U.S. Particle Accelerator School
U.S. Particle Accelerator School
America's National School of Accelerator Science and Technology

Current Session

USPAS winter session
Host: Michigan State University
Held in: Knoxville, Tennessee
Dates: Jan 27 - Feb 7, 2025
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Next Session

USPAS summer session
Host: TBA
Held in: Rohnert Park, California
Dates: July 28 - August 8, 2025
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Spotlight

  • The new Mel Month Scholarship supports the increased participation of women students in Accelerator Science & Engineering fields. The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Mel Month, the founding father of the USPAS and a long-time advocate for advancing women in the field of AS&E. Read more here..

  • The National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) has added “Accelerator Physics” as a technical section with Prof. Paul Gueye (MSU) and Dr. Elena Maria Echeverria Mora (Cornell) as co-chairs. The section will be available for abstract submission at the upcoming NSBP – NSHP Conference (Houston, November 2024). More info can be found on the NSBP web site.

  • Interested in being a USPAS Teaching Assistant or Grader? Let us know, uspas@fnal.gov

Video Tutorials

Cyclotrons!

The Koeth Group presents: Learning the nuts and bolts as well as the fundamental principle of particle accelerators using a 12-inch cyclotron.

To view the full series, click here...