I.FAST project officer (EU - REA) visit to CERN

Tuesday 18 Jun 2024, 08:00 → 17:35 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Visit of Dr. Sotirios KAKARANTZAS to CERN - dedicated day to I.FAST related activities.

Dr. KAKARANTZAS is Project adviser at European Research Executive Agency (REA)

EU officer envisaged the following items to be included within the scope of his visit:

-       agenda should include allocated time for discussion and meeting with I.FAST managment and potentially members of the management team;

-       on the project – some slides/ a small presentation on the progress;

-       allocated time for visiting the associated research/experimental infrastructures associated again with I.FAST project;

-       a small demonstration of a simple experimental case would be also much appreciated.

1 Welcome - Esplanade des Particules near the CERN Member States flags

Greeted by T.Torims

2 Visit to the Synchrocyclotron

Speaker: Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)

3 Welcome to the Accelerators and Technologies Sector of CERN

https://ats.web.cern.ch

Speaker: Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)

ATS_EU_06_2024.pdf

ATS_EU_06_2024.pptx

4 Presentation on EU projects at CERN

Speaker: Cloe Levointurier-Vajda (CERN)

CERN EU projects - PO visit June 2024-vf.pdf

CERN EU projects - PO visit June 2024-vf.pptx

5 Presentation of I.FAST & update on the project progress

Speaker: Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

18.06.24.Presentation of I.FAST & update on the project progress.pdf

18.06.24.Presentation of I.FAST & update on the project progress.pptx

6 Discussion with the I.FAST management team

Speakers: Andris Ratkus (Riga Technical University (LV)), Cloe Levointurier-Vajda (CERN), Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV)), Valerie Brunner (CERN)

7 Visit CERN Mechanical Workshop and metrology lab

Speaker: Maciej Burkowski

8 Meeting with PhD students engaged within the I.FAST project

Speakers: Andris Ratkus (Riga Technical University (LV)), Guntis Pikurs (Riga Technical University (LV)), Lazar Nikitovic (Riga Technical University (LV)), Luca Piacentini (Riga Technical University (LV))

12:30 Lunch at Glasbox @R1

9 Visit the CLIC Facility and High Voltage testing lab

With the emphasis to the experience with the HV test of the I.FAST pure-copper AM samples

Speakers: Andris Ratkus (Riga Technical University (LV)), Sergio Calatroni (CERN)

10 transport to 2250

by Andris

11 Visiting Beams Group experimental facilities

Speakers: Alessandra Lombardi (CERN), Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)

12 transport back to CERN Meyrin site

by Andris

13 Wrap-up discussion

14 - end of the visit -