MUSES 2026 Annual Workshop

US/Central
236 (UIUC Loomis Laboratory of Physics)

236

UIUC Loomis Laboratory of Physics

1110 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801
Claudia Ratti, Deanna Frye (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Jorge Jose Leite Noronha (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Nicolas Yunes, Veronica Dexheimer (Kent Stae University)
    • 09:00 10:30
      Morning 1: Morning session
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee
    • 11:00 12:30
      Morning 1: Morning Talks
      • 11:00
        Should we care about critical points? 45m
        Speaker: Rene Bellwied (University of Houston (US))
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 15:00
      Breakout Sessions
    • 15:00 15:30
      Coffee
    • 15:30 17:00
      Morning 1: Afternoon Discussion
      • 15:30
        The MUSES User’s experience 1h 30m
        Speaker: Joaquin Grefa
    • 09:00 10:30
      Morning 1: Morning Session
      • 09:00
        The Present 1h 30m

        The present (modules) beta release + stuff done since (no or very, very little content about what we are doing next)

        Speakers: Claudia Ratti, Prof. Veronica Dexheimer (Kent Stae University)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee
    • 11:00 12:30
      Morning 1: Morning Talks
      • 11:00
        Recent NS discoveries we should care about 45m
        Speaker: Prof. Carl Haster (UNLV)
      • 11:45
        Discussion of Physics discoveries on NSs 45m
        Speakers: Dr Isaac Legred (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Mateus Reinke Pelicer (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 15:00
      Breakout Sessions: HIC Discussion+Breakout Session
      • 13:30
        Discussion on Physics discoveries on HIs 45m
        Speakers: Ms Isabella Danhoni, Micheal Kahangirwe (Kent State University)
    • 15:00 15:30
      Coffee
    • 15:30 17:00
      Morning 1: Afternoon Discussion
    • 09:00 10:30
      Morning 1: Morning Session
      • 09:00
        The future. What do we want to do next in terms of NS modules and HI modules? What are we still missing? 1h 30m
        Speakers: Prof. Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Prof. Jorge Jose Leite Noronha (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee
    • 11:00 12:30
      Morning 1: Morning Talks
      • 11:00
        the final count down 1h 30m

        Discussion on “the final count down” (all we want to discuss before the grant ends on Sept 1st, e.g. outreach to the community, training, online schools, physics?).

        Speaker: Prof. Nicolas Yunes
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 15:00
      Breakout Sessions: Breakout Session
    • 15:00 15:30
      Coffee
    • 15:30 17:00
      Morning 1: Afternoon Discussion
      • 15:30
        Discussion on the future of the Cyberinfrastructure. Burn it to the ground or preserve it? 1h 30m
        Speakers: Mateus Reinke Pelicer (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Nikolas Cruz Camacho (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)