{"id":15,"date":"2017-09-19T17:15:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T17:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith2\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:16:41","slug":"15-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignnone is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b4b75a54 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/wesley-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/wesley-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/wesley.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/\">Department of Physics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisc.edu\/wiscinfo\/welcome\/\">University of Wisconsin,<\/a>\u00a0 1150 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706 USA<br><b>email:<\/b> <a href=\"mailto:wsmith@hep.physics.wisc.edu\">wsmith@hep.wisc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/uwbadgers.com\/maps\/\">HEP Office:<\/a><\/b> 608-262-2281<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Personal:<\/b> 608-345-2958.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b4b75a54 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Information:<\/b><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aps.org\/funding-recognition\/prize\/panofsky\">W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics (2020)<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.physics.wisc.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/22\/wesley-smith-honored-for-achievements-in-particle-physics\/\">Physics Dept. Panofsky Prize Article<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/absuploads.aps.org\/presentation.cfm?pid=18359\">Talk at American Physical Society Meeting<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/agenda.hep.wisc.edu\/event\/1347\/overview\">Symposium on Triggering Particle Physics Discoveries (WesleyFest)<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3nqZpuyqpmk\">WISCTV Interview on Higgs Discovery<br>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/host.madison.com\/wsj\/news\/science\/seely-on-science-uw-madison-scientists-front-and-center-for\/article_7f1e5922-c5bb-11e1-a945-001a4bcf887a.html\">WSJ Article on Higgs<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/host.madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/uw-scientists-at-forefront-in-search-of-elusive-god-particle\/article_a63c0efc-541c-11e1-ad12-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=story\">WSJ Article on LHC<\/a> &amp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/programs\/lake_effect\/lake_effect_segment.php?segmentid=9440\"><br>\nInterview on Wisc. Public Radio (WUUM) <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/aad\/\"><br>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicbroadcasting.net\/wyk\/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&amp;sid=10&amp;id=1906215&amp;pid=1149\">Interview on NPR &#8220;Whad&#8217;Y Know?&#8221; (starts 8&#8217;39&#8221; into show)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/particleadventure.org\/index.html\"><br>\n<\/a>UW News reports: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/20846\">Higgs Search<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/12105.html\">Trigger,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/11164.html\">Computing,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/on-wisconsin\/heart-of-the-matter\/\">LHC at Wisconsin<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/on-wisconsin\/heart-of-the-matter\/\"><br>\n<\/a><b>Research:<br>\n<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/\">UW High Energy Physics Home Page,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/USLHC\/\">US LHC Information<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/wsmith\/cms\/doe16\/Wisconsin_CMS_Plan17-19.pdf\">UW Activities and Plans for Research at CMS at the LHC,<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cms.cern.ch\/\">CMS Public Page<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/cms\/\">CMS at LHC<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/public.web.cern.ch\/public\/\">CERN<\/a>)&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cms.web.cern.ch\/news\/triggering-and-data-acquisition\">Trigger\/DAQ<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/cms\/trig\/welcome-trigger.html\">Calorimeter Level 1 Trigger<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cmsdoc.cern.ch\/cms\/TDR\/TRIGGER-public\/trigger.html\">CMS Trigger Technical Design Report<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/cmsdoc.cern.ch\/cms\/TRIDAS\/html\/level1.html\">Level 1 Trigger Page<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nevis.columbia.edu\/ccfr\/index.html\">CCFR (E770\/744<\/a>) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fnal.gov\/\">Fermilab<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www-e815.fnal.gov\/NuTeV.html\">Following experiment is NuTeV<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/zeus\/\">ZEUS at HERA<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desy.de\/html\/home\/fastnavigator.html\">DESY<\/a>)&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desy.de\/%7ecflt\/\">Calorimeter First Level Trigger<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/dis05\/\"><br>\n13th Int&#8217;l Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS05)<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/LEB99\">Fifth Conference on Electronics for LHC Experiments<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/aspen2000\/\">Aspen Winter Conference on Particle Physics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Teaching:<\/b><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/academics\/fall2017\/103\">Physics 103 Fall &#8217;17<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/academics\/spring2018\/104\">Physics 104 Spring &#8217;18<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith\/p301syl.html\">Physics 301 Spring &#8217;18<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/\">UW Physics Dept. Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>&nbsp;Other Information:<br>\n<a href=\"\/wsmith\/bioWS.pdf\">Biographical Sketch<\/a><br>\n<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hep.wisc.edu\/wsmith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/vita.pdf\">Curriculum Vita<br>\n<\/a><\/b><b><a href=\"\/wsmith\/researchact.pdf\">Research Activities<\/a><\/b><br>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/inspirehep.net\/search?p=author%3AW.H.Smith.1%20AND%20collection%3Apublished\">All Published Papers<br>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/inspirehep.net\/search?p=author%3AW.H.Smith.1%20AND%20collection%3Apublished%20AND%20cited%3A500-%3E1000000\">Papers with &gt; 500 Citations<br>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/inspirehep.net\/author\/profile\/W.H.Smith.1\">HEP-INSPIRE Publication Profile<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3195-0909?lang=en\"><br>\nORCID Publication List<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin 1150 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706 USA email: wsmith@hep.wisc.edu Office: 4275 Chamberlin, 608-262-4690, Fax: 263-0800, Sec&#8217;y: 262-2281, Overseas Cell: 011-41-75-411-4700 CERN: 011-41-22-767-1523, Office: 32\/2-C19 , CERN Cell: 16-4700, (CMS: Sec&#8217;y:\u00a0 7-2277 Fax:\u00a0 7-8940) Personal: Tel: 608-251-9610, Fax: 251-9669, Cell: 608-345-2958. 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