Session P01: Plenary II: Science on a Global Scale

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Young-Kee Kim is an experimental particle physicist. She will bring her perspective as a member of the LHC’s ATLAS Collaboration, a member of the NSF’s Center for Bright Beams Collaboration and Past Chair of the APS’s Division of Particles and Fields. She will also bring her perspective as Chair of the Physics Department and Senior Advisor to the Provost for Global Scientific Initiatives at the University of Chicago.   

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Fiona Harrison is an experimental and observational high energy astrophysicist. She will bring her perspective as former chair of the Space Studies Board, Past Chair of APS’s Division of Astrophysics, and Chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech. She is also co-chairing the current Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics.   

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JoAnne Hewett is a theoretical physicist, devoted to searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. She will bring her perspective as a scientist, the chair of HEPAP, and an Associate Lab Director at SLAC to the discussion.   

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Luisa Cifarelli is an experimental particle physicist involved in the ALICE scientific collaboration at the CERN LHC, and also in the DarkSide collaboration at the Gran Sasso Underground laboratory. She has been a member of several scientific or strategic committees in Europe and is currently a member of the JINR Scientific Council in Dubna, Russia.   

Panel Discussion Topic

Advancement in physics is often conducted on global scales, involving multiple countries and hundreds to thousands of scientists and engineers. By leveraging knowledge and resources, sharing costs, and generating innovative ideas and solutions by collaborators from different training and backgrounds, global projects can make progress the fastest. Despite these benefits, there are various challenges including coordination and management challenges, and education challenges. The APS Panel on Science on a Global Scale will discuss benefits and challenges based on past and current experiences and to look for a way forward.