Title: Challenges and opportunities in the quark-flavour sector

Speaker: Yuehong Xie (Central China Normal University, Professor)

Time: 15:00, October 28, 2013

Place: Room B326, IHEP Main Building

Moderator: LI Haibo

Abstract: Recent results in the quark flavour sector are in good agreement with the Standard Model (SM). While this confirms the validity of the CKM mechanism in describing flavour and CP violation at current precision level, it also poses challenges in the flavor sector: we need to search for phenomena beyond the SM in higher precision and wider scope. After discussing the challenges, the speaker will also share his first-hand experience in turning challenges into opportunities, with the intention to inspire young students and researchers to dream big and perform innovative scientific research.