DRAFT - TBC by commitee members

The IUPAP-WG14 Meeting #15 was held in two sessions on June 3^rd, 2024, at 7 am CEST and at 6 pm CEST, to maximize the availability of each member.

The presentations and documents discussed during the meetings can be found on the Indico webpage: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1423360/ [1]

1.            Introduction of members

Every member introduced themselves and included their interests and potential contributions.

Gianluigi Arduini, Italian beam physicist, deputy head of the Beams (BE) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland and coordinator of the “Physics Beyond Collider” Project. Gianluigi has been leading the IUPAP Working Group 14, since its creation in 2015. Due to personal reason he has to step down.  to promote accelerator activities beyond the use of HEP.

Maher Attal, Palestinian accelerator physicist, technical director at the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME), Jordan. Contribution to the SESAME machine upgrade is in progress.   to build up capacity and exchange of knowledge transfer and potential support for the accelerator front end upgrade.

Swapan Chattopadhyay, Indian American physicist, Prof. at University of California at Berkeley, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), and Northern Illinois University. Former Director of Accelerator research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL).  to contribute in outreach applied to general use of particle accelerators.

Simon Connell, South-African engineering physicist, Prof. at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Founding member of SA participation in the ATLAS experiment at CERN. Chair of the African Light Source Foundation.  to promote and enable the development of a light source in Africa.

Sarah Cousineau, American physicist, leader of the Accelerator Group at the Spallation Neutron Source - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA  Excused: request to be relieved. Replacement in progress.

Christine Darve, French engineering scientist at the European Spallation Source (ESS), ERIC in Sweden. Former leader of the ESS cold linac and In-Kind Contributions. Worked at FNAL and CERN with superconducting components. Co-founder of the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP) and developed MOOCs. Former Chair of the Forum on International Physics (FIP) at APS and run the monthly colloquia series “PHYSICS MATTERS”. to engage and connect activities across organizations.

Oliver Kester, German Canadian physicist, Director at the Accelerator Division in TRIUMF, Canada  Excused

In Soo Ko, Korean physicist, retired Professor at the Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology, Korea Basic Science Institute, Korea. A new light source is under development and financial support are expected to initiate the construction.  to exchange knowledge in the field of synchrotron and applications.

Tadashi Koseki, Japanese physicist, at J-PARC. KEK, Japan

Lin Liu, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Brazil.

Mats Lindroos, Swedish physicist. Head of the Accelerator division at the European Spallation Source, Sweden. Mats left us on May 2^nd, and his funerals took place in Lund this Friday June 7, 2024. An obituary can be found here.

Nikolai Lobanov, Australian National University, Australia,

Michael Moyers, American medical physicist, chairman of Department of Medical Physics at the Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, China. to characterize medical applications like radiation teletherapy, see WG14 on-going action item. Encourage the use of adapted language and suggested to emphasize detector systems in WG14.

Sekazi Mtingwa, American theoretical high-energy physicist, African Light Source and TriSEED Consultants, USA. Sekazi is the main driver for diverse light sources worldwide, incl. in Africa, Grand Caribbean and Uzbekistan. He leads several LAAAMP activities.  to promote use and development of synchrotron around the world.

Anke-Susanne Müller, German Professor of accelerator Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Director of the Institute for Beam Physics and Technology (IBPT) in KIT, Germany.  to prepare and disseminate educational materials and especially related to environmental societal challenges.

Simon Mark Mullins. Botswana International University of Science & Technology, Botswana

Vaishali Naik, Indian nuclear physicist, applying expertise to medical accelerator at the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, India. Involved with radio-isotope production and collaborate with TRIUMP, GANIL and FNAL with Nb3Sn cavities  to promote medical applications of particle accelerator and equipment.

Qing Qin, Chinese physicist, Director at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France. Former Director at the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) for HEP the Beijing.  To improve communication with industries and strengthen links with policy makers, e.g. relevant materials could be next presentation at the Big Science Forum to take place in Trieste (Oct. 1-4, 2024) BSBF2024.

Christoph Quitmann, German physicist, Adviser at the Research Instruments (RI) company, Germany. Former Director of the MAXIV national laboratory in Sweden. Research Instrument (RI) provides custom-designed high-performance components, systems, and solutions for science and industry. Their expertise ranges from SC Cavities production, synchrotron beam line, lithography to plasma physics.  to transfer knowledge, bridge education and industry to strengthen diversity and use of particle accelerators.

Leonid Rivkin, Swiss physicist. Deputy Director at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland. Prof. at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Former Chair of the LEAPS (League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources)  to promote a dedicated beam line for Ukraine to be operational in SOLARIS, Poland.

Mike Seidel, Paul Scherrer Institute / Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne, Switzerland.

Suzanne Lyn Sheehy, Australian physicist, science communicator and academic who divides her time between her research groups at the University of Oxford and University of Melbourne. Her research addresses both curiosity-driven and applied areas and is currently focused on developing new particle accelerators for applications in medicine. See Suzie’s webpage.--> to promote and communicate accelerator science.

Liangting Sun, Chinese physicist. Leader of Ion Source Group at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China. Involved in nuclear accelerator, and applications to cancer therapy, with commercialization capacity and possible use of AI  to engage with medical physics, and industrialization criteria.

Bridinette Thiodjio Sendja, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Associate Members

Chris Barty, University of California at Irvine, USA - International Committee on Ultra-High Intensity Lasers.

Yunhai Cai, Chinese American physicist. Head of Beam Physics Department at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Former head of the ICFA Beam Dynamics Panel, Chair.  Excused. His mandate has terminated with the ICFA, he asked to stepped down.

Pierluigi Campana, Italian experimental high-energy physicist Director of Research at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati. ICFA Chair Director, and coordinator of EuPRAXIA ESFRI Collaboration Board and the EuPRAXIA-PP. Attend for the first time the WG14 meeting.  to expand the WG14 reach to applications like particle detector.

Sylvie Jacquemot, Laboratoire Utilisation Lasers Intenses – Ecole Polytechnique / Laserlab-Europe, France - IUPAP Commission 16 on Plasma Physics, Chair 

Fulvia Pilat, Spallation Neutron Source - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA - International Particle Accelerator Conference Coordination Committee, Chair.

Thomas Roser, American physicist, working/retired from Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA - Chair ICFA Panel on Sustainable Accelerators and Colliders  to strengthen activities to propose more effective accelerator and promote SDG.

Aliz Simon, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria

Action item:

Action Item 1: Christine to (re)contact absent members and to update the Membership list.

2.            Outreach: Development of Creative Commons licensed presentation materials

Following the earlier committee meeting, Christine introduced the ongoing development of the IUPAP WG14 website, created by Gianluigi.

In addition, the IUPAP is now supporting this dedicated effort, and a position has been established, as shown in the attached agreement (for your information only, not to be forwarded yet). This position will last for six months at a rate of one day per week.

Suzie presented slides summarizing the “Accelerator Comms Project,” which are available here. The selected candidate will generate Creative Commons-licensed presentation materials suitable for a general audience and adaptable to their respective communities.

Our team supports Open Access, and the use of Creative Commons licenses will need to be verified. Jens Vigen from the IUPAP secretariat and CERN Digital Library can guide us on this matter.

We will also produce "lessons learned" documentation.

The initial phase will involve collecting existing materials in the following five categories:

1. Applications of accelerators to environmental and societal challenges in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
2. Particle beams for medical applications
3. Accelerators from discovery to industry
4. Future accelerators, including showcases on plasma physics and compact accelerators
5. Accelerators as collaborative tools and enablers of peace

Showcases can be used to narrate future challenges and developments in particle accelerators.

The generated materials could be peer-reviewed, with the original design belonging to IUPAP-WG14. However, we will not retain the credentials for the final materials.

Action Items:

Action Item 1  Collect materials in the CERNBox or email them to Suzie and Christine

Action Item 2  Produce a description of the five expected categories

Action Item 3 Call for volunteers for each category

3.            Industry Engagement: strategies for engaging with industrial stakeholders

Technology and knowledge transfers are central to the mandate of IUPAP WG14. Our objectives include (as listed in our website):

•       Promote the exchange of information and views among the members of the international scientific community in the field of Accelerator Science including, but not limited to, the following:

•       Education and training in Accelerator Physics and Technology

•       The theory and experiments concerned with the nature and properties of particle accelerators and beam physics

•       The improvement of international communication in Accelerator Science through the sponsorship of professional meetings

•       The future of accelerator facilities for various fields that benefit science and society

•       The industrial, medical, energy production and environmental applications of relevant accelerator technologies

Hence, we aim to establish fair representation of particle accelerator distribution globally, promoting the application and development of accelerator equipment, and bridging academia and industry through research infrastructures.

Christoph Quitmann, a new member of IUPAP WG14, brings extensive experience with synchrotron light sources and the industrial sector, reinforcing our commitment to fair and objective industrial representation.

Industrial Liaison Officers are possible contact and stakeholders in this initiative.

For example, the European Spallation Source (ESS) and European grants like RITIFI (Research Infrastructure Technology Infrastructure for Impact) and FLEXrican support sustainable development and efficiency of research infrastructure and accelerator equipment, fostering connections with industry.

Christine highlighted the activities of HEPTech and shared best practices sessions, which can be found in the CERNBox folder “References_4subprojects” [4]

Attendance at IPAC and Big Science events are encouraged for enhanced knowledge sharing.

Action Items:

Action item 4 Compile a network list by organization that have significant impact on/from industry

Action item 5 Generate a list of companies by activity category and preferred action type

4.            Communications and Initiating a preferred strategy for WG14

The communication tools for IUPAP WG14 will be expanded beyond the current IUPAP WG14 website [3] to include additional dedicated materials. Each IUPAP WG14 committee member has editing access via Drupal.

A CERNBox has been established, and committee members have received credentials. Files can be added to the “Add_your_Files_here” folder [4].

Sekazi mentioned the LAAAMP initiative, launched in 2016 by the International Science Council (ISC) through a grant awarded to the joint IUPAP-IUCr project. The initiative includes brochures translated into five languages, which illustrate how light source and crystallographic sciences are used to enhance knowledge and improve economic and social conditions in targeted regions worldwide. See brochures at:  Advanced Light Sources.

The frequency for the Committee meeting was discussed and was suggested to be 3 times per years. Hence the next meeting is expected in September-October (if possible before the BSBF2024).

Action Item:

Action 6  Each committee members shall check their access to the CERNBox and contact Christine if their access is denied. CERN LightWeight CERN account creation page may be required

5.            NB : POST Meeting Comments

The minutes of Meeting #14 [2], held on December 7, 2023, are now summarized in indico. Although these detailed minutes action items were not reported in Meeting#15, key action items were addressed and are being followed up with dedicated meetings.

Michael has shared a draft report titled “Guideline for Accelerator Developers to Support Radiation Teletherapy”, available now in the CERNBox (here) [4]. Thomas Roser, Suzie, and members of the second team are tasked with reviewing and assessing this report. The document is designed to facilitate and appeal to policymakers for sponsorship.

The review by Aliz Simon (International Atomic Energy Agency) of the web-based Accelerator Science content has been postponed. Still, the document related to this review is stored in CERNBox (here)[4].

All relevant documents and resources are accessible in CERNBox for member collaboration.

6.            Reminder Action lists:

List of pending actions and status:

1.     Communication (Web site, etc.). We are missing support to help with the content and to suggest contributions. Action: all.  See Please send email to Christine and add relevant document in a CERNBox “Add_your_Files_here” (see chapter 4).

2.     A report on recent developments for accelerators for therapy and radiobiological studies will be produced. Bob and Michael have started preparing a skeleton of the paper. Suzie commented that this could be submitted to a special issue for Frontiers in Oncology that she is co-editing. Action: Bob and Michael to share the document skeleton with Ceri and Suzie.  Michael and Thomas have shared a draft of the document. Separate dedicated meetings are needed to complete this task, which could be presented to the next Meeting #16, planned in Sep-Oct, 2023.

3.     An intern at Melbourne University could be hired to create material for communicating the benefits of accelerators. Suzie mentioned that the Melbourne university contracts team are ready to go ahead. Action: Suzie to contact J. Vigen to arrange the transfer of funds.  Contract with IUPAP has been signed and hiring process is on-going.

4.     The meeting participants expressed their support for the proposal to invite Christoph Quitman to join WG14. Gianluigi will contact the working group members to get their feedback. Action: Gianluigi Christoph Quitman joined the meeting and has exchange several proposals.

5.     Action: Christine to create a Google doc or Overleaf document and the share the link with the other members of the group. Action: all to provide input related to the role of accelerators in supporting sustainable development  As a first step a CERNBox has been created. Google document of Overleaf could be created if few committee members cannot access the CERNBox [4].

New action items by All:

Action Item 1  Collect materials in the CERNBox or email them to Suzie and Christine

Action Item 2  Produce a description of the five expected categories

Action Item 3 Call for volunteers for each category

Action item 4 Compile a network list by organization that have significant impact on/from industry

Action item 5 Generate a list of companies by category and preferred action type

Action 6  Each committee members shall check their access to the CERNBox and contact Christine if their access is denied. CERN LightWeight CERN account creation page may be required

7.            References

[1]   Indico page of the Meeting #15: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1423360/

[2]   Indico page of Minutes of IUPAP-WG14 14: https://indico.cern.ch/category/14662/  

[3]   IUPAP – WG14 website: https://iupap-wg14.web.cern.ch/

[4]   IUPAP – WG14 CERNBox: https://cernbox.cern.ch/files/link/public/fzIlZ8y2Immi9vD?tiles-size=1&items-per-page=100&view-mode=resource-table