US-Korea Workshop: International Cooperation in Particle, Nuclear and Astrophysics Research

我们建议于2012年4月16日至17日在韩国首尔举办美韩粒子、核子和天体物理研究联合研讨会。该研讨会将在韩国物理学会(KPS)春季会议之前举行。这次研讨会将汇集来自美国和韩国的40多名粒子物理、核物理和天体物理领域的顶尖研究人员、博士后和研究生。它将为这些社区提供机会，就韩国计划建设重离子加速器Koria(韩国稀有同位素加速器)和作为国际科学与商业带(ISBB)一部分的基础科学研究所(BSI)启动长期合作。这次研讨会将成为一次及时的活动，将来自学术界、实验室和行业的美国和韩国研究人员聚集在一起，讨论未来在粒子、核物理和天体物理研究方面的合作。它可以帮助制定一个近期和长期的计划，使Koria成为一个世界级的设施，使世界各地的科学家受益。参与的研究生和博士后将受益于接触到该领域的国际公认的领导者，这将有助于他们的职业发展。由此产生的合作将涉及两国的学生，并促进他们的积极交流。其他领域，如医学成像和辐射探测技术，无疑将受益于加速器和探测器开发的进步。代表不足的群体，如科学界的妇女，将积极参加这次讲习班。

We propose to hold a US-Korea joint workshop on Particle, Nuclear and Astrophysics Research in Seoul, Korea on April 16-17, 2012. This workshop will immediately precede the Korean Physical Society (KPS) Spring meeting. This workshop would bring together over 40 leading researchers, postdocs and graduate students in particle physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics from across the U.S. and Korea. It would provide an opportunity for these communities to initiate long-term collaborations regarding the Korean plan to construct a heavy ion accelerator, KoRIA (Korea Rare Isotope Accelerator) and a Basic Science Institute (BSI) as part of the International Science & Business Belt (ISBB).This workshop will serve as a timely event to bring together U.S. and Korean researchers from academia, laboratories, and industries for discussion of future collaborations in Particle, Nuclear and Astrophysics research. It can help develop a near and long-term plan for KoRIA to serve as a world-class facility that would benefit scientists world-wide. Participating graduate students and post-docs will benefit from exposure to internationally recognized leaders in the field, which will help their career development. The resulting collaborations would involve students in both countries and promote their active exchanges. Other areas such as medical imaging and radiation detection technology will undoubtedly benefit from advancement in the accelerator and detector development. Under-represented groups such as women in science will be actively involved in this workshop.