U.S. Study Abroad Initiative

Europe/Zurich
B1C (Center for Strategic & International Studies)

B1C

Center for Strategic & International Studies

1800 K St. NW Washington DC 20006, USA
Description
A one-day meeting sponsored by the University of Michigan and the Lounsbery Foundation focusing on the feasibility of creating a U.S. LHC Study Abroad Program in Geneva. Though the Meeting will focus on the specific case of undergraduate student research participation in the Large Hadron Collider Program in Geneva, the issues involved pertain much more broadly to overall U.S. national science policy, as more and more frontier research facilities are being located beyond the borders of the United States.
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Event Description
List of Participants (Excel)
Participants
  • Al Goshaw
  • Allan Lerner
  • Bill Valdez
  • Daniel Levin
  • David Abshire
  • Deborah Derrick
  • Donald Shapero
  • Downing A. Thomas
  • Elizabeth O'Malley
  • Fred Bernthal
  • Graham Harrison
  • Homer Neal
  • Howard Gordon
  • Howard Nicholson
  • Kathleen McCloud
  • Linda Blevins
  • M. Peter McPherson
  • Marta Cehelsky
  • Marvin Goldberg
  • Michael Tuts
  • Patricia Dehmer
  • Randal Ruchti
  • Robert Berdahl
  • Robert Megginson
  • Robert Samors
  • Sarah Eno
  • Stephen D'Arcy
  • Steven Goldfarb
    • 10:00 10:50
      Introduction
      • 10:00
        Welcome 15m
        President Lounsbery Foundation, Vice Chair, CSIS, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, President, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
        Speaker: Ambassador David Abshire
      • 10:15
        Nature of the Challenge 15m
        Former Chair, HEPAP Subpanel Study on the Future of University High Energy Physics Programs, Former Member, U.S. National Science Board, Professor of Physics, University of Michigan
        Speaker: Prof. Homer A. Neal
        Slides
      • 10:30
        The Congressional Study Abroad Landscape 20m
        President, APLU (formerly NASULGC) President Emeritus, Michigan State University Former Director, USAID
        Speaker: M. Peter McPherson
    • 10:50 11:10
      Facility Examples with Anticipated Limited U.S. Undergraduate Student Access
      • 10:50
        The Large Hadron Collider, ITER and the WHO 20m
        Professor of Physics, Notre Dame University, Former NSF Physics Program Officer, Former Outreach Coordinator, CERN CMS Experiment
        Speaker: Prof. R. Ruchti
        Slides
    • 11:10 11:50
      Examples of Existing International Programs for Undergraduate Studies
      • 11:10
        Current CERN REU Program 20m
        Speaker: Prof. Homer A. Neal
        Slides
      • 11:30
        International Undergraduate Programs at the NSF 20m
        Speaker: Graham M. Harrison, Program Manager, International Programs, NSF
    • 11:50 13:00
      Lunch 1h 10m
    • 13:00 13:50
      Interest of Scientific Community
      • 13:00
        American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields 20m
        Speaker: Prof. Raymond Brock
      • 13:20
        U.S. ATLAS Collaboration Board 15m
        Speaker: Prof. Al Goshaw
        Slides
      • 13:35
        U.S. CMS Collaboration Board 15m
        Speaker: Prof. Nick Hadley
        Slides
    • 13:50 14:25
      Benefits and Operational Challenges of Study Abroad Programs
      • 13:50
        University of Michigan Programs 10m
        Speaker: Associate Dean R. Megginson, University of Michigan
      • 14:00
        University of Illinois - Chicago ; Switzerland Program 10m
        Speaker: Associate Provost A. Lerner, University of Illinois - Chicago
      • 14:10
        State Department: Host Country Issues 15m
        Speaker: Representative from U.S. State Department / OSTP
    • 14:25 14:55
      A LHC Study Abroad Proposal
      • 14:25
        A LHC Study Abroad Proposal 20m
        Speaker: Dr. S. Goldfarb, University of Michigan
        Slides
      • 14:45
        Palestinian / Israeli Student Initiative 10m
        Speaker: Dr. D. S. Levin, University of Michigan
        Slides
    • 14:55 15:15
      Coffee 20m
    • 15:15 15:45
      Observations from University Consortia
      • 15:15
        Association of American Universities 10m
        Speaker: R. Berdahl, President, AAU
      • 15:25
        Universities Research Association 10m
        Speaker: F. Bernthal, President, URA
      • 15:35
        Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) 10m
        Speaker: Associate Provost A. Lerner, University of Illinois - Chicago
    • 15:45 16:15
      Possible Funding and Operation Strategies
      • 15:45
        General Foundation Perspectives 15m
        Speaker: Dr. Deborah Derrick, Program Officer, Gates Foundation
      • 16:00
        Management Perspectives 15m
        Speaker: Mr. Steven D'Arcy, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
    • 16:15 16:50
      Open Discussion on Next Steps

      Myron Campbell, Professor of Physics and Chair, University of Michigan,
      Associate Dean, LS&A;
      Homer Neal, University of Michigan