There was a visit by Japanese Diet members to Washington DC from 26 to 29 April (see “Discussions at the political level over the ILC in US and Europe” in this issue of LC NewsLine). I attended two of those meetings, one on 28 April at the Hudson Institute and one on 29 April at […]
ILC is big in the US P5 process
The P5 report was approved by the HEPAP meeting on May 22. As a new HEPAP member, I participated in discussions on the report, even though I had to call in from Japan. The news was already covered in the Director’s Corner by Harry Weerts and Mike Harrison. But I’d like to write about my […]
From symmetry: Proposed plan for the future of US particle physics
Particle physics will become even more of an international endeavor in the coming decades, according to a panel charged with developing a strategic plan for the future of US particle physics, whose long-awaited recommendations were released today. According to the panel, top priorities for US particle physics include continuing to play a major role at […]
A year in review
The discovery of the Higgs boson at the LHC in the last year has clarified the initial scientific objective of the Linear Collider projects. It tell us that a Higgs factory will be the first phase of the Linear Collider project. This changes the formerly mutually exclusive situation of the ILC and CLIC projects into peaceful […]
Steering the direction of US high-energy physics
For the realisation of a linear collider, a significant contribution from the United States is essential. A critical step is that the project is positively included in the US strategy for high-energy physics. The formation of the US strategy is currently in progress through a multi-step process. First, the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) […]
HEPAP discusses reconfigured options for the proposed US long-baseline neutrino experiment
The future of the US high-energy physics (HEP) programme depends on having both viable collaborations on the leading worldwide projects, especially the LHC, and developing, in parallel, important new forefront facilities in the US. Fermilab and the US neutrino community are proposing to concentrate on the intensity frontier by developing next-generation long-baseline neutrino experiments (LBNE) […]
HEPAP: advising DOE on the particle physics programme
As US Regional Director, Mike Harrison usually covers US High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) meetings as a way to stay abreast of developments in and the direction of the US high-energy physics programme. This time, instead of Mike, I attended the recent HEPAP meeting in Washington DC on 12 and 13 March. At this […]
From symmetrybreaking: Tevatron to shut down at end of FY2011
The convergence of astrophysics and particle physics
Director’s Corner 21 October 2010 Barry Barish The convergence of astrophysics and particle physicsOne of the more interesting and important developments in our field over the past decade has been the convergence of particle physics and astrophysics. The scope of particle physics has grown in recent years to include what we commonly call particle astrophysics, […]
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 […]