The US program affords opportunities for student participation in many aspects of physics analysis, hardware and computing. The development of detailed detector simulations is an indispensable component for all of these efforts. Support of efforts like Geant4 development enables high energy physics and fields using related detector technologies to optimize scientific reach, perform cost vs...
Many physics students know that CERN and other large accelerator facilities are used as engines of science, but are unaware that accelerator physics itself offers scientifically exciting and lucrative careers. For accelerator physics to continue, it is important to recruit a larger and more diverse next generation of accelerator physicists. Students need to know that it is a scientifically...
Several novel and exciting plans for future collider projects have emerged from the Snowmass and P5 processes. The optimal path forward is one that accommodates as many of these plans as possible, accounting for their varying stages of readiness, continued integration of the global HEP community, and funding expectations. This remark offers a timeline that starts with a Higgs factory in...
A next generation particle collider would be a powerful tool for addressing many of the unanswered questions in particle physics that shape our current science drivers, including the full exploration of the Higgs sector and the nature of dark matter. Muon colliders are a particularly exciting option that could enable access to 10+ TeV energies in an extremely compact, relatively...
The discovery of the Higgs in 2012 and the subsequent agreement between measurements of its properties with SM predictions has left the high energy collider physics community is at a crossroads. The community consensus is that a precision e+e- Higgs factory is required for continued progress in the field. The form that this facility will take is not decided and opinions vary on which type...
The FCC-ee will be a precision machine envisioned to be ready for data-taking in ~2045-2060 as a Higgs factory, allowing for the study of electroweak and top physics at the highest precision. The amount of data expected to be collected will surpass the LEP data in a few minutes of data-taking. The 17 million Z-bosons collected at LEP enabled highly precise measurements of electroweak...
In order to enable future US collider projects, it is crucial to enhance communication, foster effective advocacy efforts, and actively plan for the future as a unified community. This talk explores the necessity of modernizing communication methods and employing creative strategies to engage and captivate larger audiences. Moreover, collaboration between the DOE Office of Science and the...
In the era of large collaborations in high-energy physics, early-career scientists might feel intimidated by the complex dynamics and politics of big modern experiments. Over-specialization of the scientific effort might cause one to lose touch with the big picture, especially at the beginning of the career. This, of course, is not the case for all new researchers. However, a subset of them...
