Random News

  • New results from T2K will be official soon, with new CC1pi sample.
    • not too much change in the bottom line, but still a big advance.
  • Hyper-K:
    • Potentially accelerated schedule 
    • Highest ranking in Science Council of Japan's Master Plan
    • Submission to MEXT Roadmap in June
    • If successful, funding negotiations can start and approval could come quickly
    • Strong support from University of Tokyo President
      • more collaboration within the University (engineering schools, etc.).
      • possibly create a new institute to manage construction and operation of HK
      • riding the wave of 2015 Nobel Prize
  • Next Monday:
    • Seminar speaker Ryan Patterson (CalTech)
    • NOvA and DUNE
  • Summer students:
    • Elizabeth Chen: Work on optical coupling between PMT and acrylic with silicon cookie.
    • Alev Orfi: Development of underwater calibration device.
    • Enze Zhang: Work on reconstruction algorithms for NuPRISM?
    • . . .