IEEE Honors Fermilab for Tevatron Particle Collider Technology

Monday 13 Nov 2017, 13:55 → 19:00 US/Central

Ramsey Auditorium (Fermilab)

Bruce STRAUSS (US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY)

Please join us as we celebrate Fermilab's achievements in the development of superconducting magnet technology and dedicate an IEEE Milestone Award for the Tevatron particle collider. The milestone, recently approved by the IEEE Board of Directors, recognizes Fermilab's pioneering role in transitioning the use of superconducting wire and cable from a laboratory endeavor to the industrial scale.

14:00 → 17:00 Symposium

Convener: Dr Bruce STRAUSS (US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY)

14:00 Welcome and introductory remarks

Speakers: Dr Bakul Banerjee (IEEE Chicago Section), Dr Bruce STRAUSS (US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY), Dr Eric Isaacs (University of Chicago), Mike Weis (Department of Energy), Nigel Lockyer (Fermilab)

14:15 Introduction

Speaker: Dr Bruce STRAUSS (US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY)

14:35 Remembrances of Tevatron Early Development

Speaker: David Sutter (University of Maryland)

Slides IEEE_Fermilab_Talk_DFS_171113.ppt

14:55 Building the Tevatron

Speaker: Paul Mantsch (FNAL)

15:15 Niobium-Titanium: Black Magic to Science

Speaker: David Larbalestier (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, FSU)

15:35 From Particle Physics to MRI

Speaker: Dr Kathleen Amm (GE Medical Systems)

15:55 Superconductivity at the LHC

Speaker: Prof. Herman Ten Kate (CERN)

16:15 Panel Discussion: The Future of Superconducting Magnets and Accelerators in Science

Speakers: Dr Alexander Romanenko (Fermilab), Prof. Herman Ten Kate (CERN), Dr Jennifer Bernhard (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Dr Joseph Minervini (MIT), Dr Kathleen Amm (GE Medical Systems)

16:45 Dedication of the IEEE Milestone Award

17:00 → 19:00 Reception