[Eicatjlab_all_personnel] [EXTERNAL] EIC Newsletter (May/June 2025)

Tue Jun 3 20:21:23 EDT 2025

In This Issue  Message from the EIC Project Director Immigration Updates: Webinar Staff Profile: Alex Aslinger, Mechanical Design Engineer, Jefferson Lab EIC Directorate Announcements EIC Staff Win Big in Prizes - and Camaraderie - at Great South Ba...
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EIC Newsletter (May/June 2025)
In This Issue

  *   Message from the EIC Project Director
  *   Immigration Updates: Webinar
  *   Staff Profile: Alex Aslinger, Mechanical Design Engineer, Jefferson Lab
  *   EIC Directorate Announcements
  *   EIC Staff Win Big in Prizes - and Camaraderie - at Great South Bay Brewery
  *   EIC Every Step of the Way Photos
  *   EIC Project Highlights
  *   EIC & Lab Events
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Jim Yeck

'Continued support for the Electron-Ion Collider construction project'...is very encouraging, particularly in these uncertain times."

A Message from EIC Project Director Jim Yeck

This is a short update on our efforts to move the EIC project into the final design and construction phase.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) scheduled a focused status review of the EIC project on August 5-7, 2025.  It is important that the review is a success, and we are following a schedule to prepare for the review and ensure that we can properly address the questions enumerated in the review charge.

A major step in the preparation for the review was a Red Team review in late May.  The committee provided feedback on our project delivery strategy, including the scope of the subprojects and plans for science during commissioning, and advice on many related topics.  They supported plans for subprojects and encouraged us to design targets to press for a construction start for the first subproject in 2026.

The funding picture for fiscal year (FY) 2026 will remain uncertain for some time. The President's Budget Request for DOE in FY2026 is described in a document released a few days ago, "Budget in Brief<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.energy.gov_sites_default_files_2025-2D05_doe-2Dfy-2D2026-2Dbib-2Dv2.pdf&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=ya5ZR9_F5FpGo4xcSNez9E4N0pZFPQ7MnKVwpWi2Yrk&e= >."

Notably, the document includes the following statement: "Continued support for the Electron-Ion Collider construction project." This statement is very encouraging, particularly in these uncertain times. Unfortunately, there is a 4% decrease in the request for the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics relative to actual FY2024 funding. We continue to evaluate the implications of different funding scenarios and remain committed to our project goals.

Thank you for your efforts to move the EIC into final design and construction.

-Jim

Lab Immigration Updates

On May 8, 2025, the BNL Human Resources Office of International Services and Joint Appointments hosted a webinar/virtual information session with Paige Taylor, an external immigration attorney from Fragomen law offices, to update staff and provide important guidance on current immigration requirements. To review the content of the webinar, please see the pdf provided below.

"We recognize that this is a challenging time for everyone, and we are here to support you as we navigate through these uncertainties," said Margie Goodsell, Manager, Office of International Services, Joint Appointments, in the Office of International Services. "Please know that we are closely monitoring these visa/immigration situations and will share any confirmed updates as they become available. We appreciate your understanding and careful attention."

The Brookhaven Lab Office of International Services is charged with the responsibility of compliance with all U.S. DOE, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Labor Laws and regulations relating to the immigration status of all foreign national employees.

For questions, please contact OIS at bnl.gov<mailto:OIS at bnl.gov> or visit Human Resources | International Services<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__intranet.bnl.gov_hr_international_&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=6E62gpJktosJ6oMx__qyuFJoX8AVEdZ3teLDvyGS6jA&e= >. In case of emergencies or outside normal office hours, contact ext. 2626 (or 631-344-2626).
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EIC Staff Profile: Alex Aslinger

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Alex Aslinger (Image courtesy of A. Aslinger)

Hi Alex. Please tell us your job title and group: Mechanical Design Engineer, Triple-I Group/pfRICH Lead Engineer, Jefferson Lab

My job is to: design sub-detectors, like the proximity-focusing ring-imaging Cherenkov (pfRICH) detector, and work with the team that integrates these sub-detectors into the larger detector system.

Why is this important to the EIC?

Well, designing detectors is key because we're trying to bring new technologies into tried-and-true designs. RICH-style detectors have been around for a while and are great at identifying the particles that pass through them. But the ePIC detector for the EIC is totally new, so we have to adapt those existing designs to meet our specific space and performance needs.

The integration part is crucial, too, because nothing can be designed in isolation. Every component interacts with others, so we have to think through every detail. As a team, we focus on how to install, support, and remove each piece while making sure nothing conflicts with the rest of the system.

Nothing can be designed in isolation.

What's the most exciting aspect of your job?

>From a technical perspective, I'd say it's the steep learning curve. Every day, I'm learning new ways to apply different mechanical designs and techniques to tackle problems. Getting to work with much more experienced engineers has been an amazing opportunity for me as we keep pushing the designs forward.

On a bigger picture level, it's super exciting to be part of such an international team. I get to collaborate with physicists and engineers from all over the world-different labs, top universities, you name it-every single day. Honestly, I don't think there are many jobs out there that offer that kind of global interaction.
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Images of the proximity-focusing ring-imaging Cherenkov (pfRICH) detector. (Image credit: A. Aslinger)

What is challenging for you and your group right now?

To be honest, one of the biggest challenges for me - and for a lot of the teams I work with - is the distance and keeping communication consistent and productive. If it were up to me, I'd love to have more face-to-face time with the people I work with daily, especially those putting in the hard work to design the ePIC detector. But, of course, we live in a digital world, so that kind of thing isn't always easy to pull off. That said, I'm lucky that the project supports me whenever I feel it's crucial to be on-site during a key moment.

Tell us about your career journey. I jumped right in when I started-within no time, I was working on EIC-related projects and leading the design of pfRICH's predecessor, the mRICH (modular ring-imaging Cherenkov). I actually ended up being the main engineer in charge of two competing designs and got to present both, which was a wild and rewarding experience.

I still think of myself as early in my Mechanical Engineering career, but this isn't my first rodeo. Before this, I spent nearly ten years handling contracts for the Department of Defense. Before that, I was a certified automotive technician. So yeah-I've lived a few different lives, and each one's added something unique to how I work and solve problems today.

I've lived a few different lives, and each one's added something unique to how I work and solve problems today.
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Alex, pictured here, whilst mulling over sub-detector designs. (Image courtesy of A. Aslinger)
Do you have advice for early career folks or those in your field?

It might be a case of "the blind leading the blind," but if there's one piece of advice I'd offer, it's to dive in with an open mind and a real willingness to learn. No one walks in knowing everything, and that's okay. What matters most is being curious, asking questions, and staying humble enough to admit when you don't know something.

There's a lot to be gained just from listening-especially to the folks who've been doing this for a while. Their experience is invaluable, and chances are, they've been exactly where you are now. Don't be afraid to reach out or ask for help. We're lucky to work alongside some truly outstanding people, and more often than not, they're just a message or quick conversation away.

Dive in with an open mind and a real willingness to learn. No one walks in knowing everything, and that's okay. What matters most is being curious, asking questions, and staying humble enough to admit when you don't know something.

That is some good advice that applies to all of us, I think. And what are some non-work facts about you?

I have two kids; my son is nearly three and my daughter is 6. I am always up to learn new things. I grew up in Kentucky and love my 'Cats [aka Wildcats, the team for the University of Kentucky]. My hobbies typically revolve around making or fixing things.
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Alex, pictured here, with his daughter. (Image courtesy of A. Aslinger)

Finally, what excites you about the EIC?

To be fair, I don't fully grasp all the complex physics behind the detector, but I do understand the bigger picture. Every time we create a new tool to look deeper into the universe, we uncover things we never knew existed. That kind of discovery pushes the boundaries of what we know and opens the door to entirely new questions.

I'm genuinely proud to be a part of that effort. Even if my role is just a small piece of a much larger puzzle, it still matters.

There's something deeply fulfilling about contributing to something that helps move science-and society-a little further forward.

That's where my excitement comes from: the idea that what we're building today might help shape how we understand the world tomorrow.

Indeed. Thank you, Alex, for your time and contributions to this project.

Even if my role is just a small piece of a much larger puzzle, it still matters. There's something deeply fulfilling about contributing to something that helps move science-and society-a little further forward.

Do you know someone who deserves a shout-out?

To nominate someone (or yourself!) for the EIC Staff Profile, please email aaponte at bnl.gov<mailto:aaponte at bnl.gov>.

EIC Directorate Announcements
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Abhay Deshpande, recently named the Brookhaven Lab Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear and Particle Physics. (Photo credit:

  *   Abhay Deshpande has been named Brookhaven Lab's Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for Nuclear and Particle Physics (NPP), effective May 15. Abhay has been interim ALD for NPP since July 2024, and science director for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) since 2017. He's also a distinguished professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University (SBU) and is founding director of the SBU/Brookhaven Lab Center for Frontiers in Nuclear Science.

Abhay's research involves studying the structure and dynamics of quarks and gluons inside protons and nuclei to understand Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the theory of strong interactions within the Standard Model of physics. His current work includes precision studies in QCD using RHIC along with the recently upgraded Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at Jefferson Lab.

Over the past four decades, Abhay has been involved in or led nuclear and particle physics experiments at multiple labs in the U.S. and Europe. He was one of the earliest proponents of the EIC (starting in the late 1990s). He has been a leader in developing the EIC science case and in initiating and organizing the users' community and detector collaborations around this project.

Abhay received his master's in physics from Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur, India) in 1987, and his Ph.D. from Yale University in experimental high-energy particle physics in 1994. He became a Fellow of the RIKEN-BNL Research Center at Brookhaven in 2000. He moved to Stony Brook University as assistant professor in 2004, was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2008, professor in 2013, and finally distinguished professor - the State University of New York's highest professorship - in 2021.
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"A Ship Will Come," by Elke Aschenauer

  *   Congratulations to Elke Aschenauer for winning third place in the Brookhaven National Laboratory Earth Day Photo Contest!

"The photo was taken during a very, very unique and exiting trip to the Galapagos in November 2022," said Aschenauer. "The Galapagos are fascinating islands [where you can] you swim with sharks and share a bench with seals, which are everywhere."

To see all the winning photos, please visit BNL | Earth Day | Photo Contest<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bnl.gov_earthday_photocontest_winners-2D2025.php&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=1cMcoYi8VpeYIBt7hb-QXDOXAT4TJcKlYL27nE3ru8g&e= >.
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Joe Tuozzolo explains magnets to Summer Sunday guests.
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The Summer Sunday Magic Show always enthralls guests of all ages.

  *   Save the Date! As part of BNL's annual Summer Sundays series<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bnl.gov_sundays_2025_fascinating-2Dphysics.php&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=VFEsFq8qs3VSid_p6lhqZMhh1HyVV6y7BHFipj8yWmM&e= >, the EIC Open House will be held on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Bldg. 1005 Lobby.

Activities planned so far this year include:

- Virtual reality tours of the accelerator and detector

- Hands-on demonstrations of radiofrequency cavities and magnets

- Science experiments to demonstrate how accelerators work

- EIC merch raffle

Do you have ideas for activities and/or would you like to volunteer for the event? If yes, please contact Amber at aaponte at bnl.gov<mailto:aaponte at bnl.gov>.

To see the Lab's line-up of all Open House Summer Sunday events, please visit Explore Brookhaven Lab 2025.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bnl.gov_sundays_2025_&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=p3CfUO8NIe782LyffheYoSwOnvrwscF26Sga2jNChWE&e= >
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A guest takes a selfie (#ElectronIonCollider) at last year's EIC Open House in Bldg. 438.
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The three-story, 77,000-square-foot Science and User Support Center offers conference and collaboration areas on the first floor. Office space for operations staff is located on the second and third floors.

  *   BNL's new Science and User Support Center (SUSC, Bldg. 101) opened on May 1!

Badging, Housing, and the Guest, User & Visitor Center are now located in Bldg. 101.

Important reminders:

- Exercise caution and yield to oncoming traffic when driving through the roundabout due to increased traffic.

- The Main Gate Trailer is now closed. If you need a temporary badge, go to Bldg. 101.
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BNL Summer Interns at the 2025 Welcome and Orientation session.

  *   EIC welcomes the following Summer Interns to Brookhaven Lab:

Tyler McCroskey (Supervisor: V. Ranjbar)
Kathleen Nora (Supervisor: V. Ranjbar)
Tucker Stanton (Supervisor: V. Ranjbar)
Ethan Wofse (Supervisor: T. Russo)
Jacob Guerrero (Supervisor: T. Russo)
Santos Matos-De Los (Supervisor: F. Rathmann)
Robert Desjardins (Supervisor: J. Greene)
David Kaufman (Supervisor: B. Brenton)

Whether or not you are a mentor for a summer student, whether you work in science, engineering, the trades, or support operations, all BNL staff should role model the Lab's core safety values as outlined in the Safe Conduct of Research<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bnl.gov_safety_research_&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=bMuV9maS2o2nCVSDZtt_0Bw2av_GZm6fXt3rtl0jt7E&e= >, also known as SCoR (pronounced "score").

The primary principles of SCoR are:
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For more information about SCoR, visit the SCoR website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bnl.gov_safety_research_&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=bMuV9maS2o2nCVSDZtt_0Bw2av_GZm6fXt3rtl0jt7E&e= >.

Congratulations to our students, and have a safe, productive summer!

  *   Please join us in welcoming Robert Andersen to the EIC Team!
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Building 1005S: Home of the EIC

  *   EIC Job Postings as of April 30, 2025:

Magnet Group Leader, Electron-Ion Collider<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.bnl.gov_job_upton_magnet-2Dgroup-2Dleader-2Delectron-2Dion-2Dcollider_3437_76356735968&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=wwIJQr8p_p21XJFelyYiQ6pTQck9sFcOT7JzAecYvXc&e= >

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Accelerator Physics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.bnl.gov_job_upton_postdoctoral-2Dresearch-2Dassociate-2Daccelerator-2Dphysics_3437_80454846624&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=3SnyOs7gcKOFLWdQfubdtAo5ZxUXD8M62p6W4Dt_Wj4&e= >

Accelerator Physicist<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.bnl.gov_job_upton_accelerator-2Dphysicist_3437_79914250224&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=thkHXVrxGoF3dWa7D2s5tMjkS_Wi3JyN9cxaL2wnTlw&e= >

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Cryogenics Group<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.bnl.gov_job_upton_senior-2Dmechanical-2Dengineer-2Dcryogenics-2Dgroup_3437_75369275904&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=KFgUWZEtPVXogvv0gkGnWtySTGS6LYqZw6jIihRmAhE&e= >

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Power Distribution Engineer<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.bnl.gov_job_upton_power-2Ddistribution-2Dengineer_3437_77368713248&d=DwIFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=d0KG5O9luo0FhuYP-_C2VbpBNln9iudksZOBnX13nypLFx5Y3VKB85tQJ8VLc-jR&m=R9EfT7LgJAga2_9JyZMhq-fnLiMHdnojfCIlTso4zUGHi6CcJ_kR9YxsAB_7fdVb&s=IXcGCjbd0S5hC86lLd4eZKcgEwXvzQtXoigT7Gga0So&e= >

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EIC Staff Win Big in Prizes - and Camaraderie - at Great South Bay Brewery

About 30 EIC Directorate staff attended the EIC Happy Hour on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the Great South Bay Brewery in Ronkonkoma, NY, situated right across from the Long Island Rail Road station - and won big for their efforts.

Besides using their expertise to help launch one of the world's most exciting and complex scientific projects, the EIC staff in attendance showed their trivial, that is, trivia prowess by sweeping the bar's Trivia Bingo contest - and winning an iPad!

Emily Plassmann-Yaniv, of the EIC Design Engineering Group, was the lucky winner of the popular tablet.

"These have been very worthwhile events," said Rich Muscolino, Deputy Division Director of EIC Technical Systems, who began organizing this monthly social event about a year ago with Warren Halbig, also Deputy Division Director of EIC Technical Systems.

The events are no host, meaning patrons pay for their own beverages and food while enjoying the company of their peers.

"There's typically been great attendance with good conversations," said Halbig. "We've only received positive feedback."

Tammy Dellaiacono, Technical Systems Administrative Assistant, and Kristine Lenza, Technical Systems Administrative Support, work with Muscolino and Halbig to schedule each event which averages about 30 people.

"Every event feels like an opportunity to connect with someone new," said Dellaiacono, who helps locate new and interesting watering holes.

About eight EIC Happy Hours have occurred since they kicked off and have continued to attract attendees keen on interaction.

"Happy Hours are always a lot of fun because you get to catch up with friends and colleagues that you don't normally see," said Kentaro Matsushima of the EIC Mechanical Engineering Group. "The conversations are livelier, and it's nice to be able to chat and laugh about what's going on in everyone's lives. Groups change throughout the night, so you get to experience a lot of different crowds!"

Happy Hours are always a lot of fun because you get to catch up with friends and colleagues that you don't normally see."

"It is important for staff to participate. [This event] promotes networking and provides opportunities for relaxation and social interaction beyond the typical work environment," said Dellaiacono. "It provides stress relief and a chance to relax after a busy day."

The next EIC Happy Hour is tentatively scheduled for June 26. If you'd like to attend the next event, be on the lookout for a calendar invite in Outlook.
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Pictured from left to right: Anis Ben Yahia, EIC Magnet Systems, Kevin Smith, EIC Leadership, Kristine Schoefer, EIC Administration, Kevin Mernick, C-AD RF (blue shirt), Thea Vijaya Kumar, EIC Infrastructure (front), Tammy Dellaiacono, EIC Administration, Kentaro Matsushima, EIC Mechanical Engineering, Racquel Lovelace, EIC Magnet Systems, Vera Shmakova, EIC Detector Systems, Emily Plassmann-Yaniv, EIC Design Engineering. (Photo courtesy of K. Matsushima)
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The EIC Happy Hour meets at local, vibrant microbreweries around the Long Island Suffolk region, including Long Island Farm Brewery (pictured here) and Blue Point Brewing Company.
EIC Project Highlights: Bold-Faced News

  *   The Red Team Review occurred on May 20-21, 2025, during which plans for moving into construction were presented to the Project Advisory Committee (PAC). The PAC is chaired by Thomas Glasmacher, Director of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, and includes a handful of experts.  This meeting will help the project prepare for the DOE Independent Project Review on Aug. 5-7, 2025.
  *   EIC received DOE approval to award three CD-3A long-lead procurement contracts: Detector PbWO4 Crystals, Detector Forward Electromagnetic Calorimeter Scintillation Fibers, and Superconducting Strand for Collared Magnets.

*        Accelerator:

     *   The Electron Injector Review was held the first week of April. Tor Raubenheimer, who's the chair of the EIC Machine Advisory Committee, and Elmie Peoples-Evans, who is the project manager for the Advanced Photon Source (APS) upgrade project, chaired the review. The committee agreed that the design satisfies global and performance requirements; cost and schedule are being developed as part of the integrated subproject planning process.

*        Infrastructure:

     *   Members of the EIC Infrastructure Construction Advisory Committee (IAC) met on April 16-17, 2025. In addition to the EIC team pictured below, the other members of the committee are IAC Chair Marty Fallier, who led construction work for the NSLS-II and is now retired, Peggy Caradonna from the BNL Modernization Project Office, Steve Cannella from BNL Campus Development, Elaine McClusky, who's retired from Fermilab and was the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility project manager, Kent Hedin, who led the civil construction at the European Spallation Source in Sweden, and members of the Department of Energy. The committee discussed transitioning to construction, understanding design changes to the injector, and infrastructure scope.
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Members of the IAC met on April 16-17, 2025. (Photo credit: K. Coughlin)
*        Detector:

     *   About 140 lead tungsten crystals have been received, as well as the first articles for the scintillating fibers for the forward electromagnetic calorimeter.
     *   The Data Aquisition Committee and Computing working group is working on a communication protocol and documented the plans. They are also moving forward to the next engineering test article for the Felix box.
     *   The ePIC Detector envelope was updated and shared, along with the new beam pipe design, with the ePIC Collaboration for the next simulation campaign. These changes were validated with the barrel ECAL, DIRC, and Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector groups.

  *   Robert Caradonna has retired and will no longer serve as the EIC Federal Project Director. Tim Alba, Brookhaven Site Office, has taken on this role as EIC Deputy Federal Project Director.
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  *   Dan Dunaief, a reporter for the Times Beacon Record newspaper, visited the Lab on April 25. Angelika Drees and Daniel Marx provided a tour in the RHIC tunnel and George Mahler provided a tour of the refurbished APS (now EIC) magnets in Bldg. 725.
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The growing fleet of refurbished APS magnets in Bldg. 725. (Photo credit: K. Coughlin)

  *   Charlie Folz provided an informative tour of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider tunnel and spoke about the planned EIC facility with senior staff from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). NYSERDA's visit to BNL was the first stop on a state-wide tour of NYSERDA-funded projects, and recognized NYSERDA's contribution to the CBETA Energy Recovery Linac project at Cornell and the future EIC.
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Charlie Folz and members of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority during a visit to the RHIC Tunnel on April 14, 2025. (Photo credit: K. Coughlin)

  *   Nobel Laureate Barry Barish, Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at Caltech, President's Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics at Stony Brook University, and a leading expert on gravitational waves, touched on the EIC during his April 25 talk at BNL on "Unraveling the Mysteries of the Early Universe." Barish shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves."
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Nobel Laureate Barry Barish delivers a talk in the Large Physics Seminar Room in Bldg. 510 at Brookhaven Lab on April 25, 2025. (Photo credit: A. Aponte)
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Brookhaven Lab mechanical engineer Jonathan Bellon designed and built this life cycle fixture to test a radiofrequency bridge for the #ElectronIonCollider.

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Meet Abhilash Reghu, a mechanical engineer who is developing critical technology for the #ElectronIonCollider.

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EIC Every Step of the Way: Featured Photos

Above: Q1ABpF sleeve installation process. (Image courtesy of A. Drees)

Right: The 591 MHz design verification component cavity on the tuning bench, where the cavity is, compresses along the beam axis and the frequency, displacement, and applied load are measured simultaneously. (Image courtesy of D. Savransky)

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EIC Seminar - May

Jim Yeck: "Recipe for Success: Lessons from Leading Large Science Projects" (May 22, 2025).

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EIC Seminar - June

Zhoudunming (Kong) Tu: "Capturing the Heart of Matter: An Imaging Program from RHIC to the Electron-Ion Collider"

When: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. (EST)

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Abstract

Understanding the fundamental structure of visible matter is a central goal of modern nuclear physics. At the heart of this effort is the imaging program at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), which will provide unprecedented access to the internal landscape of protons, neutrons, and nuclei.

In this talk, I will introduce the core concepts behind imaging and explain how the EIC will enable us to achieve the finest-scale pictures of nuclear matter, with profound implications for our understanding of Quantum Chromodynamics.

I will also discuss the contributions and insights gained from current experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), which have already advanced this effort through similar imaging techniques.

Finally, I will highlight the key differences between the RHIC and EIC programs and explore the major advantages the EIC brings to this next frontier in nuclear science.

About the Speaker

Dr. Zhoudunming (Kong) Tu is an Associate Scientist in the Physics Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and an Associate Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University.

As an experimental nuclear and particle physicist, he plays an active role in the exclusive physics program at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), contributing to both the scientific goals and the development of the next-generation Cherenkov detector for the ePIC experiment.

He is also involved in physics analyses within the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). His research focuses on Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), with a particular emphasis on color confinement-the mechanism that binds quarks and gluons within hadrons.

In addition to his experimental work, Dr. Tu is engaged in phenomenology, contributing to the emerging field of quantum information science in nuclear physics, including studies of quantum entanglement within the proton. He joined BNL as a Goldhaber Fellow in 2018 after completing his Ph.D. in heavy-ion physics on the CMS experiment at Rice University. Since 2021, he has served as a staff scientist in the Physics Department at BNL.
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