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<h1><strong><small>The 32nd Annual Hampton University Graduate
Studies Program at Jefferson Lab</small></strong></h1>
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<h3><strong>May 30-June 16, 2017</strong></h3>
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Applications are now being accepted for HUGS 2017 to be held at
Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Virginia, USA. <b>Deadline for
student support consideration is March 10th, 2017.</b><br>
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With support from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and
Jefferson Science Associates (JSA), the 32nd Annual Hampton
University Graduate Studies (HUGS) Program at the Thomas Jefferson
National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is scheduled to run
from Tuesday, May 30 to Friday, June 16, 2017. Students will
arrive on Monday, May 29 and depart on Saturday, June 17.<br>
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The HUGS Program at Jefferson Lab is a summer school designed for
experimental and theoretical nuclear and particle physics graduate
students who have finished their coursework and have at least one
year of research experience in these fields. Students who are well
into a research project are also encouraged to apply. The program
is simultaneously intensive, friendly, and casual. All lecturers
are internationally renowned and leaders in their fields. The
students will be housed on site at Jefferson Lab, and there will
be many opportunities to interact with Jefferson Lab staff, as
well as the lecturers, other graduate students and visitors.
Acceptance into the program is competitive.<br>
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The 2017 school will focus on experimental and theoretical topics
of high current interest in strong interaction physics. In
particular, students will receive excellent insight into the
physics to be studied at Jefferson Lab and at the future
Electron-Ion Collider in the upcoming years, as well as related
topics of interest in nuclear and particle physics. Speakers and
topics this year include:<br>
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<li>Introduction to QCD - Jianwei Qiu (Jefferson Lab)</li>
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<ul>
<li>Electron Scattering Experiments – Wouter Deconinck (William
and Mary)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Fragmentation Functions and Global QCD Fits – Emanuele
Nocera (Oxford University)<br>
</li>
</ul>
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<li>Hadron Spectrum from Experiment: A Window on Color
Confinement - Michael Pennington (Durham University)<br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Nuclear Structure Studies and Short-Range Correlations – Or
Hen (MIT)<br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Statistical Methods and the Physics of Nucleon-Nucleon
Interactions – Enrique Ruiz Arriola (University of Granada)<br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The Science and Technology of the Electron-Ion Collider –
Rik Yoshida (Jefferson Lab)<br>
</li>
</ul>
In addition to the main lectures, the school will offer topical
seminars by Jefferson Lab researchers. At the end of the school
and as an integral part of it, students will have the opportunity
to present a short seminar on their current research. <br>
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We will be able to offer a limited number of fellowships that will
cover lodging at the SURA Residence Facility, where kitchen
facilities are available, and contribute towards meal expenses.<br>
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To apply to the HUGS 2017 at Jefferson Lab summer school, please
visit <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="http://www.jlab.org/hugs/" target="_blank">http://www.jlab.org/hugs/</a>
and submit along with your personal data, a request for
consideration of acceptance into the program, and arrange for one
letter of recommendation (ideally from your Ph.D. advisor) to be
separately sent to the address below. Submission as such before
the deadline noted below will automatically place the student in
the standard fellowship competition.<br>
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<b>The deadline for student support application is March 10th,
2017.</b> Applications to the school will still be accepted
after this date but will not be included in the fellowship
competition. <b>Students will be notified by March 24th, 2017 of
acceptance.</b><br>
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You are welcome to forward all inquiries to: <br>
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HUGS 2017<br>
Jefferson Laboratory<br>
Attn: Mary Fox, Suite 1, MS-12H2<br>
12000 Jefferson Ave. Newport News, VA 23606<br>
Phone: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:%28757%29%20269-6263"
value="+17572696263" target="_blank">(757) 269-6263</a>; Fax: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:%28757%29%20269-7002"
value="+17572697002" target="_blank">(757) 269-7002</a><br>
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href="mailto:HUGS@jlab.org" target="_blank">HUGS@jlab.org</a> ;
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href="http://www.jlab.org/hugs/" target="_blank">http://www.jlab.org/hugs/</a><br>
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