Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond (2025)

Chapter: Appendix D: Information Gathering

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.

D

Information Gathering

MEETING 1: JULY 26–27, 2022

  • Budgetary Considerations for Elementary Particle Physics
    • Dr. Joel Parriott, Assistant Director for Federal Research and Development, Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • National Science Foundation Perspective on the EPP-2024 Statement of Task
    • Dr. Denise Caldwell, Division Director, Physics, National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Department of Energy Perspective on the EPP-2024 Statement of Task
    • Dr. Glen Crawford, Division Director, Research and Technology, Office of High Energy Physics, Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Science Progress Since EPP-2010
    • Dr. Joe Lykken, Deputy Director of Research, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
  • Snowmass Process and Results from Snowmass 2022
    • Dr. Joel Butler, Chair, Division of Particles and Fields, American Physical Society

MEETING 2: OCTOBER 13, 2022 (EARLY CAREER TOWN HALL)

  • Snowmass 2021 Community Survey Report
    • Dr. Ivan Lepetic, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University
  • Issues Impacting Members of the Particle Physics Early Career Community
    • Town Hall Participants

MEETING 3: NOVEMBER 9, 2022

  • Panel: Academic Leadership Discussion of Elementary Particle Physics at Universities
    • Dr. Rachel Bean, Senior Associate Dean for Math and Science in the College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University
    • Dr. Willie May, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Morgan State University
    • Dr. Kam Moler, Vice Provost and Dean of Research, Stanford University
    • Dr. Santiago Schnell, Dean of the College of Science, University of Notre Dame
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
    • Dr. Isi Ero-Tolliver, Dean of the School of Science, Hampton University
    • Dr. Frances Hellman, Emeritus Dean of the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
    • Dr. Vivian Incera, Dean of the College of Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
    • Dr. Angela Olinto, Dean of the Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
    • Dr. Jaetae Seo, Interim Assistant Dean of the School of Science, Hampton University

MEETING 4: NOVEMBER 29–30, 2022

  • Discussion of Charge and Expectations of EPP-2024 with DOE Office of High Energy Physics (HEP)
    • Dr. Regina Rameika, Associate Director, HEP, DOE
  • Discussion with Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) and High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) Chairs
    • Dr. JoAnne Hewett, Chair, HEPAP
    • Dr. Hitoshi Murayama, Chair, P5
  • Discussion of the Cosmic Frontier
    • Dr. Tim Tait, Chancellor’s Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
  • Discussion of the Theory Frontier
  • Dr. Nathaniel Craig, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Discussion of the Neutrino Frontier
  • Dr. John F. Beacom, Henry L. Cox Professor of Physics and Astronomy, The Ohio State University
  • Particle Physics Plans in China
    • Dr. Yifang Wang, Professor, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Thought Leaders Roundtable Discussion
    • Dr. E. William Colglazier, Senior Scholar, Center for Science Diplomacy, American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • Dr. Fleming Crim, John E. Willard and Hilldale Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison
    • Dr. Patricia Dehmer, Deputy Director, Science Programs, DOE (retired)
    • Dr. Lisa Randall, Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science, Department of Physics, Harvard University
    • Dr. Michael Witherell, Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Sustainability and Particle Physics Research
    • Dr. Frédérik Bordry, Director, Accelerators and Technology, CERN

MEETING 5: DECEMBER 13, 2022

  • Discussion with Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) and High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) Chairs
    • Dr. JoAnne Hewett, Chair, HEPAP
    • Dr. Hitoshi Murayama, Chair, P5
  • Panel on the Feasibility of a National Future Collider Accelerator R&D Program in a Global Context
    • Dr. Vladimir Shiltsev, Director, Accelerator Physics Center, Fermilab
    • Dr. Sarah Cousineau, Section Head, Accelerator Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Dr. Leonid Rivkin, Professor Emeritus, Paul Scherrer Institute
  • Panel on Technical and Timeline Feasibility of a Muon Collider
    • Dr. Thomas Roser, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Dr. Daniel Schulte, Senior Physicist, CERN
    • Dr. Mark Palmer, Director, Accelerator Science & Technology Initiative, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.

MEETING 6: JANUARY 27, 2023

  • Panel on High Energy Physics Directors at National Laboratories
    • Dr. Kevin Burkett, Head, Particle Physics Division, Fermilab
    • Dr. Dmitri Denisov, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, High Energy Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Dr. JoAnne Hewett, Chief Research Officer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    • Dr. Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, Director, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Dr. Rikutaro Yoshida, Director, High Energy Physics, Argonne National Laboratory

MEETING 7: FEBRUARY 14, 2023 (CERN TOWN HALL)

  • Town Hall Session for U.S. CERN Early Career Particle Physics Community
  • Town Hall Session for All U.S. CERN Particle Physics Community

MEETING 8: MARCH 21, 2023 (FERMILAB TOWN HALL)

  • Town Hall Session for Fermilab Early Career Particle Physics Community
  • Town Hall Session for Fermilab Particle Physics Community

MEETING 9: APRIL 3–4, 2023

  • Maximizing EPP-2024 Impact for U.S. Science
    • Dr. Harriet Kung, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Science, DOE
    • Dr. Sean Jones, Assistant Director, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, NSF
  • Rare Processes and Precision Measurements
    • Dr. Marina Artuso, Professor, Physics, Syracuse University
    • Dr. Giorgio Gratta, Professor, Physics, Stanford University
    • Dr. David E. Kaplan, Professor, Physics, Johns Hopkins University
  • Panel on International Collaborations
    • Dr. Eliezer Rabinovici, President, CERN
    • Dr. Regina Rameika, Associate Director, Office of High Energy Physics, DOE
    • Mr. Cole Donovan, Staff Director, National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable, National Academies
  • Neutrino Physics Beyond Dune and T2K
    • Dr. Andre de Gouvea, Professor, Department of Physics, Northwestern University

MEETING 10: MAY 18, 2023

  • Panel on High Energy Physics in Japan
    • Dr. Shoji Asai, Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
    • Dr. Takaaki Kajita, Distinguished University Professor, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
    • Dr. Masanori Yamauchi, Director-General, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

MEETING 11: JUNE 14, 2023

  • Panel on Early Career and Climate in Particle Physics
    • Dr. Kétévi Adiklè Assamagan, Physicist, Omega Group, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Dr. Jessica Esquivel, Associate Scientist, Fermilab
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
    • Dr. Julia Gonski, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Nevis Laboratories, Columbia University
    • Dr. Apriel Hodari, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific, Inc.
    • Dr. Kelly Stifter, Lederman Fellow, Fermilab

MEETING 12: JULY 25, 2023

  • Panel on Workforce Development for Accelerators and Instrumentation
    • Dr. Jonathan Asaadi, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
    • Dr. Phil Burrows, Professor, University of Oxford
    • Dr. Maurice Garcia-Sciveres, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Dr. Karsten Heeger, Professor, Yale University
    • Dr. Jared Maxson, Assistant Professor, Cornell University

MEETING 13: AUGUST 22, 2023

  • Briefing and Discussion with the HEPAP Chair on EPP-2024 and P5 Expectations
    • Dr. Sally Seidel, Chair, HEPAP
  • Highlights from HEPAP International Benchmarking Subpanel
    • Dr. Patricia McBride, Subpanel Co-Chair

MEETING 14: OCTOBER 26, 2023

  • Panel Discussion on Theory
    • Dr. Keith Dienes, Program Director, Elementary Particle Physics – Theory, NSF
    • Dr. Greg Gabadadze, Senior Vice President, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, Simons Foundation
    • Dr. William Kilgore, Program Manager for Theoretical Physics, Office of High Energy Physics, DOE
    • Dr. Eric Laenen, Professor, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam

MEETING 15: NOVEMBER 21, 2023

  • Panel on Next-Generation Computing for Particle Physics, Science, and the World
    • Dr. Sergio Bertolucci, Professor of Physics, Università di Bologna
    • Dr. Jennifer Ngadiuba, Wilson Fellow, Fermilab
    • Mr. Rick Stevens, Associate Laboratory Director and Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory

MEETING 16: DECEMBER 19, 2023

  • International Exchange in Elementary Particle Physics
    • Dr. Bill Colglazier, AAAS
  • Discussion with NSF Physics Division Director
    • Dr. Saul Gonzalez, NSF

MEETING 17: JANUARY 17, 2024

  • Benefits of Elementary Particle Physics Beyond the Field
    • Dr. Massimo Florio, Università degli Studi di Milano
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.

MEETING 18: FEBRUARY 15–16, 2024

  • Benefits of Elementary Particle Physics
    • Dr. David Baltimore, California Institute of Technology
    • Dr. Robin Coxe, Atom Computing
    • Mr. Paul Dabbar, Bohr Quantum Technology
    • Dr. Cherry Ann Murray, University of Arizona
    • Dr. Chuck Shank, University of California, Berkeley
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information Gathering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28839.
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