I would like to welcome researchers interested in materials science, biology, chemistry, and high-energy physics using quantum beams (muon, neutron, proton, photon, ions, etc., of energy range keV – TeV) available in the large-scale accelerator facilities around the world to discuss their research achievements/ideas in this division. This hybrid conference – held in person at Fairmont State University, Fairmont, West Virginia, and the Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, as well as online via Webex—provides a platform for young researchers to share ideas and learn from experts across multidisciplinary fields. Let’s work together to make this conference a success!

The medium energy group at Mississippi State University has been addressing some basic questions, such as how exactly protons and neutrons are built starting with the underlying quarks and gluons? What is the origin of quark confinement in the strong force? Are there new forces beyond the Standard Model? The MEP group has made significant contributions towards answering these questions, and Nepali physicists have played an outsize role in this effort. I will review their contribution and progress made over the last two decades in answering these questions.