A national science policy challenge: access to major research facilities abroad in an era of increased globalization Homer A. Neal University of Michigan.

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A national science policy challenge: access to major research facilities abroad in an era of increased globalization Homer A. Neal University of Michigan A Workshop Held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies June 1, 2009 Sponsored by the Lounsbery Foundation and the University of Michigan

 In an era of increased globalization, more and more frontier research centers will be located elsewhere (LHC, ITER, WHO, telescopes, …)  Exposure to actual frontier research has been a key recruitment and training tool for science undergraduates in the past  There is a risk that future U.S. long term science priorities will be set by convenience rather than by scientific importance as today’s undergraduates make their career choices

SSS BOARD OF OVERSEERS SMITHSONIAN REGENTS NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD / CERN REU PROGRAM BEYOND SPUTNIK HEPAP STUDY ON HEP IN UNIV.

 Concept has been widely accepted as a powerful learning and teaching tool in the humanities and arts (e.g., Florence and the Uffizi)  Why are study abroad programs so little used in the sciences? What is the difference between Florence/Uffizi and Geneva/LHC -- Or Geneva/WHO?

 For decades the U.S. and Europe were the two indisputed leaders in this field – arguably the most fundamental field of all scientific disciplines  Now we are facing the prospect of having no field- leading frontier facility within the U.S. national boundaries, with the world’s undisputed center being in Geneva with no U.S. counterpart  Now facing the prospect that U.S. undergraduates will have little opportunity to directly participate in cutting- edge high energy physics research

 Now that many experiments are operating overseas, we have the opportunity not only to engage our students in the excitement of science but also to engage them in international collaboration. Whether these students go on to become particle physicists or to work in some other field, they will carry this valuable experience with them.  Finding: Undergraduates thrive in research, and those who so participate are  more likely to pursue careers in science and technology.  Finding: The LHC and other experiments abroad offer a spectacular opportunity  to engage undergraduates and high school teachers in research. This research  experience will be particularly powerful for those who spend time at the experiment site.

 ……..providing a remarkable opportunity for any young physics student. It is even conceivable that such a cooperative agreement would allow students to incorporate their REU experience into their university’s study-abroad program, perhaps even receiving credit for their work. All in all, opportunities exist for a sizable expansion of this program, in spite of the challenges. 

 We should celebrate the fact that many nations are now interested in, and capable of, hosting major scientific facilities  The challenge falls to U.S. universities and the U.S. Government to make sure that our students continue to have access to cutting-edge research facilities  There is no reason to expect that the U.S. dominance in most fields will continue – but we should not ignore the need to evolve our educational system accordingly to mitigate the effects

 Do nothing special and hope that “market forces” and student interest will do their job ..or  Pick a few strategic scientific fields and do whatever is necessary to insure student access to the frontier facilities in those fields

 How to site it  How to manage it  How to fund it  Host country considerations  Identification of instructors  Taking local courses  Host laboratory considerations  Student mentorship  Measurement of success  Planning process  Sunrise and sunset considerations

 Assess the scope, tractibility and completeness of the questions on the previous slide  Assess the likely level of support and interest on the part of the physics community, international program officers at universities, university consortia, key agency officials, and the Department of State  To receive general guidance on next steps