NikhefFrank Linde LHC/ATLASIvo van Vulpen APP/ANTARESAart Heijboer OIO/TheorieSander Mooij Engineering/CO 2 Bart Verlaat IndustrieJan Visser RondleidingJan & Els DiscussieAllemaal

Nikhef organigram

Missie The mission of Nikhef is to study the interactions and structure of all elementary particles and fields at the smallest distance scale and the highest attainable energy, and to connect the findings of today’s research in a qualitative and preferably quantitative manner to the fierce processes occurring in the early Universe, 13.7 billion years ago. Two complementary approaches are followed: Accelerator-based particle physics Experiments studying interactions in particle collision processes at particle accelerators, in particular at CERN; Astroparticle physics Experiments studying interactions of particles and radiation emanating from the Universe, with the Earth. Nikhef coordinates and leads all Dutch experimental activities in these fields.

Nikhef samenwerkingsverband FOM instituut voor subatomaire fysica Universiteit van Amsterdam Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Vrije universiteit Amsterdam Universiteit Utrecht universiteiten instituten

deeltjesfysica (effectief: LHC)

astrodeeltjesfysica

Astroparticle physics Accelerator-based particle physics AUGER large area cosmic ray observatory ANTARES deep-sea water-Cerenkov neutrino telescope VIRGO laser-interferometer gravitational-wave detector CERN: ALICE ATLAS LHCb astroparticle physics accelerator-based particle physics Nikhef research (RU) (UvA) (VU) (RU/UvA) (UU) (VU)

Nieuwsgierigheid gedreven

LHCb & Babar ATLAS & D0 Alice & Star Antares Auger Virgo Theory R&D GRID Outreach (must be updated, 2007 status)

Theory

Detector R&D

Grid computing

Education High school: (2007 EPS prize) HiSPARC cosmic ray project + ··· Bachelor: many classes given by Nikhef scientists Master: Particle & astroparticle Nikhef PhD: Research school subatomic physics (60-70 PhD students) Nikhef scientific staff has ties with all Dutch universities (regular and technical) with a physics program

Public events: open days, tours, museum lectures, ··· Elementary & high school events competitions, master classes, projects, ··· Press: CERN visits, interviews, ··· Movies: Atlas movie, Mass mystery, Higgs Theater, etcetera Outreach Many activities aimed at all groups: students, public, press, funding agencies & Nikhef itself

Collaboration with industry More important former Nikhef  SHELL  ASML  Philips  banks (really?)  journalism  consultancy  software  ········

Nikhef in €’s No investments: typically 2 M€/year FOM missie+programmas FOM BUW universities verniewingsimpuls, EU, industrie, projectruimte

Technical infrastructure mechanics engineering electronics computing MA EA ET CT /16 manpower

Aandachtspunten LHC: –Start-up: hoogste tijd –Continuering programmas na 2013/2015 Astrodeeltjesfysica: –KM3NeT: ontwerp & site convergentie Industrie: meer dan IPPs alleen Internationalisering & FOM Instituten: –Meeste vaste FOM personeel –Niet allemaal in één keurslijf: flexibiliteit