Brightness Award Ceremony ICIS 2017 Candidates ICIS 2017

Brightness Award Ceremony ICIS 2017 Candidates ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.

Candidates • Anatoli Zelenski (BNL, Long Island) – Recent development of a new optically-pumped polarized ion source (OPPIS) for RHIC • Nominated by: Yoshiharu Mori, Masahiro Okamura ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.

Candidates • Lianting Sun (IMP, Lanzhou) – Improvement of highly charged heavy ion beam production by the superconducting ECR ion sources SECRAL and SECRAL II • Nominated by Hongwei Zhao ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.

Candidates • Luigi Celona (LNS-Catania) – Significant improvements in the understanding of fine frequency tuning and its impact on beam brightness on ECR ion sources • Nominated by: David Mascali, Klaus Tinschert, Alessio Galata ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.

Candidates • The SNS Team: Martin Stockli, Robert Welton, Baoxi Han (ORNL) – Highly reliable, maintenance-free, record production of H- ion beams with Radio-Frequency (RF) driven H- sources establishes this technology as the standard for high-duty-factor, highcurrent (>60 m. A) H- beam production • Nominated by: Dan Bollinger, John Galambos ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.

Comments • Four VERY strong candidates Each excelled in their own fields Process • Nominations reviewed by entire IAC • Candidates ranked, consensus reached ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.

SNS Team of Martin Stockli, Robert Welton, Baoxi Han ICIS 2017 Geneva October 15 -20, 2017 Lanzhou Kejin Taiji New Technology Co. , Ltd.