Guenakh's UF Legacy

14 Dec 2026, 12:00 → 17 Dec 2026, 23:00 America/New_York

New Physics Building (NPB) 2205 (University of Florida (Gainesville))

Andrey Korytov (University of Florida (US)), Jacobo Konigsberg (University of Florida (US)), Philip Chang, Yuta Takahashi

About this event

Welcome to the Guenakh's Legacy conference, organized to celebrate the profound scientific and human impact of Distinguished Professor Guenakh Mitselmakher. Thirty years ago, Professor Mitselmakher founded the University of Florida’s hadron collider group, building a world-class physics program that has since shaped the careers of about 80 outstanding graduate student and postdoc alumni of the group.

 

This conference brings together past and present scientists who have contributed to this program, particularly through the CDF and CMS experiments. Presentations will highlight attendees' research experiences at UF—perhaps, interwoven with personal memories of Guenakh and fellow group members—as well as their subsequent professional journeys, and/or whatever else they consider worthwhile sharing at this grand reunion event.

 

Beyond the academic sessions, the conference offers a meaningful opportunity and ample time for alumni to socialize, catch up, and reconnect.

 

Guenakh's obituary (CERN Courier): https://cerncourier.com/a/guenakh-mitselmakher-1945-2026/

 

We would like to thank our sponsors for this event:
    Institute for High Energy Physics and Astrophysics 
    Physics Department
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

Guenakh Mitselmakher's Obituary

Monday 14 December

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch + Greetings

13:00 → 18:00 Session-1

13:00 Logistics

13:05 Introductory Talk: Guenakh's Legacy

Speaker: Neil Sullivan (University of Florida (US))

13:20 Talk 1

13:30 Talk 2

13:40 Talk 3

13:50 Talk 4

14:00 Talk 5

14:10 Talk 6

14:20 Talk 7

14:30 Coffee Break

15:30 Talk 8

15:40 Talk 9

15:50 Talk 10

16:00 Talk 11

16:10 Talk 12

16:20 Talk 13

16:30 Talk 14

16:40 Talk 15

16:50 Talk 16

19:00 → 22:00 Social Dinner

Tuesday 15 December

09:00 → 12:10 Session-2

09:00 Talk 1

09:10 Talk 2

09:20 Talk 3

09:30 Talk 4

09:40 Talk 5

09:50 Talk 6

10:00 Talk 7

10:10 Talk 8

10:20 Coffee Break

10:50 Talk 9

11:00 Talk 10

11:10 Talk 11

11:20 Talk 12

11:30 Talk 13

11:40 Talk 14

11:50 Talk 15

12:00 Talk 16

12:10 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 17:40 Session-3

14:00 Talk 1

14:10 Talk 2

14:20 Talk 3

14:30 Talk 4

14:40 Talk 5

14:50 Coffee Break

15:20 Talk 6

15:30 Talk 7

15:40 Talk 8

15:50 Talk 9

16:00 Talk 10

16:10 Coffee Break

16:40 Talk 11

16:50 Talk 12

17:00 Talk 13

17:10 Talk 14

17:20 Talk 15

17:30 Talk 16

18:00 → 21:00 Social Dinner

Wednesday 16 December

09:00 → 23:00 Social Activities