U.S. Particle Accelerator School
Winter 2016 USPAS Session
Sponsoring University: |
General Program Information |
| University of Texas, Austin | Computer Lab Schedule |
Location & Dates: |
Housing, Enrollment, Payment Deadline: December 10, 2015 |
| Austin, Texas January 25 - February 5, 2016 |
Two-week full courses
Each two-week course is eligible for 3 units of UT Austin credit. Courses run in parallel so students may take one two-week course OR two one-week courses.
January 25 - February 5, 2016
- Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with Simulations and Measurements Lab (undergraduate level)
Instructors: Michael Syphers, Northern Illinois University / Fermilab and Alfonse Pham, Michigan State University
- Accelerator Physics Using Maple
Instructors: Uli Wienands, SLAC and Eduardo Marin Lacoma, CERN
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Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism
Instructor: Gregg Penn, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Applied Electromagnetism: Magnet and RF-Cavity Design
Instructors: Mau Lopes and Jeremiah Holzbauer, Fermilab
One-week half courses
Students must take one course each week to be eligible for 3 units of UT Austin credit. University credit will not be awarded for attending only one week of the USPAS.
January 25 - 29, 2016
- Particle Driven Wakefield Accelerators
Instructors: James Rosenzweig, UCLA and Mike Litos, SLAC
- Electron Injectors for 4th Generation Light Sources
Instructors: Fernando Sannibale, Daniele Filippetto and Chad Mitchell, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Radiation Physics, Regulation and Management
Instructors: J. Donald Cossairt and Matthew Quinn, Fermilab
- Managing Science in Research Labs, Part I : Strategic Management
Instructors: William Barletta, USPAS/MIT; Barbara Thibadeau, Oak Ridge National Lab and Raffaella Geometrante, Kyma S.r.l.
February 1 - 5, 2016
- Beam by Design: Advanced Manipulation of Relativistic Electrons with Lasers
Instructors: Gennady Stupakov and Erik Hemsing, SLAC; Spencer Gessner, Stanford University
- Fundamentals of Ion Sources
Instructors: Daniela Leitner, Michigan State University and LBNL; Damon Todd, LBNL; Daniel Winklehner, MIT
- Hazard Analysis and Decision Making
Instructors: John Thomas, MIT and Enzo Carrone, SLAC
- Managing Science in Research Labs, Part II: Managing Organizational Behavior
Instructors: William Barletta, USPAS/MI and Barbara Thibadeau, Oak Ridge National Lab
Participation is open to both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. International participants not currently residing in the U.S. may apply to attend the program and may request financial sponsorship but they may not earn credit from the University of Texas, Austin.
The Registration Fee is $1,600.00 if your Application Form is received before October 1; after October 1 the fee is $1,700.00. This fee is not prorated for students attending a one week class. Please note: you do not have to pay the Registration Fee by October 1, you must send in an Application Form before October 1.
We have negotiated a special reduced hotel room rate for our participants. A single room will be available for $139.00 plus tax (currently 15%) per night and a double room (shared by 2 people) will be available for $69.50 plus tax (currently 15%) per person per night. Rooms reserved via the link we email to you are also entitled to free wifi access and 50% off hotel parking. Rooms may be reserved at our rate 3 days before and after the program dates, based on hotel availability.
Application Deadline Dates:
Participants living outside the U.S. who are requesting financial support: 17:00 CST on September 1, 2015
Everybody else: 17:00 p.m. CST on October 1, 2015