U.S. Particle Accelerator School
Winter 2018 USPAS Session
Sponsoring University:Old Dominion University |
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Location & Dates:Hampton, VirginiaJanuary 15-26, 2018 |
Enrollment, Payment and Hotel reservations due: December 4, 2017 |
Two-week full courses
Courses run in parallel so students may take one two-week full course OR two one-week half courses. The Accelerator Fundamentals course carries 3 undergraduate-level credits; each two-week course pair is eligible for 3 units of graduate-level credit.
January 15 - 26, 2018
- Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with Simulations and Measurements Lab (undergraduate level)
Instructor: Michael Syphers, Northern Illinois University/Fermilab and Elvin Harms, Fermilab
- Advanced Accelerator Physics
Instructor: Alex Chao and Xiaobiao Huang, SLAC
- Microwave Measurements and Beam Instrumentation at Jefferson Lab
Instructors: Frank Marhauser, John Musson, Tomasz Plawski, Tom Powers and Haipeng Wang, Jefferson Lab
This class is limited to 20 students. Please read the course outline for details and restrictions for those attending this class.
- Microwave Electron Accelerators
Instructor: David Whittum, ViewRay, Inc; Rich Kowalczyk, L3 Technologies, Inc
- Microwave Sources**
Instructors: Bruce Carlsten, Steven Russell and Kim Nichols, Los Alamos National Lab
**This course has been cancelled**
- Control Theory with Applications to Accelerators and RF Systems
Instructor: Claudio Rivetta, SLAC
- Simulation of Beam and Plasma Systems
Instructors: Steven Lund, Michigan State University/FRIB; David Bruhwiler, RadiaSoft LLC; Remi Lehe and Jean-Luc Vay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Daniel Winklehner, MIT
Students successfully completing one half course each week will earn 3 units of graduate credit from Old Dominion University.
January 15 - 19, 2018
- Practical Lattice Design
Instructors: S. Alex Bogacz, Jefferson Lab and Dario Pellegrini, CERN
- Strategic Management of Research Labs
Instructor: William Barletta, MIT and Luisella Lari, Fermilab
January 22 - 26, 2018
- High Gradient RF Structures
Instructors: Sami Tantawi, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Evgenya Simakov, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Project Management for Scientists and Engineers
Instructor: Kem Robinson and Dianna Jacobs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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 Old Dominion University. Note: International students requesting a scholarship who are NOT from U.S. visa-waiver countries must already be in possession of a visa that is valid for the entire period of the USPAS session. A copy of your visa must be faxed (630-840-8500) to the USPAS before the September 14, 2017 deadline date.
Students enrolling in the "Microwave Measurements and Beam Instrumentation" class at Jefferson Lab have special visa and citizenship requirements, details are available in the course outline.
To be considered for financial support you must submit four documents: an application form; a cover letter explaining why the USPAS is important to your career and describing prior research experience, work with or as a user of particle accelerators; your CV; at least one letter of recommendation. USPAS scholarships are awarded without regard to race, gender or national origin. Consideration will be given to balancing class sizes.
The Registration Fee is $1,700.00 if your Application Form is received before September 14; after September 14 the fee is $1,800.00. The Registration Fee is $1,200.00 for participants attending only one week of the program. Please note: you do not have to pay the Registration Fee by September 14, you must send in an Application Form before September 14.
Hotel rooms will be available for $93.00 plus tax (currently 14%) plus a $1.00 cultural fee tax per night for a single room and a double room (shared by 2 people) will be $51.50 plus tax (currently 14%) plus a .50 cent cultural fee tax per person per night. Rooms may be reserved at our rate 3 days before and after the program dates, based on hotel availability.
Scholarship request and lower registration fee deadline: September 14, 2017