Deep Underground Science and Engineering Workshop

Berkeley August 11-14

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Motivation

There is an emerging consensus that we should strive to develop a single community-wide and interdisciplinary response to the first solicitation from the NSF for site independent proposals for the "Deep Underground Science and Engineering Program Planning and Technical Requirements " (available online here) In this context, and in support of the organization of such a community wide response (previous messages), the UC Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology is organizing a site independent workshop on the Science and Engineering opportunities of a Deep Underground Laboratory (or set of laboratories). It will take place in Berkeley from Wednesday morning 11 August 2004 to Saturday 14 August around noon. The purpose of the workshop is to:

• Finalize the proposal in a way that is fully representative of the community.
• Identify the missing pieces of the scientific arguments for a deep underground laboratories.
• Get a head start on the technical requirements that would be useful for all of the solicitation 2 (site specific) proposals.

The scientific program, which will cover the underground aspects of nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, biology, geology, engineering and homeland security, is under development with the PI team and the "site consultation group" being put together for this solicitation. We envision a mix of plenary talks summarizing the work accomplished so far and working groups focusing on open questions. We will also review how the education and outreach component can be integrated into the overall underground program.

Outline of the proposal

List of Registered Participants

Agenda

Accommodation and Registration

The workshop will take place at the Berkeley Marina/Doubletree hotel:
200 Marina Boulevard
Berkeley, CA 94710
Tel: 1-510-548 7920
Fax: 1-510-548 7944
www.berkeleymarina.doubletree.com
Reservation Code : DUS

The participants are expected to make their reservations directly with the hotel. Please refer to the three letter code "DUS" when making your reservation. The special rate for the "Deep Underground Science" event is guaranteed at $119/night if booked before 15 July 2004. The rate would apply from Tuesday night August 10 through the following weekend for conference participants who wish to stay longer.

Please also register with us online here.

Because this event occurs before NSF funding, we have to charge a registration fee of $275 for the 3 and a half days. In addition to the meeting rooms and refreshments this will include 4 breakfasts and 3 lunches and a festive dinner Friday night (because of UC regulations, we will have a no host bar at the dinner). Registration for one day is fixed at $120. Please pay the registration fee ASAP by check made out to "Regents of the University of California" sent to Mary MacCready at the address given below. Participants from the University of California system can pay this fee by Intercampus Fund Transfer. They should contact Caryl Esteves at (510) 642-9190 or caryl@cosmology.berkeley.edu to arrange the transfer.

Additional guest tickets for the Friday night banquet are available at $45 each and should be paid for together with the registration fee.

Through support provided by the University of California and possibly from National Laboratories, we hope to be able to provide financial aid to a few participants from fields with limited funding (e.g. Education).

Graduate students from any institution may serve as scientific secretaries during the meeting and have their registration fee waived. They should register ASAP by contacting Al Lu at allu@cosmology.berkeley.edu

Contact Information

Mailing List

Please subscribe to the DUSEL mailing list at: http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/duselscience

Mary MacCready
Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
366 Le Conte Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7304
Tel. +1-510-642-0101
Fax. +1-510-642-1756
marym@cosmology.berkeley.edu

Scientific Information

Prof. Bernard Sadoulet
Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
366 Le Conte Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7304
Tel. +1-510-642-5719
Fax. +1-510-642-1756
sadoulet@cosmology.berkeley.edu

Webmaster

Reyco Henning
rhenning@lbl.gov

Useful Websites

Scientific Reports

Reports on Underground Science 2000

Technical Evaluation of Underground Laboratory Sites:

Lead workshops on underground science 2001

International Workshop on Neutrino and Subterranean Science 2002 (NeSS 2002)

http://www.physics.umd.edu/events/spevents/NeSS02/

EarthLab

http://www.earthlab.org

contact: Brian McPhearson

NRC reports:

Neutrino facilities:

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10583.html

Quarks to the Cosmos:

http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10079.html

DOE NP Long Range Plan 2002

http://www.sc.doe.gov/henp/np/nsac/nsac.html

DOE Facilities for the Future 2003

http://www.sc.doe.gov/Sub/Facilities_for_future/facilities_future.htm

DOE HEP Long Range plan and other reports

http://www.science.doe.gov/hep/hepap_reports.shtm

OSTP report February 2004

Individual Sites

Cascades-Icicle Creek, WA

http://mocha.phys.washington.edu/NUSEL/icicle.html
contact:
Wick Haxton haxton@phys.washington.edu
John Wilkerson jfw@phys.washington.edu

http://www.physics.colostate.edu/CAUSE/
contact:
Chang Kee Jung alpinist@ale.physics.sunysb.edu
Bob Wilson wilson@lamar.colostate.edu
Mark Kuchta mKuchta@mines.edu

Homestake Mine Project, SD

http://www.hpcnet.org/homestake#
also, http://ktlesko.lbl.gov/nusel
contact:
Kevin Lesko ktlesko@lbl.gov
Willi Chinowsky wchinowsky@lbl.gov

Kimballton Mine, VA

http://www.phys.vt.edu/~kimballton/
contact:
R. Bruce Vogelaar vogelaar@vt.edu
Bob Bodnar rjb@vt.edu

Mt. San Jacinto, CA

http://www.ps.uci.edu/~SJNUSL/
contact:
Hank Sobel hsobel@uci.edu
Bill Kropp wkropp@uci.edu

Soudan Mine, MN

http://www.soudan.umn.edu/NUSEL/
contact:
Marvin L. Marshak marshak@UMN.EDU
Earl A. Peterson eap@umphys.spa.umn.edu

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNOLAB), Creighton Mine, Ontario

http://www.snolab.ca
US contact:
Andrew Hime ahime@lanl.gov
David Sinclair sinclair@physics.carleton.ca

http://www.wipp.ws/science/index.htm
contact:
Roger Nelson Roger.Nelson@wipp.ws
Lloyd Piper lloyd.piper@wipp.ws

Green Fields Report

Last Update: 8/12/2004