Overview of Accelerator ICAR Activities at NIU Accelerator

Overview of Accelerator - ICAR Activities at NIU • Accelerator Physics activities at NIU are rather diverse – Beam Physics supervised by Court Bohn – Muon Cooling supervised by Mary Anne Cummings • 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 • Other programs – Detector Physics has a similar budget and number of people – Outreach supervised by Pati Seviert Jerry Blazey ICAR Review 9/10/03

Accelerator Related Funding • 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 • 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” Jerry Blazey ICAR Review 9/10/03

Outreach • • Science Road Show – Visit grade schools and high schools plus community centers from Rockford to Du. Page 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 Jerry Blazey ICAR Review 9/10/03

Other Accelerator Related Activities • Assisted with purchase of large and small furnaces for LC structure annealing. • Assisting with the formation of an Advisory Committee to help Fermilab work with local organizations and citizens in planning for the future. • Collaborating with the NIU Geology department on hydrogeological and geological issues associated with LC siting issues. Jerry Blazey ICAR Review 9/10/03