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Hmmm..the 'Science President'.... On Mon, 1 Feb 2010, Graf, Norman A. wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > The President's FY2011 budget proposal have been released and > details are available at: > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/ <https://exch-mail.slac.stanford.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/> > > The Department of Energy appendix is at: > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2011/assets/doe.pdf > > High Energy Physics starts at: > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2011/assets/doe.pdf#page=9 > > " > > Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) > > Identification code 89-0222-0-1-251 | 2009 | actual 2010 | est. 2011 est. | > > 00.04 High Energy Physics ....................| 955 | 862 | 829 | > > High Energy Physics.-The high energy physics (HEP) program > > aims to understand how our universe works at its most fundamental > > level, by discovering the most elementary constituents > > of matter and energy, probing the interactions between them, > > and exploring the basic nature of space and time itself. The program > > encompasses both experimental and theoretical particle > > physics research and related advanced accelerator and detector > > technology research and development (R&D). The primary mode > > of experimental research involves the study of collisions of energetic > > particles using large particle accelerators or colliding beam > > facilities. > > In addition to contributing to breakthrough scientific discoveries, > > HEP research also makes major contributions to accelerator > > technology and provides the expertise necessary for the expansion > > of such technology into medicine, industry, and homeland security, > > as well as materials, biology, and chemistry research using > > light sources. One notable recent example is the Linac Coherent > > Light Source, now operating at the SLAC National Accelerator > > Laboratory: the concept and proof-of-principle for this state-of the- > > art basic energy sciences facility grew out of particle accelerator > > technology developed for the HEP program. > > The HEP budget request supports a world leadership program > > at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Funding is > > provided for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) research program, > > including support for software and computing, pre-operations > > and maintenance of the U.S. built systems that are part of the > > LHC detectors; and accelerator commissioning and accelerator > > physics studies using the LHC. > > While the future trajectory of the worldwide HEP program has > > an emphasis on the energy frontier, the proposed long-range > > program will provide the U.S. with a balanced and diverse array > > of world-leading efforts, including new facilities to ensure continued > > U.S. leadership at the intensity and cosmic frontiers of exploration, > > such as intense particle beams to probe rare and subtle > > particle interactions, or ground and space-based observatories > > for understanding dark energy and dark matter. > > " > > This is, of course, just the beginning of a long and unpredictable > process > Sincerely, > Norman Graf > >