Center for Accelerator Science and Education

The Center for Accelerator Science and Education (CASE) will pursue cutting edge accelerator science and R&D, training of next generation accelerator scientists - graduate and post doctoral – through courses, laboratory and experiments on accelerators. Undergraduate opportunities will play a significant goal of attracting students to the graduate program through introduction to accelerator courses, accelerator laboratory work and summer research opportunities at BNL. The proposed educational program will start with a short term abbreviated educational program of undergraduate, graduate and R&D that will evolve over time.

Goals

The main goals of CASE are:

• To train scientists and engineers with the aim of advancing the field of accelerator science;
  • Courses taught by CASE Faculty including PHY 445/515 Fall 2010
  • CASE Faculty will host and teach as the June 2011 US Particle Accelerator School
  • PhD and MSI theses from students at the BNL ARDD
• To develop a unique program of educational outreach that will provide broad access to a research accelerator; and,
• To attract Federal and industrial funding for an expanding interdisciplinary research and education program that utilizes accelerators.

The development of CASE capitalizes on resources at both institutions:

• The BNL Accelerator Research and Development Division is a premier center for accelerator development in a broad spectrum of sciences, with many outstanding scientists already affiliated with and teaching at SBU; many of the SBU faculty in various fields already use the existing accelerator based facilities at BNL for their own research;
• Stony Brook University has a recently retired research accelerator – the Tandem Van de Graaff (TvDG) – whose control room has been renovated to become a modern Physics Teaching Laboratory (PTL) that serves graduate, undergraduate students as well as K-12 teachers and students.

The Collaboration

• Dr. Thomas K. Hemmick CASE Director, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Physics, Stony Brook University
• Dr. Vladimir Litvinenko CASE Director, Senior Scientist, Collider-Accelerator Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Dr. Ilan Ben Zvi Deputy Director for Research, Senior Scientist, Collider-Accelerator Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory CV for Dr. Ben Zvi
• Dr. Michael Marx Former Associate Vice President for Brookhaven Affairs, Professor of Physics, Stony Brook University
• Dr. Abhay Deshpande Professor of Physics, Stony Brook University Research
• Dr. Paul Grannis Distinguished Professor of Physics, Stony Brook University
• Dr. Derek Lowenstein Senior Scientist, Collider-Accelerator Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Dr. Steve Peggs Superconducting Magnet Division, Brookhaven National LaboratoryHome Page
• Dr. Axel Drees Professor of Physics, Stony Brook University
• Dr. Linwood Lee Emeritus Professor of Physics, Stony Brook University
• Dr. Roy Lacey Professor of Chemistry, Stony Brook University

• Socoro Delquaglio Project administrator, Stony Brook University

Research Opportunities

CASE faculty are involved in many exciting projects. Please contact us for more information.

• The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship ( DOE SCGF) program to support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research
• ILC is just starting a 2 year very detailed investigation on the electron cloud phenomena using the CESR ring at Cornell. This is a unique opportunity. Anyone interested should contact:
  Contact: Mike Harrison <Harrison@bnl.gov>
• Students needed to help in developing simulation codes in two areas:
  1. spin dynamics and tracking
     
  2. dynamics of high intensity beams: space charge,impedances, beam-beam, etc
     Contact: Alfredo U Luccio <Luccio@bnl.gov>
• We are looking for students to work on the Stony Brook Tandem Van de Graff accelerator to:
  1. Finish implementing the new control system.
  2. Implement new experiments for the Stony Brook Graduate Laboratory.

  These are ideal MSI minor projects. Contact: Thomas K Hemmick <Thomas.Hemmick@stonybrook.edu>

• We are looking for graduate students to do thesis research on Superconducting RF (SRF). This is currently the leading accelerator technology with a huge demand for post docs, staff members and faculty.
  1. Develop various SRF cavities for linear accelerators and storage rings
  2. Develop advanced techniques in high-power electron and ion beams.

  There are both MSI and Ph.D. topics. Contact: Ilan Ben-Zvi <Ilan.Ben-Zvi@StonyBrook.edu>

  
  

• Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York is looking for a POST DOC: The person will be working (at least partly)on HTS magnet technology. Requires a Ph.D. in physics, material science, engineering or related fields with an interest in carrying out hands-on research in magnet technology. Practical experience in measuring properties of High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) and/or working with HTS coils is desirable but not necessary. Experience with magnetic and/or mechanical design software is a plus but not a requirement. A successful candidate will get an opportunity to advance his/her career in HTS magnet and/or conductor technology. The candidate is initially expected to work on a project developing radiation-resistant HTS magnets for the proposed Facility of Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB).
• Some of the activities in this area can be found at: www.bnl.gov/magnets/Staff/Gupta/
• For more information please contact Ramesh Gupta gupta@bnl.gov or 631-344-4805 or Arup Ghosh aghosh@bnl.gov or 631-344-3974 at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Past Projects

9MV FN-8 Tandem Van de Graaff

Pb/Sn plated Split Loop Resonator

The Stony Brook Superconducting Heavy Ion Linac was commissioned in 1983 and used until 2007. Superconducting RF research at Stony Brook led to the development of the SQWR, the SRFQ and the CPM based SRF controller, among other achievements.

NSL LAB History

From July 26-30, 2010, CASE held a Workshop in accelerator physics for high school teachers and students.