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MEIS at Huddersfield. Roger Barlow. Huddersfield University. Not a major r esearch reputation (yet) In good financial shape Commitment: build up research by investment in niche areas Accelerator Science is flagship. Huddersfield International Institute for Accelerator Applications.
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MEIS at Huddersfield Roger Barlow
Huddersfield University • Not a major research reputation (yet) • In good financial shape • Commitment: build up research by investment in niche areas • Accelerator Science is flagship
Huddersfield International Institute for Accelerator Applications • Less than 1 year old • Staff: 4 FTE professors • PhD Students: currently 4, CDT will provide 2/year • MSc students: cohort of 12/year • Projects: LHC, ESS, ADSR, DAEdALUS, nsFFAG… • Equipment: 20 kV Ion source, SRS Booster magnets, ….. And now MEIS
MEIS: the vision Commercial Users Users without EPSRC grants Users with EPSRC grants MEIS Local users
MEIS: the vision Links with industry Papers, Grant income, Status Papers, Status MEIS Growth of local research
Huddersfield / Daresbury More adaptable Not so constrained financially Will not set out to offer same standard of service Our goal: establish Huddersfield as major player in accelerator and accelerator-related research. REF criteria (papers, impact) an important metric, though not the only one.
Questions How do we run the system to encourage users? • Length of bookings? • Time slots? • How far ahead? • How to run fair allocation system with minimal bureaucracy? • Facilities? Answers from this meeting.