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The Center for Bright Beams, A National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center

Beam Acceleration Team and Projects

Our Team:

Theme Leaders:Graduate Students:Post Docs:
Matthias Liepe, CornellJasper Brown, U ChicagoRobert Burnley, U Chicago
Steven Sibener, U ChicagoZhaslan Baraissov, CornellNathan Sitaraman, Cornell
Mark Transtrum, BYUBariana Bowman, U FloridaAffiliates:
Senior Investigators:Van Do, U ChicagoJeffrey Elam, Argonne Lab
Tomás Arias, CornellSam Dong, U FloridaDon Hartill, Cornell
Richard Hennig, U FloridaGabriel Gaitan, CornellGeorge Japaridze, Clark Atlanta
Matthias Liepe, CornellAlexis Grassl*, CornellRobert Laxdal, TRIUMF
David Muller, CornellCristóbal Méndez, CornellLarry Wang, Clark Atlanta
Steven Sibener, U ChicagoJake Parsons*, Cornell 
 Sadie Seddon-Stettler, Cornell 
 Liana Shpani, Cornell 
 Michael Van Duinen, U Chicago 
*Indicates Tigner Traineeship Fellow  

 

PROJECT TITLEPI/Postdoc or Grad Student
Ab initio exploration of beyond-Nb SRF materials for low cooling power and high field performanceArias / Méndez
AI accelerated simulations for the design and growth of superconducting thin filmsHennig / Dong, Bowman
CVD Growth of Nb3Sn FilmsLiepe / Gaitan
CBD based growth of Nb-ZrLiepe / Grassl*
Conduction-cooled SRF ModulesLiepe / Parsons*
High-performance Nb3SnLiepe / Shpani
Advanced Material Systems for Enhanced SRF PerformanceLiepe / Sitaraman
Advancing RF Performance via Capping Layers and Oxide PassivationLiepe / Seddon-Stettler
Electron Microscopy characterization of the microsctructure of materials for SRF cavitiesMuller / Baraissov
Impact of Nb2O5 Nanoscale Roughness on Sn Uptake and Nucleation Upon the Formation of Nb3SnSibener / Brown
Optimizing Nb Surfaces – Oxide Passivation by Au EncapsulationSibener / Do
Zr alloying, passivation, and interdiffusion with Nb substratesSibener / Burnely
In Situ Measurements of High Temperature Surface Structure, Bonding, and Dynamics of Doping N and Alloying Sn or Zr from Initial Behavior to Resulting Film GrowthSibener / Van Duinen
*Indicates Tigner Traineeship Fellow