XL Symposium on Nuclear Physics 2017 (Cocoyoc2017)

Abstract

Hacienda Cocoyoc, Morelos, MéxicoJanuary 4-7, 2017The XL Symposium on Nuclear Physics was celebrated at the Hacienda Cocoyoc from January 4-7, 2017. The Symposium was conceived from the beginning as a small meeting designed to bring together some of the leading nuclear scientists in the field. Its most distinctive feature is to provide a forum for specialists in different areas of nuclear physics, both theorists and experimentalists, students, postdocs and senior scientists, in a relaxed and informal environment providing them with a unique opportunity to exchange ideas. After the first meeting in Oaxtepec in 1978, the Symposium was organized every year without interruption, which makes the present one the 40th in a row.In celebration of the 40th anniversary, at the beginning of each session there were special presentations to reflect on the past, present and future of this series of symposia by our distinguished colleagues, Alejandro Frank, Elí Aguilera, Peter Hess, María Esther Ortiz and Stuart Pittel, all of whom have participated in the symposium since the early days. They shared many memories, photographs, anecdotes and stories on different aspects of the symposia, such as the history, the location, the people, the program and the proceedings, providing a nice mixture of emotions, nostalgia and reflection.List of Editors, Committee and Photograph available in this pdf