nadia Fomin (University of Tennessee)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Fundamental Symmetries with neutrons

10:15 AM Fundamental symmetries with neutrons - Lecture 5

Speaker: Nadia Fomin (University of Tennessee)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Lattice QCD

1:30 PM Lattice QCD - Lecture 5

Speaker: Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Lattice QCD

2:45 PM Lattice QCD - Lecture 6

Speaker: Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Mon, June 9

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Measuring large-x quarks

9:00 AM Measuring large-x quarks - Lecture 1

Speaker: Arun Tadepalli (Jefferson Lab)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Measuring large-x quarks

10:15 AM Measuring large-x quarks - Lecture 2

Speaker: Arun Tadepalli (Jefferson Lab)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM AI for nuclear physics

1:30 PM AI for nuclear physics - Lecture 5

Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (William & Mary)

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM AI for nuclear physics

2:45 PM AI for nuclear physics - Lecture 6

Speaker: Cristiano Fanelli (William & Mary)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Tue, June 10

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Measuring large-x quarks

9:00 AM Measuring large-x quarks - Lecture 3

Speaker: Arun Tadepalli (Jefferson Lab)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Measuring large-x quarks

10:15 AM Measuring large-x quarks - Lecture 4

Speaker: Arun Tadepalli (Jefferson Lab)

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Topical seminar: The MOLLER Experiment

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Topical seminar: The MOLLER Experiment

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Wed, June 11

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Student seminars

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Student seminars

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Topical seminar: Global QCD analyses

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Topical seminar: Global QCD analyses

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Thu, June 12

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Student seminars

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Student seminars

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Poster Session

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Poster Session

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion

Fri, June 13

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Student seminars

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Student seminars

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Discussion

11:30 AM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Farewell

2:30 PM → 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM → 3:45 PM Farewell

4:00 PM → 7:00 PM HUGS Social: Farewell Party