MC-PAD Kick-Off Meeting, CERN 13-14 January 2009 Marie Curie Training Network on PArticle Detectors Idea, concept, implementation

MC-PAD Kick-Off Meeting, CERN 13-14 January 2009

Marie Curie Training Network on PArticle Detectors

Idea, concept, implementation


• We are a network !

• We are dealing with young people !

• It‘s all about training !

IdeaCreate a multi-site network in order to provide excellent training opportunities to young researchers in the field of radiation detectors for the next generation of particle physics experiments and other applications.


Concept• Form a multi-site network of first-class European research labs and

universities with long standing expertise in particle detectors.

• Cover a large spectrum of detector types, electronics, simulation, infrastructure, training opportunities.

• Associated and industrial partners complement the spectrum of expertise and support the training activities. Industrial partners provide access to the commercial world, project planning, quality control, …

• Define training projects for researchers around state-of-the-art detector development activity, incl. electronics and simulation software.

• Whenever possible, activities are shared by several partners (network!).

• ≥2 researchers are recruited per activity.


Concept (cont.)• Researchers have access to

- infrastructure of all network partners - combined expertise - Training programmes of all network partners (incl. language,

complementary training)

- Researchers should spend a fraction of their time (up to 30%) at one or more other network partners (incl. associated and industrial ones)

- The network organizes regular Network Training Events and Open Training Events. Open training events include participation of students from outside the network.

- The network invites Visiting Scientist from outside the network to support the research and training activities and to participate in the Network Training Events

within reasonable limits (schedule, logistics, financial)


Implementation

Legal Entity Department Scientist-in-charge

Network Participants

CERN(Coordinator)

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CH)

Physics Dr. Christian Joram

DESY Stiftung Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)

Research High Energy Physics (FH)

Prof. Wolfgang Lohmann

GSI Gesellschaft für Schwer ionenforschung mbH (DE)

Detector Laboratory (WTI) Dr. Christian J. Schmidt

JSI Jožef Stefan Institute (SI) Experimental Particle Physics Prof. Peter Križan

AGH AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)

Physics and Applied Computer Science

Dr. Marek Idzik

LNF Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (IT)

High Energy Physics Dr. Pierluigi Campana

NIKHEF Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (NL)

Subatomic Physics Prof. Els Koffeman

PSI Paul Scherrer Institut (CH) Particles and Matter Dr. Roland Horisberger

UHH University of Hamburg (DE) Inst. for Exp. Physics Prof. Robert Klanner

The MC-PAD Network: Participants


Associated Partners

Evatronix Evatronix SA (PL) Electronic Design Department Dr. Wlodzimierz Wrona

IFJ Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk) PAN (PL)

Henryk Niewodni czański Institute of Nuclear Physics (Insty tut Fizyki Jądrowej IFJ)

Prof. Michal Turala

Micron Micron Semiconductor Ltd. (UK) Research and Development Mr. Mark Bullough

NIMP National Institute of Materials Physics Dr. Ioana Pintilie

Photonis Photonis SAS Holding (FR) Business Development Manager Dr. Christophe Fontaine

The MC-PAD Network: Associated and Industrial Partners

The network runs over 4 years: 1 Nov 2008 – 31 Oct 2012.


The training provided by the network comprises 5 main components:

• full participation in a research project (WP1-12, described below) carried out at several network partners, as part of a research team.

• Local training at the network partner at which the researcher was recruited. This comprises academic lectures and specialized courses …. Furthermore, it comprises hands-on training, to acquire practical experience in all aspects of “high-tech” projects, using the unique state-of-the-art equipment available at the partner institutions …

• Specialized lectures and courses that are not covered by existing events will be systematically treated by training events that are organized by the network.

• Complementary training involving industrial partners.

• Presentations at workshops or conferences… In addition, the young researchers are expected – and strongly encouraged – to contribute to teaching at the regular MC-PAD ITN meetings and to collaborate with and supervise students. Many of them will also have the option of formal teaching at a university.


Table: Work package list

no.Work Package Title Type of

activityLead bene-ficiary

Person months

Start month

End month

WP 1 Radiation Tolerant Mini-strip Tracking Detectors RTD CERN 2 x 36 1 36

WP 2 Hybrid Pixel Detectors RTD PSI 2 x 36 1 36

WP 3 Radiation Hard Crystals / 3D Detectors RTD UHH 2 x 36 1 36

WP 4 Micro Pattern Gas Detectors RTD CERN 36 + 24 1 36

WP 5 TPC with MPGD Readout RTD DESY 3 x 36 1 46

WP 6 Very Forward Calorimetry RTD DESY 2 x 36 1 43

WP 7 Advanced Photodetectors RTD CERN 24 1 24

WP 8 Photodetectors for High-B Fields RTD JSI 36 1 36

WP 9 Front-end Electronics for Hybrid Pixel Detectors RTD FOM 36 + 24 7 43

WP 10 Monolithic Detectors RTD AGH-UST 36 7 43

WP 11 Front-end Electronics RTD GSI 36 + 24 1 43

WP 12 Optimization of Monte Carlo Tools and Comparison with Benchmark Data

RTD INFN 36 + 24 1 37

WP 13 Network coordination MGT CERN 1 48

will be topic of tomorrow‘s morning session


Network management

The Network has concluded a Network Agreement:

•The purpose of this document is to describe the organization of the work between the partners, the management and the operation of the network and their common code of conduct, supplementing but not conflicting with the provision of the EC contract.

•This document is acknowledged by the partners, but has no legal binding.

•The document describes the role of the- Network coordinator- Supervisory Board- Executive Board - Associated partners- Industrial partners- ...


Annual workshop organization

Supervisory Board(chair elected by board)

1 representative per partner (incl. associated and industrial)

Executive Board (chair = network coordinator)Network coordinator + deputy

Training program coordinator + deputy

Recruitment coordinator + deputy

Research Projects

Contact persons

Training event organization

Selection Committee

- - - - - - temporary committees

Peer-review of training quality (two external advisors)

Network management (cont.)The Supervisory Board has to elect a chair today !

We need to find two external advisors !

To be nominated !

To be nominated !


3.2 - Associated partners’ roleThe associated partners agree to support the contractors in pursuing the objectives of the Contract MC-PAD. In particular, they collaborate in the organisation of network wide training eventsand workshops; in the follow-up of the research carried out in the projects of the network throughcontacts with the Research Project Contact Persons; in the training of the recruited researchers.

3.3 - Industrial partners’ roleThe industrial partners agree to support the contractors in pursuing the objectives of the EC ContractMC-PAD, along the lines of the Letter of Intent which make part of the Proposal approved by the EU.In particular they agree to host young researchers participating in the network and to delivertraining courses.…

Network management (cont.)

4.3 – Settlement of disputesAll disputes or differences arising in the operation of the network, which cannot be amicablysettled inside the governing boards, will go to an arbitration of three members, two of themappointed by the parties and the third, acting as chair, chosen by the two.The arbitration decisions will bind the partners and the management of the MC-PAD network.


Conclusions (1)

• MC-PAD will provide excellent opportunities for young researchers to extend their knowledge and expertise and to promote their scientific career.

• The network partners will exploit the facilities and the broad spectrum of experience available in the network.

• Marie Curie Initial Training Networks are great tools to boost European science, but …


Conclusions (2)

MC Initial Training Network s - Difficult aspects / room for improvement

•The lead time is too long (2 years). The underlying R&D projects evolve significantly during this time …

•One needs to provide specific information (milestones, deliverables) long before the project start, and later one needs to justify every change.

•The 80:20 rule (doct:postdoc) appears inadequate for our field and does not reflect the ratio in the applications.

•The tool ‘Visiting Scientist’ is too rigid. It is not realistic to define name, date and length of stay of a visiting professor up to 5 years in advance.

•National legislation in certain countries leads to large deductions from the initially very attractive salary and spoils the attractiveness.

Documents

MC-PAD Kick-Off Meeting, CERN 13-14 January 2009 Marie Curie Training Network on PArticle Detectors Idea, concept, implementation