21–24 Mar 2023
Fermilab & Argonne
America/Chicago timezone

Whole-PhD Support for Students in Instrumentation

22 Mar 2023, 16:40
5m
Ramsey Auditorium (Wilson Hall) (Fermilab)

Ramsey Auditorium (Wilson Hall)

Fermilab

Fermilab open session Open Session for remarks

Speaker

Prof. Eric Dahl (Northwestern University / Fermilab)

Description

There is growing recognition that training the next generation of instrumentation experts is vital to the future of HEP. Unfortunately, most student support mechanisms in instrumentation, including SCGSR and Traineeship programs, take a “one and done” approach – one year of support in instrumentation after which a student returns to their regularly scheduled PhD. This is in stark contrast to the experiences of the current leaders and rising stars in neutrino, rare process, dark matter and QIS physics, many of whom enjoyed graduate experiences where instrumentation was not a 1-year add-on, but rather an organic part of an entire PhD, often on a small pathfinder experiment. To support such a PhD today is exceedingly challenging, typically requiring a half-dozen different funding sources per student over the course of their PhD. Mechanisms for whole-PhD support – which could be adapted from existing instrumentation programs supporting students at labs and at universities – are needed to cultivate the innovators that will drive HEP forward.

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Primary author

Prof. Eric Dahl (Northwestern University / Fermilab)

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