Apr 18, 2006Apr 18, 2006Kaushik DeKaushik De 1

Recent ATLAS Achievements at UTA

Tier 2 up and runningTier 2 up and running Increased activities at CERNIncreased activities at CERN

Kaushik – 1 year sabbatical 3 research scientists now at CERN 2 graduate students also at CERN ATLAS installation progressing rapidly

Increased responsibilities in ATLASIncreased responsibilities in ATLAS Computing, installation, commissioning, physics…

Increased funding (partial list below from past 6 months)Increased funding (partial list below from past 6 months) DoE base $570k + $65k (~50% spent on ATLAS) NSF ATLAS $500k + $350k + $36.8k DoE ATLAS $129k + $137k + $68.5k + $54k + $19k Total so far $1.612 million for ATLAS alone, and growing

Apr 18, 2006Apr 18, 2006Kaushik DeKaushik De 2

Recent Tier 2 Achievements at UTA

Tier 2 Phase 1 hardware ready at UTACCTier 2 Phase 1 hardware ready at UTACC Received initial $500k funding from NSF Expect additional $350k in few weeks

Tier 2 personnel in placeTier 2 personnel in place 1.5 FTE funded by NSF 3.5 FTE funded by DoE

Bi-monthly Tier 2 physics workshops held at UTABi-monthly Tier 2 physics workshops held at UTA Regional leadership role, expanding collaborations March 11 – attended by SMU, OU, LU, LSU, UNM Also D0SAR meeting in March – attended by OU, LU, LSU, UF May 5-6 – expect SMU, OU, LU, LSU, UNM, UA, UTD

Getting ready for data next yearGetting ready for data next year

Apr 18, 2006Apr 18, 2006Kaushik DeKaushik De 3

Assessment of UTA Ranking

Based on 2005 data collected by Based on 2005 data collected by AIP/APS on Graduate ProgramsAIP/APS on Graduate Programs

In Texas:In Texas: UTA 5th in total funding UTA 1st in funding per faculty

Nationally:Nationally: UTA is 42nd in total funding UTA is 11th in funding per faculty

(after Cornell, Northeastern, MIT, Florida, UC-Irvine, UW-Madison, Penn State, UCLA, USC)

Expect 50% funding increase in 2006 Expect 50% funding increase in 2006 – big jump in rankings (Expect to be – big jump in rankings (Expect to be Number 1 experimental HEP group in Number 1 experimental HEP group in Texas)Texas)

FacultyFaculty FundingFunding

UT AustinUT Austin 1010 $2,308,100$2,308,100

RiceRice 1010 $1,686,000$1,686,000

SMUSMU 99 $1,500,000$1,500,000

Texas A&MTexas A&M 1111 $1,486,251$1,486,251

UTAUTA 44 $1,480,750$1,480,750

UTDUTD 33 $927,384$927,384

BaylorBaylor 55 $579,633$579,633

Texas TechTexas Tech 44 $400,000$400,000

Apr 18, 2006Apr 18, 2006Kaushik DeKaushik De 4

Future of ATLAS at UTA

President’s budget shows doubling of DoE budget in 10 yrsPresident’s budget shows doubling of DoE budget in 10 yrs Expect high international visibility for UTA through ATLASExpect high international visibility for UTA through ATLAS

Potential for many fundamental discoveries for 10-15 years UTA poised to be regional/national leader in fundamental particle physics Media outlets will pay increasing attention starting 2007

Currently 4 HEP faculty members at UTACurrently 4 HEP faculty members at UTA Kaushik – 100% ATLAS Jae – recently transitioned to 50% ATLAS, 50% Linear collider Andrew – transitioning to ATLAS from 100% D0 Andy – currently 50% D0, transition soon to ATLAS, 50% ILC

Need new junior faculty member focused 100% on ATLASNeed new junior faculty member focused 100% on ATLAS Unanimously rated top priority by Physics Strat. Plan. Comm. on 4/13Unanimously rated top priority by Physics Strat. Plan. Comm. on 4/13 Unanimously endorsed by Physics faculty on 4/14Unanimously endorsed by Physics faculty on 4/14 Request permission to start search nowRequest permission to start search now

Apr 18, 2006Apr 18, 2006Kaushik DeKaushik De 5

How will UTA Benefit?

More physics results published from UTA with ATLAS dataMore physics results published from UTA with ATLAS dataIncrease regional/national leadership roleIncrease regional/national leadership roleProtect and grow ATLAS funding, increase rankingProtect and grow ATLAS funding, increase rankingExpect low startup requestExpect low startup request

New Physics building, Tier 2 computing, UTA well know in ATLAS New faculty will need student + postdoc: $75k/yr for 3 years