Sci.Tech Department Instrumentation – Organization, Aim, Funding
Sci.Tech Department's Instrumentation Center & Division focuses on meeting user needs, talent training, project delivery, & technology development. Current challenges include resource allocation, transparency, user engagement, & system-level project delivery.
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Sci Tech dept / Instrumentation center / Instrumentation division Organization Aim Funding and way forward
Ingredients Emerging Tech Emerging Tech pillar pillar TRL 1-3 Academic coll. Sherbrooke CERN DRD DESY Universities SFU People pillar People pillar Executive board Strategy board Highly qualified personnel MI System tech System tech pillar pillar TRL 4-8 NSERC MRS Users TRL 7-9 Need Sci Tech dept Solution SNOLAB
Aim of this organization Meeting the needs of the users TRIUMF BAEs + expansion to Canadian SAP community + some targeted tech transfer projects Transparency of the effort and decision making Currently done using QRPP as much as possible + discretional implementation Talent training From coop students to senior engineering / physicists / manager Effective project delivery Team focused project management Need expertise in subdividing projects into team-manageable sub-project and dealing with interfaces (system engineering) No body counting resource loaded schedule Rely on pooling resources, i.e. having the right person for the right job World class technology development and technology transfer Critical to attract talents (technology focused) and funding (aside from NSERC SAP) Participation in CERN DRDs
Sci Tech dept currently Currently focused on system level project delivery Minimum management resources Limited transparency Limited user engagement Minimum effort in technology development and tech transfer Done on the side Major contribution to several CFI projects (ALPHA, DarkSide, nEXO, mPMT, P-ONE) In general manpower expense charged to CFI Sci Tech does not see any of these $ but it helps offset some cost. This has not been discussed in years and it is unclear if the leadership team is aware of this We would like to see this contribution recognized and be part of the discussion for how to use this income
ARIEL and Sci Tech Status-quo We have been asked to provide bodies (aka FTE) for the last 5 years at least Few projects/tasks here and there ARIEL seems to have difficulty defining tasks and coming up with specifications Heavy workload on scintillator shop. ARIEL continues to displace every other projects Urgency is not always clear Overall, it is hard to make Sci Tech fit into ARIEL s boxes Pro-active possible future Seek projects that fits our team work dynamic Can work is ARIEL management is willing to contract-out major tasks/projects? Seek projects to reduce operational needs We have extensive experience in minimizing operational workload Commit to delivering our projects Can we expect the same commitment from ARIEL overall? Sacrifice Sacrifice support of many projects for 2+ years
Possible evolution paths External funding from astro-particle physics is available Secured: McDonald Institute (300+300k$/y), SFU CERC (Darren Grant) Applied for: CFI IF 2025 for the Innovation Driven Intelligent Detector, ID2 A instrumentation/detector center will happen in collaboration with SFU. The question is how broad/narrow its scope will be Narrow scope would be High Energy and Astro-particle Detector (HEAD) center Expansion in green technologies is happening Water analysis, Air analysis, Fusion reaction diagnostics Possible other opportunities in health care, resource extraction, TRIUMF can shape this more or less TRIUMF could play a leading role and tap into this additional resources It does not have to be expensive. Many funding sources possible
Possible scenarios in the next 5 years Dept vs center vs division Sci Tech dept Sci Tech dept current structure limits its scope to mostly TRIUMF PSD and mostly PP projects HEAD center would be independent of Sci Tech Piecemeal funding for any initiative Instrumentation center Instrumentation center would expand the scope of activity Foster collaboration between groups Enable expansion to NSERC CREATE, other tech transfer Admin support would be a game changer in user engagement Instrumentation division Instrumentation division would enable reaching out beyond TRIUMF and establishing world class visibility Assumes some admin support and contribution to defining strategy at TRIUMF level Contribute to leadership team conversation Attract funding as TRIUMF (as opposed to as TRIUMF scientist)
One center/division vs 3 centers? Pros: match experts to needs, avoid overlap, higher level strategy Cons: less control by users must be mitigated by effective management, AI center overlap with detector and quantum center is not great Also, revisit development vs operation Focus on development, i.e. projects. Minimize operational duties. Transfer project to users. Build system for ease of operation. operational support within experimental groups Have operational support personnel do project work is ineffective
Sci Tech + HEAP center Academic coll. HEAD HEAD Sherbrooke CERN DRD DESY Universities SFU MI Sci Tech dept Sci Tech dept Concept dev. grp Det. Grp Electronics grp DAQ grp Dept Dept head head Users NSERC MRS Need Solution SNOLAB
Instrumentation center Instrum Instrum. center Photon det. Tech Quantum tech Tracking tech cryo. Tech AI tech . center Academic coll. Universities SFU Sherbrooke CERN DRD DESY Instrum Instrum. . center center HQP MI Instrum Instrum. . center center Green tech Dept Dept heads heads NSERC MRS Sci comp. dept Sci comp. dept Sci Tech dept Sci Tech dept Concept dev. grp Det. Grp Electronics grp DAQ grp Need Users Solution SNOLAB
Instrumentation Division Emerging Tech Emerging Tech dept dept (TRL 1-3) Photon det. Tech Quantum tech Tracking tech Academic coll. Universities SFU Sherbrooke CERN DRD DESY People dept People dept Executive board Strategy board Highly qualified personnel MI System tech System tech Dept ( Dept (TRL 4-8) Concept dev. grp Mech. Sys.grp Electronics grp DAQ grp Reconstruction grp NSERC MRS Need Users TRL 7-9 Solution SNOLAB
Summary. An opportunity for TRIUMF Instrumentation is well funded and visible outside of TRIUMF Green technologies need instrumentation We have attracted commercial and not for profit partners We have some money, and (hopefully good) ideas, and we could grow our capabilities at a fairly small cost to TRIUMF We have a good track record of getting external funding We could enhance our support of the TRIUMF and broader communities with some admin support Currently admin support is a roadblock for transparency for Sci Tech but also NSERC MRS What do you want to do? Within PSD and beyond?
