Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2010
Volume 55, Number 1
Saturday–Tuesday, February 13–16, 2010; Washington, DC
Session Q3: Keys to Success in Global Collaborative Physics Projects |
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Sponsoring Units: FIP DPF Chair: Harvey Newman, California Institute of Technology Room: Thurgood Marshall South |
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:30PM - 2:06PM |
Q3.00001: The large hadron collider program Invited Speaker: |
Monday, February 15, 2010 2:06PM - 2:42PM |
Q3.00002: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station Invited Speaker: The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a multi-purpose, large acceptance, precision magnetic spectrometer to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) via Space Shuttle STS-134, currently scheduled to launch on July 29, 2010. AMS is a US DOE-lead international collaboration involving 16 countries and 60 institutes. AMS will measure gamma rays, charged particles and nuclei to the TeV region. Some of the physics objectives are to search for the origin of dark matter, search for the existence of antimatter, search for the existence of strangelets, and precision study of cosmic rays and gamma rays. The construction of the detector was completed mostly in Europe and Asia. It will be the only large physical science experiment on the ISS. [Preview Abstract] |
Monday, February 15, 2010 2:42PM - 3:18PM |
Q3.00003: Marshak Lectureship Talk: SESAME: An International Collaborative Science Project in the Middle East Invited Speaker: In this talk I will speak about the international collaborative science project \textbf{SESAME }(\textbf{S}ynchrotron-light for \textbf{E}xperimental \textbf{S}cience and \textbf{A}pplications in the \textbf{M}iddle \textbf{E}ast). SESAME is being developed under the umbrella of UNESCO and is modeled closely on CERN\textbf{. }The first beam line will be operational in 2012\textbf{.} Several hundred scientists from the region and other parts of the world are expected to use this facility, which will cover disciplines ranging from archaeology to the medical sciences and nanotechnology. The members of SESAME are (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, \textit{Iran,} \textit{Israel}, \textit{Palestinian Authority}, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey). This makes SESAME a unique multidisciplinary centre in this part of the world. In addition, I will talk about the Nanotechnology Research at Al-Quds University, and my views on science and politics, and international collaboration, in a volatile environment like the Middle East. [Preview Abstract] |
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