When Fermilab reached out to neighbors five years ago to engage community members in laboratory decision making, some people in science and some neighbors doubted it would work. But last week when the second of two task forces presented its recommendations, both sides said the partnership was invaluable and they would do it again. “It […]
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 […]
New US Strategic plan for particle physics recommends restored participation in ILC R&D
Research Director’s Report12 June 2008 Jim Brau, author of this week’s Research Director Report, is a member of the P5 panel. New US Strategic plan for particle physics recommends restored participation in ILC R&D This month’s Research Director’s Report was written by Jim Brau, co-chair of the Worldwide Study, regional detector contact for the Americas […]
From Interactions.org: Particle physics receives boost from $5 million gift to University of Chicago
The University of Chicago announced today that it has received a $5 million gift to be directed toward the development of future programs in particle physics. “This is a marvelous gift,” said Robert Zimmer, President of the University. “A generous family has stepped forward and is making an investment in high-energy physics, to the direct […]
Hail Cesr
Part one of a series on how a storage ring at Cornell University morphs into a damping ring test accelerator
Sometimes even pretty straightforward and remarkably logical ideas take several moves before they become a reality. Take the planned damping rings for the ILC, for example. In the ILC, compact bunches of electrons and positrons are made to collide at very high energy. In order to ensure a high rate of particle collisions, the bunches […]
From Fermilab Today: Students report on the importance, design of proposed linear collider
Members of the latest group exploring the proposed International Linear Collider lack physics degrees. In fact, they don’t yet have high school diplomas. To teach 35 eighth-graders about particle physics, Batavia Rotolo Middle School teachers Macy Felter and Elizabeth Selander had them study the ILC, the proposed next-generation particle accelerator. “We’ve never tried anything like […]
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 […]
P5 – What goes around, comes around
Director’s Corner 14 February 2008 Barry Barish P5 – What goes around, comes around In 2001, Jon Bagger and I served as co-chairs of a long-range planning subpanel for HEPAP, the US’ High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, which recommended a 1-TeV scale linear collider as the highest priority long-term goal for US high-energy physics. Another […]
US Budget: Reviving the ILC R&D programme
Director’s Corner 7 February 2008 Barry Barish US Budget: Reviving the ILC R&D programme President Bush released his budget request for the US fiscal year 2009 (FY09) earlier this week. The three-trillion dollar budget proposal contains increases for research in the physical science in the US. The National Science Foundation (NSF) budget is to be […]
From Fermilab Today: ILC Citizens’ Task Force forges ahead
With funding for ILC R&D cut this year, and the possible start of construction postponed, the ILC Citizens’ Task Force could have turned their backs on the proposed project. They didn’t. Instead, they rallied behind the value of community involvement in planning for building the ILC at Fermilab. ILC Citizens’ Task Force members Vicki Danklefsen, […]