DOE-STFC-FNAL US-UK Partners Event

Tuesday 6 Feb 2024, 09:00 → 16:01 Europe/London

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory - Harwell Campus (Science and Technology Facilities Council)

On behalf of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Chicago, and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), we cordially invite you to attend an invite-only workshop on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL). The workshop will focus on US-UK partnership opportunities in the areas of quantum technologies for fundamental science, super-computing, and artificial intelligence for science.

 

Travel: The recommended travel to Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is by train to Didcot station and then taxi. Trains to Didcot depart from London Paddington Station roughly every 30 minutes and take 40-45 minutes. 

1 Morning Discussion Topics

10:00 - Welcoming Remarks
Speaker: Mark Thomson (STFC)
Speaker: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (DOE)

10:15 - Overview of UK Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics
Speaker: Oliver Buchmuller (Imperial College London)

10:45 - Quantum Science and Technology at DOE Office of Science
Speaker: Claire Cramer (DOE)

11:15 - Quantum Technology in STFC
Speaker: Dave Newbold (STFC, Head of Science and Technology)

11:45 - Discussion of potential DOE-SC/STFC Collaboration

12:15 Lunch

2 Afternoon Discussion Topics

1:00 - Overview of AI/Advanced Computing at STFC
Speaker: Tom Griffin (STFC, Head of Scientific Computing)

1:30 - Overview of AI/Advanced Computing at DOE-SC
Speaker: Ceren Susut (DOE)

2:00 - Discussion of potential DOE-SC/STFC Collaboration
Speaker: Mark Thomson (STFC)
Speaker: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (DOE)

3 Optional Tours

• National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC)
• ISIS Neutron and Diamond Light Source
• Diamond Light Source

4 Programming Concludes