a few comments on hep university funding stew smith ypp lunch at slac jan 15, 2003
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A Few Comments on HEP A Few Comments on HEP University FundingUniversity Funding
Stew SmithStew SmithYPP Lunch at SLACYPP Lunch at SLAC
Jan 15, 2003Jan 15, 2003
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History of US HEP Funding
After World War II the Office of Naval Research and the Atomic Energy Commission funded High Energy and Nuclear Physics research, mainly at Universities with accelerators (Berkeley, Columbia, Chicago, MIT, Cornell, Princeton, Michigan, ……).
1949 – Rabi launches first National Lab at Brookhaven, for facilities too large for individual Universities. Funded by AEC. Berkeley, Argonne, SLAC, and Fermilab followed as national HEP labs.
1968 – AEC and NSF assume stewardship of HEP from ONR. AEC took most big groups, NSF took Columbia and U. Chicago.
Many new smaller groups funded by NSF in 60’s. AEC becomes ERDA becomes DoE. ~ 1975 -- CESR turned down by DoE, picked up by NSF.
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US University Program Usually a common grant with several tasks. Potential barriers between
tasks vary from institute to institute. Wide range in size and funding of institutes – often the large groups are
those that once possessed on-site accelerators and still have significant surviving infrastructure.
Theory is funded separately. Marvellous Funding by State of Texas for SSC R&D during early 1990’s.
Still has impact today on Univ. R&D capability. Line Item NSF Projects; e.g. RSVP at Brookhaven;
ICECube;Underground Lab. There are special programs for young faculty
NSF Career Awards DoE Outstanding Young Investigator Awards
Some possibilities for independent awards Cotttrell Research fellowships (~$25K) Sloan Fellowships
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Flavours of Univ. funding
Base grant – mainly for scientific staff and operations Faculty paid in summer Postdocs all year Dwindling support for technical personnel
Supplemental funding via Univ. Program Apparatus funding for projects Temporary technical support for specific projects
Financial Plan Transfers or Purchase Orders BaBar Universities received funds via SLAC
NSF has special apparatus grants For University funding profiles and histories, see
http://doe-hep.hep.net/funded_inst.htm
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Present situation