NSF NeXUS Facility

2020 Workshop

NeXUS Project Manager speaks via Zoom during the 2020 NeXUS User Workshop

NSF NeXUS User Workshop - July 30-31, 2020

Thank you to many attendees of our first workshop! It was a very successful and productive event! The recording of the NSF NeXUS Overview is now available! Click here to watch the recording from the User Workshop. Here is the document of Tech Specs sent to the attendees. (A “snapshot” of the NSF NeXUS system that provides additional technical detail about the planned system and its design.)

The inaugural NSF NeXUS user workshop will be held as a virtual event on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 2020. Please join us to learn about and help shape the NeXUS facility. This will be a highly interactive event to gather input and feedback from researchers interested in the NeXUS capabilities.

Planned workshop events include:

  • An introduction to NeXUS presented by co-directors Dr. Robert Baker and Dr. Louis DiMauro from Ohio State University
  • Plenary speakers:
    • Katalin Varjú, Scientific Director of ELI-ALPS
    • Stephen Leone, UC Berkeley
    • Karl Krushelnick, Director of ZEUS Michigan Mid-scale Facility
  • An introduction to the NeXUS experimental end stations by their lead designers
  • Short presentations by and discussions with attendees about proposed “killer” experiments
  • Nominations for the NeXUS user committee

Each day, virtual presentation and discussion sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern U.S. time.