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Meeting Agendas
FIRST MEETING WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 16-17, 2005
Friday, December 16, 2005
Closed Session
8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Plans for the Meeting |
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—John Ahearne and Stuart Freedman, Co-Chairs |
8:15 |
Committee Balance and Composition Discussion |
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—Donald Shapero, Director, Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA) |
9:15 |
Introduction to the National Research Council (NRC) |
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—Timothy Meyer, Senior Program Officer, BPA |
9:30 |
General Discussion |
9:45 |
Break |
Open Session
10:00 a.m. |
Perspectives from the Department of Energy (DOE)/ Nuclear Physics |
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—Dennis Kovar, Associcate Director, DOE Office of Nuclear Physics |
10:30 |
Perspectives from the National Science Foundation (NSF)/Physics |
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—Joseph Dehmer, Director, NSF Division of Physics |
11:00 |
Perspectives from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) |
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—Joel Parriott, Budget Examiner, OMB |
11:30 |
General Discussion |
12:00 |
noon Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
Perspectives from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) |
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—Rob Dimeo, Assistant Director, Physical Sciences and Engineering, OSTP |
1:30 |
Nuclear Physics Context of Rare-Isotope Science |
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—James Symons, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Chair, DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) Long-Range Planning Report (2002) |
2:15 |
Perspectives from Capitol Hill |
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—Michael Holland, Chairwoman’s Staff, House Science Committee |
2:45 |
General Discussion |
3:15 |
Break |
3:30 |
Public Comments from User Groups |
4:30 |
Public Comments from Major Facilities |
5:30 |
Other Public Comments |
6:00 |
Adjourn |
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Open Session
8:30 a.m. |
International Context of Rare-Isotope Science |
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—Peter Bond, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Chair, NSAC Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA)/GSI Comparison Report (2004) |
9:00 |
Discussion |
Closed Session
9:45 a.m. |
Initial Impressions |
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—John Ahearne and Stuart Freedman, Co-Chairs |
10:30 |
Discussion of Work Plan |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:30 |
Adjourn |
SECOND MEETING IRVINE, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 11-12, 2006
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Closed Session
8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Plans for the Meeting |
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—John Ahearne and Stuart Freedman, Co-Chairs |
8:45 |
Initial Discussions |
9:15 |
Break |
Open Session
9:30 |
Rare-Isotope Science in the Context of Nuclear Physics |
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—Richard Casten, Committee Member |
10:00 |
Discussion |
10:30 |
The Rare-Isotope Accelerator Facility |
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—Jerry Nolen, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) |
11:00 |
Discussion |
11:45 |
Lunch |
12:45 p.m. |
Rare-Isotope Science: Nuclear Structure (Experiment) |
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—Bradley Sherrill, Michigan State University (MSU) |
1:15 |
Rare-Isotope Science: Nuclear Structure (Theory) |
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—Erich Ormand, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) |
1:45 |
Discussion |
2:15 |
Rare-Isotope Science: Nuclear Astrophysics |
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—Hendrik Schatz, MSU |
2:45 |
Rare-Isotope Science: Astronomy and Astrophysics |
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—John Cowan, University of Oklahoma (by telephone) |
3:15 p.m. |
Discussion |
3:45 |
Break |
4:00 |
Rare-Isotope Science: Stockpile Stewardship |
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—David Crandall, DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) |
4:30 |
Discussion |
5:00 |
Rare-Isotope Science: Fundamental Symmetries |
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—Guy Savard, ANL |
5:30 |
Discussion |
6:30 |
Adjourn |
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Open Session
8:45 a.m. |
Rare-Isotope Science and Technology: Additional Applications |
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—Larry Ahle, LLNL |
9:15 |
Discussion |
9:45 |
Guidance for Implementing NSAC Long-Range Plan |
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—Robert Tribble, Texas A&M University, and Chair, Report of the NSAC Subcommittee (2005) |
10:15 |
Discussion |
10:45 |
Break |
11:00 |
Perspective on RIA and Nuclear Physics |
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—John Schiffer, ANL, and Chair, 1999 NRC Survey |
11:30 |
General Discussion |
12:00 |
noon Lunch |
Closed Session
1:00 p.m. |
Committee Deliberations |
4:30 |
Adjourn |
THIRD MEETING WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 12-13, 2006
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Closed Session
8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Plans for the Meeting |
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—John Ahearne and Stuart Freedman, Co-Chairs |
8:45 |
Initial Discussions |
9:15 |
Break |
Open Session
9:30 |
New Developments in Planning for RIA |
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—Dennis Kovar, DOE, and Joel Parriott, OMB |
10:30 |
Two Views on “The Elements of RIA: Options for Staging or Descoping” |
10:30 |
The View from Michigan State University |
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—Konrad Gelbke, MSU |
11:00 |
The View from Argonne National Laboratory |
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—Donald Geesaman, ANL |
11:30 |
Discussion |
12:00 |
noon Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
The Role of Nuclear Structure in the Science Case for RIA |
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—Francesco Iachello, Yale University |
Closed Session
2:00 |
Discussion |
6:30 |
Adjourn |
Monday, March 13, 2006
Closed Session
8:30 a.m. |
General Discussions |
10:00 |
Break |
10:30 |
General Discussions |
11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
FOURTH MEETING VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA JULY 14-15, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Closed Session
9:00 a.m. |
General Discussion |
Open Session
11:00 |
Perspectives from TRIUMF |
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—Jean-Michel Poutissou, Associate Director, TRIUMF |
12:00 |
noon Lunch |
Closed Session
1:00 p.m. |
General Discussions |
6:00 |
Adjourn |
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Closed Session
9:00 a.m. |
General Discussions |
Open Session
12:00 noon |
Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
Tour of TRIUMF |
2:00 |
Adjourn |