Fermilab Physics Advisory Committee Meeting - January 19-20, 2016

Jan 19, 2016, 8:00 AM → Jan 20, 2016, 6:00 PM US/Central

1 West (Fermilab)

Open Session : Dial-in Information Ph: 1-866-740-1260 Access Code: 8162549

Charge - Jan 2016 - PAC Meeting PAC_CHARGE_Jan_2016.pdf

Tuesday, January 19

9:25 AM → 10:00 AM Open session: CMS operations & upgrade

- Operations update (including magnet status) L. Bauerdick (10+5) - Phase 2 upgrade status V. O’Dell (15+5)

Speakers: Dr Lothar Bauerdick (Fermilab), Vivian O'Dell (Fermilab)

CMS Operations 2016-01-PAC-CMS.pdf

Slides 2016-01-PAC-CMS.pdf Odell_PAC_Jan2016_v1.pptx

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Open session: MicroBooNE update

(20+10)

Speaker: Prof. Bonnie Fleming (Yale University)

Slides PAC_Jan2016_Fleming_final.pdf

10:30 AM → 10:50 AM coffee break

10:50 AM → 12:05 PM Open session: SBN progress and plans

- Stage II approval presentation. G. Rameika (35+15) (including Directors Review Outcome) - Analysis + Software Infrastructure Status/Plans.O. Palamara (15+10)

Speakers: Dr Ornella Palamara (Fermilab), Dr Regina Rameika (Fermilab)

Slides PAC_SBN-2.pptx PAC_SBN_Palamara.pdf

Wednesday, January 20

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Open session: LBNF/DUNE progress and plans

- Spokespersons report A. Rubbia (30+15) - LBNF report C. Mossey (10+5) - LBNC report D. McFarlane (10+5) - protoDUNEs F. Cavanna (10+5)

Speakers: Prof. André Rubbia (ETH Zurich), Christopher Mossey (FNAL), Dr David MacFarlane (SLAC National Accelerator Lab), Flavio Cavanna (Fermilab)

Slides

• LArTPC_Assessment_Requirements_(1).pptx
• LAr_workshop_20151019_v2.pptx
• LBNC_report_v2.pptx
• LBNF_Report_to_PAC.pdf
• PAC-Jan2016-DUNE-Status-Report_V1.pdf
• PAC-ProtoDUNE-FLC-Jan20.pdf

10:30 AM → 10:50 AM coffee break

10:50 AM → 11:20 AM Open session: NOvA update and proposed nubar plans

(20+10)

Speaker: Prof. Mark Messier (Indiana University)

Slides NOvA-PAC-JAN16.pdf

11:20 AM → 11:40 AM Open session: MINOS+ update & request for nu running through FY16

(15+5)

Speaker: Prof. Karol Lang (University of Texas at Austin)

Slides MINOS+Update-Plans-PAC-Jan-2016.pdf

11:40 AM → 12:10 PM Open session: Theory strategic plan

(20+10)

Speaker: Dr Marcela Carena (Fermilab)

Slides TheoryPAC2016-final.pdf

1:10 PM → 1:40 PM Open session: Scientific Computing Division status and vision

(focusing on support for the neutrino program) (20+10)

Speaker: Dr Panagiotis Spentzouris (Fermilab)

Slides SC_PAC2016_Jan.pdf