Members

University of Utrecht/University of Tsukuba (Member)

University of Tsukuba, University of Utrecht: full member institutions of the ALICE collaboration

University of Tsukuba

Name Tatsuya Chujo (PI) Institute, Position University of Tsukuba, Lecturer Research fields Nuclear Physics (Experiment) Role FoCal-E project coordinator FoCal-E PAD representative, FoCal Japan representative

Name Yasuo Miake Institute, Position University of Tsukuba, specially appointed professor Research fields Nuclear Physics (Experiment) Role FoCal-E PAD R&D

Name Jonghan Park (deputy PI) Institute, Position University of Tsukuba, assistant professor Research fields Nuclear Physics (Experiment) Role FoCal-E PAD R&D

Utrecht University

Name Thomas PEITZMANN (co-PI) Institute, Position Utrecht University, professor, University of Tsukuba, professor Research fields Nuclear Physics (Experiment) Role FoCal-E PIXEL R&D, simulation

Name Marco van LEEUWEN (co-PI) Institute, Position Utrecht University, researcher, University of Tsukuba, professor Research fields Nuclear Physics (Experiment) Role ALICE spokesperson (2023-2025)

University of Tsukuba (17): Staff 6, PhD 3, Master 6, Bachelor 2
Utrecht University (21): Staff 4, PD 0, PhD 6, Master 8, Bachelor 3

History of UT-UU Research Unit (2018-)

• 2018.03 Kickoff Meeting, Utrecht Univ. and Univ. of Tsukuba CiC research unit
• 2018.07 Assistant Professor N. Novitzky (deputy PI), arrived at University of Tsukuba
• 2018.07-10 mini-FoCal production, conducted CERN beam test experiment
• 2019.04 FoCal International Workshop held
• 2020.06 LoI Approval of FoCal Proposal at LHCC (CERN)
• 2020.08 JSPS KAKENHI KIBAN(S) approval for FoCal
• 2020.12 Publication on the first FoCal prototype
• 2021.10 Conducted CERN beam test experiment at SPS
  (First use of HGCROC ASIC, a final readout)
• 2021.11 Dr. A. Ghimouz, came to Tsukuba as a researcher 
• 2022.04 Started 2nd term (FY2022-2024) UT-UU Research Unit Program
• 2022.05-06 Conducted CERN beam test experiment at PS
• 2022.07 Dr. N. Novitzky left Tsukuba, moved to ORNL
• 2022.09 Conducted CERN beam test experiment at SPS
• 2022.11 Conducted CERN beam test experiment at SPS
• 2023.02 Conducted ELPH beam test experiment at Tohoku University
• 2023.03 Dr. A. Ghimouz left Tsukuba, moved to AIST
• 2023.04 Dr. Jonghan Park  (deputy PI), came to Tsukuba
• 2023.03 Conducted 2nd neutron irradiation test at RANS (RIKEN)
• 2023.03 “2nd International Workshop on Forward Physics and Forward Calorimeter Upgrade in ALICE” (Univ. of Tsukuba)
• 2023.05 Conducted CERN beam test experiment at SPS
• 2023.07 Conducted 3rd neutron irradiation test at RANS (RIKEN)
• 2023.09 Grenoble-Tsukuba Workshop at Univ. of Tsukuba
• 2023.09 ALICE/sPHENIX/STAR/EIC-J workshop at RIKEN
• 2023.10 Conducted CERN beam test experiment at PS
• 2024.02 Conducted ELPH beam test experiment (FoCal)
• 2024.03 FoCal Technical Design Report (TDR) has been approved by LHCC
• 2024.03 Conducted KEK PF-AR beam test experiment (CE65)
• 2024.05 Conducted 4th neutron irradiation test at RANS (RIKEN)
• 2024.05 Co-hosted the 20th International Conference on Calorimetry in Particle Physics (CALOR2024), Tsukuba International Congress Center on May 20-24, 2024, in Tsukuba City, Japan
• 2024.08 High energy heavy ion physics, Tutorial workshop at Osaka Univ.
• 2024.09 Hosted the 12th International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions (Hard Probes 2024, HP2024) 
• 2024.10 Joined 5th ALICE UPGRADE WEEK in Krakow (FoCal collaboration meeting)
• 2024.11 Hamamatsu Sensors Production Readiness Review

University of Tsukuba (Members), updated 2024.11

University of Tsukuba (Members) OB/OG, updated 2024.11

• Keita Okui graduated the bachelor course (2024.03)
• Yuuki Asatani, Taiga Kawaguchi and Koki Sato graduated the master course (2024.03)
• Ryotaro Nagata, graduated master course (2023.03)
• Dr. Abderrahmane Ghimouz (2021.11 – 2023.3), moved to AIST
• Dr. Norbert Novitzky (2018.07 – 2022.06), moved to ORNL