NuPECC: The founding fathers and their legacy

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NuPECC The founding fathers and their legacy
Muhsin N. Harakeh Kernfysisch Versneller
Instituut Symposium on Highlights and
Perspectives of Subatomic Physics In Honor of
Paul Kienle Wie kommt man auf einfaches Neues?
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First attempt to establish a strong collaboration
of nuclear physicists in Europe was initiated in
November 1980 Nuclear Physicists with
vision. They approached European Science
Foundation (ESF) George Morrison wrote As a
first step it was proposed to set up, under the
aegis of the ESF, a committee whose aim would be
to survey present and planned activities in
nuclear physics in Europe and to explore the
possibilities for and practicalities of closer
collaboration within the nuclear physics
community. It would further be the task of the
committee to set up the terms of reference for a
more permanent body that might serve further
efforts in nuclear physics
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• A working group was established on April 1981,
  with members Profs. T. Mayer-Kuckuk (Chairman,
  Bonn), G.C. Morrison (Birmingham), G.R. Plattner
  (Basel), R.A. Ricci (Legnaro), H. Ryde (Lund),
  R.H. Siemssen (Groningen), A. Winther
  (Copenhagen), J. Yoccoz (Paris).
• Terms of reference were drafted
• To investigate the possibilities for European
  collaboration in the field of nuclear physics
• To this end, to encourage the rational use of
  existing facilities and to explore future needs
  in the field,
• To give due consideration to the setting up of
  adequate bodies, which could, on a European
  scale, pursue the above-mentioned aims.
• They met 9 times and produced a report in October
  1983

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• New leaders with vision Initiating Group with
  more persistence and better chemistry!
• ? Establish a committee to promote
• collaboration between research groups
• and institutes and formulate policy for
• Nuclear Physics in Europe
• NuPECC established in 1988-1989
• Became an Associated Committee of ESF
• Now an Expert Committee of ESF
• Future an ? Expert Board of ESF

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Completely new group of nuclear physicists. First
meeting discuss findings of Initiating Group,
and define work-plan. Committee Structure Local
Chairman and Secretary
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Local Chairman and secretary Relation to
others NuPECC News Organisation of bureau Network
of European facilities
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Agenda did not change much from last
meeting. Meetings more serious. Apologies and
minutes. Local Chairman BUT correspondence and
report.
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Interesting dualism Two chairs Two
secretaries Sissy Körner ? Scientific
Secretary Editor NPN Claude Detraz elected
Chairman Paul absent Paul succeeded Claude in
1993
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The objective of NuPECC is to Strengthen
European Collaboration in nuclear science through
the promotion of nuclear physics and its
trans-disciplinary use and application in
collaborative ventures between research groups
within Europe and particularly those from
countries linked to the ESF NuPECC is supported
by its Subscribing Institutions, Member
Organisations of the ESF involved in nuclear
science research.
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• In pursuing this objective the Committee shall
• define a network of complementary facilities
• within Europe and encourage optimisation of
• their usage
• provide a forum for the discussion of the
• provision of future facilities and
• instrumentation and
• provide advice and make recommendations to
• the ESF and to other bodies on the development,
• organisation, and support of European nuclear
• research and of particular projects.
• New terms of reference

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• NuPECC has from the outset strived to establish a
  network of complementary facilities within
  Europe. It published the Handbook
• International Access to Nuclear
• Physics Facilities in Europe
• already in 5th edition (2004).

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• NuPECC published its first Long-Range Plan (LRP)
  in November 1991.
• Nuclear Physics in Europe Opportunities and
  Perspectives
• Based on reports of 6 groups
• Nuclear Structure
• Properties of Nuclear and Hadronic Matter
• The Quark-Gluon Plasma
• Strong Interaction Physics with Hadron Beams
• Nuclear Physics with Electrons
• The Nucleus as a Laboratory for Fundamental
  Interactions

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In beginning of 2004 NuPECC published it 3rd
LRP This was based on group reports representing
all active fields of nuclear physic Preceded by
Town Meeting at GSI, 30 January - 1 February 2003
to present the reports, discuss conclusions and
formulate recommendations
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Many doubted that NuPECC will ever be taken
seriously by the national and European funding
agencies. NuPECCs strength is that it is a Grass
roots movement Staying the course has
helped. Thanks to the founding fathers paved the
way which we followed and now NuPECC is listened
to and has influence that is beneficial for the
community.
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By having daring and unconventional
ideas Professionalism all the way Photo taken in
1986 during a big fashion show Sommerfest at
GSI.
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Paul in a Dirndl, the typical Bavarian/Austrian
costume. Le moment suprême Impact and success
achieved
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• Paul in the GSI lecture hall at the celebration
  of his 60th birthday.
• 11 August 1991
• Centre of Attention
• NuPECC Success
• GSI upgrade/New
• accelerator (SIS)
• facilities (ESR)
• successful

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Thank you Paul for all you have done to our
community.