SURF User Association Executive Committee Overview
The SURF User Association Executive Committee plays a vital role in fostering communication, community, and advocacy among SURF experiments and researchers. Learn about their purpose, structure, membership, and recent updates to their charter. Stay informed about the latest developments in underground science.
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SURF User Association Brittany Kruger User Association Executive Committee Chair User Association Annual Meeting 2022
SURF User Association Purpose Two-way communication on topics important to users/researchers. Promotes a sense of community amongst SURF experiments and researchers. Articulates and promotes scientific case for UG science and significance to society, provides channel for advocacy. Organization Membership open to Underground Science Community (initially was limited to active SURF researchers). General meetings held at least annually. Executive Committee consists of 9 individuals across scientific disciplines, incl early career. Two-year terms (with term overlap), limits per experiment and institution. Quarterly meetings held with SURF Mgmt. 2
SURF User Association Executive Committee Timeline Established Dec 2020. Two rounds of Executive Committee elections conducted successfully (2020, 2021). Name Field Experiment Institution Notes Term Expiry Physics CASPAR SURF Early Career Dec 2022 Mark Hanhardt Biology DeMMO Desert Research Institute Dec 2023 Brittany Kruger Chair Kevin Lesko Physics LZ Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab Dec 2022 Rachel Mannino Physics LZ Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Early Career Dec 2022 *Ralph Massarczyk Physics MJD/LEGEND Los Alamos Natl Lab Post-Chair Dec 2022 Sam Meijer Physics MJD/LEGEND Los Alamos Natl Lab Dec 2023 Brianna Mount Physics BHUC Black Hills State University Dec 2022 Geology EGS Collab Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Dec 2023 Megan Smith Secretary Frank Strieder Physics CASPAR South Dakota Mines Dec 2023 Wenqin Xu Physics MJD University of South Dakota Dec 2022 3
SURF User Association Executive Committee Timeline Established Dec 2020. Two rounds of Executive Committee elections conducted successfully (2020, 2021). Name Field Experiment Institution Notes Term Expiry Physics CASPAR SURF Early Career Dec 2022 Mark Hanhardt Biology DeMMO Desert Research Institute Dec 2023 Brittany Kruger Chair Kevin Lesko Physics LZ Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab Dec 2022 Rachel Mannino Physics LZ Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Early Career Dec 2022 *Ralph Massarczyk Physics MJD/LEGEND Los Alamos Natl Lab Post-Chair Dec 2022 Sam Meijer Physics MJD/LEGEND Los Alamos Natl Lab Dec 2023 Brianna Mount Physics BHUC Black Hills State University Dec 2022 Geology EGS Collab Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Dec 2023 Megan Smith Secretary Frank Strieder Physics CASPAR South Dakota Mines Dec 2023 Wenqin Xu Physics MJD University of South Dakota Dec 2022 Charter updated in Aug 2021 to broaden membership to global underground science community. Subcommittee ratified new registration process in Apr 2022, form linked on SURF website. Charter update ratified in Apr 2022 re: minimum representation from various disciplines. Association organized SURF Vision Workshop Sept, 2021, first General Meetings Sept, 2021, Oct, 2022 4
SURF User Association Executive Committee 2022 General Meeting Goals: Provide current facility and science updates to users, Invite potential new users to contribute: G3 Dark Matter Atom Interferometry Microbial Metabolomics Continue the SURF long-term planning discussion, Provide instruction for new users on starting a project at SURF. Reminders: We encourage broad participation in the user association- share with your colleagues. Next round of Executive Committee elections in Dec 2022, please email if interested. 5
