U.S. Particle Accelerator School
U.S. Particle Accelerator School
Education in Beam Physics and Accelerator Technology

Rutgers University (2015)

USPAS sponsored by Rutgers University
held in East Brunswick, NJ
June 15-26, 2015

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June 15-26, 2015 two-week full courses

Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with Simulations and Measurements Lab (undergraduate level)
William Barletta, USPAS/MIT; Linda Spentzouris, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elvin Harms, Fermilab

Accelerator Physics
Alexander Chao and Xiaozhe Shen, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Intermediate Accelerator Physics
Michiko Minty, Brookhaven National Lab and Frank Zimmermann, CERN

Cyclotrons
Timothy Koeth, Brian Beaudoin and Kiersten Ruisard, University of Maryland; Timothy Ponter, Ion Beam Applications

RF Superconductivity: Physics, Technology and Applications
Jean Delayen, Old Dominion University and JLab; Anne-Marie Valente-Feliciano and Gigi Ciovati, JLab

June 15-19, 2015 one-week half courses

Control Theory with Application to Accelerators and RF Systems, Part I
Claudio Rivetta, SLAC National Accelerator Lab and Ozhan Turgut, Stanford University

Design of Storage Rings for Light Sources
Riccardo Bartolini, John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, University of Oxford and Diamond Light Source

Magnetic Systems: Theory and Design for Accelerators and Detectors with Emphasis on Insertion Devices
Ross Schlueter, Soren Prestemon and Diego Arbelaez, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Project Management for Scientists and Engineers
Kem Robinson and Dianna Jacobs, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Joseph DeLong, Brookhaven National Lab

June 22-26, 2015 one-week classes

Control Theory with Application to Accelerators and RF Systems, Part II
Claudio Rivetta, SLAC National Accelerator Lab; Alexander Scheinker, Los Alamos National Lab and Ozhan Turgut, Stanford University

Linear Accelerator Design for Free Electron Lasers
Simone Di Mitri, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste; Marco Venturini, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Beam-Based Diagnostics
Christoph Steier, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; James Safranek and Xiaobiao Huang, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Superconducting Accelerator Magnets
Soren Prestemon, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Paolo Ferracin and Ezio Todesco, CERN