Name: Top at Twenty
Start: 2015-04-09T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2015-04-10T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Top at Twenty

from Thursday, April 9, 2015 (8:00 AM) to Friday, April 10, 2015 (5:00 PM)

Monday, April 6, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015

8:00 AM Registration
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
9:00 AM Welcome - Dmitri Denisov (Fermilab)
Welcome
- Dmitri Denisov (Fermilab)
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
9:10 AM Overview and history - Nigel Lockyer (Fermilab)
Overview and history
- Nigel Lockyer (Fermilab)
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
9:30 AM The role of top in the standard model - Ulrich Haisch (Oxford University)
The role of top in the standard model
- Ulrich Haisch (Oxford University)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
10:00 AM Experimental techniques in top studies - Oleg Brandt (Goettinggen)
Experimental techniques in top studies
- Oleg Brandt (Goettinggen)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
11:00 AM Top pair inclusive and differential cross sections at the Tevatron - Evelyn Thomson (University of Pennsylvania)
Top pair inclusive and differential cross sections at the Tevatron
- Evelyn Thomson (University of Pennsylvania)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
11:20 AM Top pair inclusive and differential cross sections at the LHC - Jie Yu (Oklahoma State University)
Top pair inclusive and differential cross sections at the LHC
- Jie Yu (Oklahoma State University)
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
11:40 AM ttbar + X cross sections - Andrew Brinkerhoff (Notre Dame University)
ttbar + X cross sections
- Andrew Brinkerhoff (Notre Dame University)
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
12:00 PM Top pair production theory - Alex Mitov (Cambridge University)
Top pair production theory
- Alex Mitov (Cambridge University)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
12:30 PM Workshop photo
Workshop photo
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: Wilson Hall Atrium

12:40 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall Atrium
2:00 PM Top (and b-quark) asymmetries at the Tevatron - Ziqing Hong (Texas A&M University)
Top (and b-quark) asymmetries at the Tevatron
- Ziqing Hong (Texas A&M University)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
2:30 PM Top (and b-quark) asymmetries at the LHC - Michele Pinamonti (Univ. Udine)
Top (and b-quark) asymmetries at the LHC
- Michele Pinamonti (Univ. Udine)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
3:00 PM Single top cross sections and Vtb at the Tevatron - Reinhard Schwienhorst (Michigan State University)
Single top cross sections and Vtb at the Tevatron
- Reinhard Schwienhorst (Michigan State University)
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
3:25 PM Single top cross sections and Vtb at the LHC - Matthias Komm (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
Single top cross sections and Vtb at the LHC
- Matthias Komm (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
3:25 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
3:50 PM Break
Break
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Room: Wilson Hall Atrium
4:20 PM Single top, Vtb, polarization theory - Zack Sullivan (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Single top, Vtb, polarization theory
- Zack Sullivan (Illinois Institute of Technology)
4:20 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
4:45 PM Spin correlations and top polarization at Tevatron and LHC - Frederic Deliot (CEA/Irfu/SPP Saclay)
Spin correlations and top polarization at Tevatron and LHC
- Frederic Deliot (CEA/Irfu/SPP Saclay)
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
5:15 PM Reception -- 2nd floor crossover
Reception -- 2nd floor crossover
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, 2nd floor crossover
Friday, April 10, 2015
9:00 AM Top mass theory and connection with experiment - Stefan Weinzierl (University of Mainz)
Top mass theory and connection with experiment
- Stefan Weinzierl (University of Mainz)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
9:30 AM Top mass at the Tevatron - Andreas Jung (Fermilab)
Top mass at the Tevatron
- Andreas Jung (Fermilab)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
10:00 AM Top mass at the LHC - Meenakshi Narain (Brown University)
Top mass at the LHC
- Meenakshi Narain (Brown University)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Wilson Hall Atrium
11:00 AM Top properties (excluding mass) at the Tevatron - Camilla Galloni (University of Zurich)
Top properties (excluding mass) at the Tevatron
- Camilla Galloni (University of Zurich)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
11:30 AM Top properties (excluding mass) at the LHC - James Howarth (DESY)
Top properties (excluding mass) at the LHC
- James Howarth (DESY)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
12:00 PM Top couplings at the Tevatron and LHC - Andrey Popov (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
Top couplings at the Tevatron and LHC
- Andrey Popov (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall Atrium
2:00 PM Models of testable new physics in the top sector - Roni Harnik (Fermilab)
Models of testable new physics in the top sector
- Roni Harnik (Fermilab)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
2:30 PM Searches for new physics in the top sector at the Tevatron - Florencia Canelli (University of Zurich)
Searches for new physics in the top sector at the Tevatron
- Florencia Canelli (University of Zurich)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
3:00 PM Searches for new physics in the top sector at the LHC - Davide Gerbaudo (University of California, Irvine)
Searches for new physics in the top sector at the LHC
- Davide Gerbaudo (University of California, Irvine)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West
3:30 PM Wine and Cheese reception -- 2nd floor crossover
Wine and Cheese reception -- 2nd floor crossover
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall,2nd floor crossovert
4:00 PM Wine and Cheese seminar -- Perspectives in top physics - John Campbell (Fermilab)
Wine and Cheese seminar -- Perspectives in top physics
- John Campbell (Fermilab)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Wilson Hall, One West