Belle II Explorer

Monday Jun 23, 2025, 9:00 AM → 8:00 PM US/Eastern

Smithfield (Inn at Virginia Tech)

Leo Piilonen (Virginia Tech)

Welcome to the Belle II Explorer event, held in conjunction with the 2025 Belle II Summer Workshop at Virginia Tech. The venue is the Inn at Virginia Tech.

Please register if you have not already done so. There is no registration fee.

During the Explorer event, you will learn about the Belle II experiment in elementary particle physics and interact with students, postdocs, faculty and other practitioners in this exciting field of research. No prior knowledge or experience is necessary.

9:00 AM → 12:00 PM Belle II Explorer

9:00 AM Welcome

Speaker: Leo Piilonen (Virginia Tech)

9:10 AM Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Tommy Lam (Virginia Tech)

9:25 AM Q&A

9:35 AM Introduction to the Physics of Particle Flavors

Speaker: Valeria Fiorini (Iowa State University)

9:50 AM Q&A

10:00 AM Complimentary Refreshments Break

10:30 AM The Belle II Experiment

Speaker: Haruki Kindo (Virginia Tech / KEK)

10:45 AM Q&A

10:55 AM Student panel on graduate school in physics

Speakers: Alex Gale (University of Cincinnati), Jaime Cayo (Carnegie Mellon University), Maedeh Farhoush (University of Cincinnati), Noah Brenny (Iowa State University), Quinn Campagna (University of Mississippi)

12:00 PM → 1:15 PM Complimentary lunch

1:15 PM → 5:30 PM Belle II Explorer: Belle II Hands-On

1:15 PM Belle II MasterClass

Speakers: Alex Gale (University of Cincinnati), Jake Bennett (University of Mississippi), Leo Piilonen (Virginia Tech), Quinn Campagna (University of Mississippi), Ryan Mueller (Virginia Tech), Santi Naylor (Virginia Tech)

3:15 PM Complimentary Refreshments Break

3:45 PM Student research showcase

Speakers: Alex Gale (University of Cincinnati), Noah Brenny (Iowa State University), Quinn Campagna (University of Mississippi)

4:45 PM Q&A

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Complimentary Reception