UK HEP Forum 2024: Sustainable future for HEP - challenges, solutions, opportunities

Europe/London
Rodrigo Alonso (Durham), Stefania Ricciardi (STFC RAL)
Description

The UK HEP Forum 2024 will take place on 26-27 November 2024 at The Cosener's House in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and via Zoom.

This year’s forum focuses on the challenges and opportunities in creating a sustainable future for research in particle physics. It aims to:

  • examine current practices, challenges, and emerging solutions for reducing environmental impacts associated with particle physics research. This includes integrating sustainable principles into the experimental design and operation of particle accelerators and detectors, as well as the utilization of large-scale computing.
  • discuss the impact of the UKRI/Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) net-zero commitment on HEP research activities.
  • provide best-practice examples and sustainability initiatives from universities and research centres in the UK and overseas.

In-depth presentations will be given by invited speakers, including experimentalists, theorists, and policy makers. The scientific programme will include topics such as:

  • computing and AI
  • future accelerator and detector technologies
  • reinterpretation of measurements and reproducible research

In addition, the forum will feature a session of short talks giving UK PhD students the opportunity to present their work in all areas of HEP. Interested students are encouraged to submit a talk via the registration form.

The forum is sponsored by the IPPP and STFC. There is no registration fee. Accommodation will be free of charge for all UK attendees. Travel expenses within the UK (ground transport only) will be reimbursed to students who present a talk.

Registration is required and is open to participants with UK affiliation only. In the spirit of this year's Forum, we encourage travel to/from the venue by public transport or ride-sharing. This calculator can help plan your journey: https://routezero.world/.

We look forward to welcoming you.

UK HEP Forum Organising Committee [R. Alonso (co-Chair), T. Cornford, D. Croon, S. Dixon, J. Ellis, J. Linacre, D. van Dyk, S. Ricciardi (co-Chair), M. Wielers]

Email: UKHEPForum@stfc.ac.uk

Registration
Registration Form
Participants
  • Andy Buckley
  • Antonin Portelli
  • Ben Smith
  • Caterina Doglioni
  • Chayan Majumdar
  • Chris Parkes
  • Danny van Dyk
  • DAVID BRITTON
  • Graeme Crawford
  • Graham Van Goffrier
  • Hankun He
  • Hannah Wakeling
  • Ivana Hristova
  • Jacob Linacre
  • Jim Clarke
  • Jo Colwell
  • Julie Kirk
  • Kate Shaw
  • Katy Ellis
  • Kristin Lohwasser
  • Laura Kormos
  • M Naeem Anwar
  • mario campanelli
  • Mark Thomson
  • Michael Spannowsky
  • Monika Wielers
  • Nicole Skidmore
  • Noor-Inès Boudjema
  • Philip Burrows
  • Roberto LOSITO
  • Robin Middleton
  • Sally Shaw
  • Sarah Williams
  • Siddharth Sule
  • Sinead Farrington
  • Sophie Renner
  • Timur Sypchenko
  • Valery Khoze
  • Veronique Boisvert
  • Wrishik Naskar
  • Zelong Zhao
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    • 20:00
      Dinner
    • 1
      Welcome
      Speaker: Sinead Farrington (University of Edinburgh)
    • 2
      Sustainable Future for HEP - Challenges in Physics and Environmental Impact
      Speaker: Veronique Boisvert (Royal Holloway University of London)
    • 3
      FCC: More than just Higgs Physics
      Speaker: Sophie Renner (Glasgow)
    • 4
      Quantum Computing for HEP
    • 12:20
      Lunch
    • 5
      STFC commitment to net-zero and impact on HEP
      Speaker: Jo Colwell (STFC)
    • 6
      Perspectives from grassroots initiatives
      Speaker: Pete Millington (Manchester)
    • Student talks: 1
    • 15:50
      Coffee break
    • Student talks
    • 7
      Sustainability at CERN: now and future
      Speaker: Roberto Losito (CERN)
    • 8
      Future accelerator technologies
      Speaker: Jim Clarke (STFC/ASTEC)
    • 9
      AI: challenges and opportunities
      Speaker: Sven Krippendorf (Cambridge)
    • 19:45
      Dinner
    • 10
      Computing challenges and theory initiatives
      Speaker: Antonin Portelli (The University of Edinburgh)
    • 11
      Greening the Grid
      Speaker: David Britton (Glasgow)
    • 10:45
      Coffee break
    • 12
      Environmental impact of FCC
      Speaker: Kristin Lohwasser (University of Sheffield (GB))
    • 13
      How will future detectors address environmental issues?
      Speaker: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN)
    • 12:45
      Lunch
    • 14
      Reinterpretation of current and future measurements
      Speakers: Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB)), Andy Buckley (IPPP, Durham University)
    • 15
      reana: Reproducible research data analysis platform
      Speaker: Nicole Skidmore (Warwick)
    • 16
      Farewell