About Lyn Evans
Lyn Evans (CERN) is the Linear Collider Director.
Lyn Evans | 19 June 2020
On 19 June, the long-awaited report of the study group for the future European Strategy for particle physics was presented. It was a clear and strong endorsement of the need for a Higgs factory as the essential next step for particle physics and a willingness of the European particle physics community to collaborate in the ILC.
Lyn Evans | 27 June 2019
The decision-making process of hosting the International Linear Collider in Japan is now approaching a critical point. Director Lyn Evans hopes that the project is included in the “Japanese Master Plan of Large Research Projects.”
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ILC, LCWS, master plan, roadmap, SCJ
Lyn Evans | 31 May 2018
The 2018 Asian Linear Collider Workshop (ALCW2018) is being held in Fukuoka, Japan from 28 May to 1 June. At the meeting a statement was unanimously endorsed stressing the scientific importance of the ILC and urging the Japanese government to declare interest in hosting the project. A decision is now urgent because the European Strategy Group, which supported European participation in the ILC in the last update in 2013, needs input by the end of 2018 if the Project is to be integrated into their report. The Fukuoka declaration follows.
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European Strategy for Particle Physics, Fukuoka, ILC hosting, Tokyo Statement
Lyn Evans | 14 December 2017
A lot has happened since our last issue of NewsLine, most notably the ICFA-supported option of a 250-GeV ILC, and a Nobel Prize for Barry Barish. Lyn Evans reports on the statement issued by ICFA and what a 250-GeV ILC would mean for the project.
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Barry Barish, ICFA, Nobel prize, staged approach
Lyn Evans | 16 February 2017
Our particle physics community is a model of peaceful collaboration, independent of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. In today’s world, where gender discrimination and racism are becoming more and more prevalent, we should pride ourselves on our community’s role model status. Let's make sure that our own high standards do not slip.
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discrimination, diversity, gender balance, harrassment, peaceful collaboration, racism
Lyn Evans | 8 December 2016
As many of you will have heard by now, the Linear Collider Collaboration was given another three-year mandate by the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA). It took the opportunity to streamline management a little, so from January we will run the collaboration in a smaller and slightly changed team. Let me introduce the new and old management to you.
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CLIC, ICFA, ILC, LCWS2016, Linear Collider Collaboration, physics and detectors
Lyn Evans | 20 October 2016
First bilateral discussions between the Japanese and US administrations have led to a new emphasis in accelerator R&D for the linear collider that is both good and bad, Lyn Evans says. More bilateral discussions between Japan and European and Asian countries will follow. In the meantime, the community will lay down plans for SCRF research for the next two to three years during a dedicated workshop-in-a-workshop in December. Evans, current Director of the Linear Collider Community, hopes for great turnout.
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accelerator R&D, ICFA, Iwate Prefecture, LCB, LCC, Morioka
Lyn Evans | 9 June 2016
The bump at 750 GeV in the LHC data holds the particle physics community in its grip. Reporting from last week’s ECFA Linear Collider Workshop in Spain, LCC director Lyn Evans says that participants discussed what this could mean for the ILC and its configuration. He also summarises the status discussions and keeps fingers crossed for new developments in superconducting RF technology.
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750 GeV, ECFA LC2016, Fermilab, gamma-gamma collider, nitrogen doping, site decision, Superconducting RF, University of Cantabria
Lyn Evans and Hitoshi Murayama | 3 March 2016
As is well known, the International Linear Collider (ILC) is being discussed as an International project, which means many countries around the world would contribute human, technical, and financial resources to the project. This is clearly a very complicated proposition and it takes effort from many directions to keep it moving.
Lyn Evans | 17 September 2015
The Japanese consultant Nomura Research Institute is about to embark on a world tour to visit labs around the world and industrial production sites for accelerator components. They are working on a study about the technical feasibility of the ILC and ways to reduce cost. They may be coming to a lab near you!
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AES, Babcock Noell, CEA Saclay, CERN, CNRS/LAL, CPI, DESY, Fermilab, industrialisation, INFN, JLab, MEXT, nomura, NRI, SFTC, SLAC
