Ukrainian contribution to particle physics: historical perspective and prospects

TL;DR

This paper highlights Ukraine's historical and ongoing contributions to particle physics, emphasizing the importance of reclaiming scientific legacy and discussing current infrastructure and future prospects amid ongoing conflict.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of Ukraine's scientific legacy and current efforts to promote Ukrainian contributions to particle physics amidst war.

Findings

Ukrainian scientists have historically made significant contributions to particle physics.

Current Ukrainian scientific infrastructure is assessed two years after invasion.

Future prospects include continued contributions to CERN and particle physics.

Abstract

Many world-known scientists and engineers like G. Breit, G. Budker, G. Charpak, G. Gamow, M. Goldhaber, A. Ioffe, S. Korolyov, E. Lifshitz, M. Ostrogradsky, S. Timoshenko, V. Veksler were born in Ukraine, while some, like L. Landau and M. Bogolyubov, started their career there. Reclaiming their scientific legacy as well as that of many others helps to promote Ukrainian contributions to particle physics both inside and outside of Ukraine and to motivate the next generation of Ukrainian scientists in the time of war. We will present the status of Ukrainian scientific infrastructure two years after the start of the full-scale invasion and past, present and expected future contributions of Ukrainian scientists to CERN.