Director’s Corner 10 July 2008 Barry Barish The proposed Russian ILC site One of the most difficult and tricky issues for the Global Design Effort in carrying out our design work is how to approach the siting issue for the ILC before proposals are actually solicited for hosting the machine. Conventional facilities are a major […]
The ILC-ECFA Workshop in Warsaw
Director’s Corner 3 July 2008 Barry Barish The ILC-ECFA Workshop in Warsaw From 9 to 12 June, the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, Poland, together with the Institute of Nuclear Studies hosted a workshop under the mandate of the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) to discuss the physics and detectors for […]
Hot off the press: Technical Design Phase ILC R&D plan
Director’s Corner 19 June 2008 Barry Barish Hot off the press: Technical Design Phase ILC R&D plan “The word draft has been removed!” announced Project Manager Nick Walker during the GDE meeting at Dubna, Russia. This seemingly innocent statement represents perhaps the most important accomplishment and milestone since completing the ILC Reference Design Report (RDR) […]
The P5 Report and its implications for the ILC
Director’s Corner 12 June 2008 Barry Barish The P5 Report and its implications for the ILC On Thursday, 29 May, the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) held its spring meeting in Washington, DC. The entire meeting was devoted to the presentation and discussion of the anxiously awaited report, "US Particle Physics: Scientific Opportunities: A […]
Critical electron cloud studies at Cornell
Director’s Corner 5 June 2008 Barry Barish Critical electron cloud studies at Cornell Last week we reported on the beginning of our important experimental programme on electron cloud effects, using the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) accelerator at Cornell University. This is one of our highest-priority R&D goals during the ILC Technical Design Phase 1 (TDP-1) […]
Common fund approved by FALC Resource Group
Director’s Corner22 May 2008 Barry Barish Common fund approved by FALC Resource GroupThe ILC Global Design Effort (GDE) is made up primarily of in-kind R&D contributions done in the partner countries, mostly at the large laboratories that are developing the technologies and design towards a real ILC machine. Our primary mission in the GDE is […]
Globalising R&D
Director’s Corner 15 May 2008 Barry Barish Globalising R&D The coordination of superconducting radiofrequency R&D is central to the Global Design Effort’s mission of bringing the design for the ILC to the point we can make a robust proposal to our governments. Our efforts are becoming globalised more rapidly than we had envisioned. To achieve […]
Third International Accelerator School
Director’s Corner 8 May 2008 Barry Barish Third International Accelerator School for Linear Colliders: apply now Recruiting and training the next generation of accelerator physicists is crucial to the future of the field. Accelerator schools play a central role in introducing potential accelerator experts to the science and in providing advanced education. Since the ILC […]
The art of decision making: STF phase-2 cavity choice
Director’s Corner 1 May 2008 Barry Barish The art of decision making: STF phase-2 cavity choice One of the more difficult problems in conducting large-scale science projects is the process of decision making. The ability to make good decisions in a timely way can be an enormous challenge and can differentiate good management from not-so-good […]
The GDE to meet in Russia
Director’s Corner 17 April 2008 Barry Barish The GDE to meet in Russia The next general meeting for the GDE will be at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia. JINR is a large international laboratory with a long history in accelerator-related science. This meeting will have a thematic nature, exploring questions […]