Transcript ICAR Review Sept 10 2003

Overview of Accelerator - ICAR
Activities at NIU
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Accelerator Physics activities at NIU are rather diverse
– Beam Physics supervised by Court Bohn
– Muon Cooling supervised by Mary Anne Cummings
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A number of individuals are involved
– Faculty: Jerry Blazey, Court Bohn, M.A. Cummings, Dave Hedin,
Assistant Professor TBD
– Scientists: Nick Barov, Sasha Dychkant, Daniel Mihalcea, Yanni
Sideris
– Staff: Donna Kubick, Patti Sievert, Kristi Gordon, Sergey Uzunyan
– Students: Laura Bandura, Gregory Betzel, Dan Bollinger, Daniel
Grubb
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Other programs
– Detector Physics has a similar budget and number of people
– Outreach supervised by Pati Seviert
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Accelerator Related Funding
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Current
– State of Illinois HECA Grant for ICAR (already mentioned by D.
Kaplan)
– Dept. of Education Grant for NICADD 2001-2004
– Dept. of Education Grant for NICADD 2003-2006
– NSF: Muon cooling
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Pending
– Department of Energy: “Nonlinear Dynamics of High-Brightness
Electron Beams and Beam-Plasma Interactions: Theories,
Simulations, and Experiments”
– NSF:
• Muon Cooling, MICE
• UCLC for “Improved Simulation Codes and Diagnostics for
High-Brightness Electron Beams”
– Joint Technology Office: “Photoinjector Modeling and Simulation”
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Outreach
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Science Road Show
– Visit grade schools and high schools plus community centers from
Rockford to DuPage county.
– During the past year, ~50 trips were made to schools and
community centers in five counties.
– Emphasizes
• Enthusiasm for science
• Energy and light
• The science of observations
• Stereotypes about science
• Public awareness of Fermilab
Summer Science camps
High School Physics Programs.
Teaching Observatory
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Other Accelerator Related Activities
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Assisted with purchase of large and small furnaces for LC structure
annealing.
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Assisting with the formation of an Advisory Committee to help
Fermilab work with local organizations and citizens in planning for the
future.
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Collaborating with the NIU Geology department on hydrogeological
and geological issues associated with LC siting issues.
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