VT

Wednesday May 28th -  Friday May 30th 2025

Organizer: Prof. Vito Scarola scarola@vt.edu

Staff: Savannah Merrix  savannah97@vt.edu

Speakers

Hans Briegel Universität Innsbruck
Ken Brown Duke University
Eric Chitambar U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Maria Chudnovsky Princeton University
Asaf Ferber University of California, Irvine
Otfried Gühne Universität Siegen
Rose McCarty Georgia Institute of Technology
Akimasa Miyake University of New Mexico
Olivier Pfister University of Virginia
Monika Schleier-Smith  Stanford University
David Weiss Pennsylvania State University
Quntao Zhuang U. of Sourthern  California

Tentative Schedule

Wednesday May 28th

2:00-5:00 pm Introduction and Tutorials (Ballston Room)

 

Thursday May 29th

8:30-8:45 am Check in (Ballston Foyer) and Breakfast (Hospitality Zone)

8:45-12:30 pm Talks and Discussion  (Ballston Room)

12:30-2:00 pm Lunch (Hospitality Zone and adjoining rooms)

2:00-5:30 pm  Talks and Discussion  (Ballston Room)

        6:30 pm workshop dinner at “SER Restaurant1110 N. Glebe Rd.

 

Firday May 30th

8:30-8:45 am Check in (Ballston Foyer) and Breakfast (Hospitality Zone)

8:45-12:30 pm Talks and Discussion  (Ballston Room)

12:30-2:00 pm Lunch (Hospitality Zone and adjoining rooms)

2:00-5:30 pm  Talks and Discussion  (Ballston Room)

Adjourn

 

Attendees from Government Agencies

Paul Baker Army Research Office
Roberto Diener Office of Naval Research
Sara Gamble Army Research Office
Grace Metcalfe Air Force Office of Scientific Research 
Tristan Nguyen Air Force Office of Scientific Research 
Meg Shea Army Research Office
Marat Valiev Department of Energy
Donald Wagner Air Force Office of Scientific Research 

 

Workshop Hotel:

Rooms for registered participants have been reserved at the nearby Westin Arlington hotel on 801 North Glebe Rd. 

Travel Reimbursement:

All registered participants can receive reimbursement for travel expenses, e.g., economy flights, meals, taxis, etc., by keeping all non-meal receipts (meals are reimbursed with a per-diem).  Travel reimbursement forms will be emailed to registered participants after the workshop.  If you have any questions, please contact Savannah Merrix (savannah97@vt.edu)

Travel to Arlington:

The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Reagan (DCA) is 20 minutes by taxi.   Parking onsite at the workshop can be validated.  Parking information and other directions can be found here

Support: 

Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Virginia Tech-College of Science-Physics