[Halld-jlab] Hall D Staff Meeting Notes, March 22, 2022

[Mark Ito]

Folks,

Please find the notes here 
<https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php/Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_March_22,_2022> 
and below.

   -- Mark

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  Hall D Staff Meeting, March 22, 2022

Present: Alexander Austregesilo, Eugene Chudakov (chair), Mark Dalton, 
Sergey Furletov, Mark Ito, Igal Jaegle, Keigo Mizutani, Lubomir 
Pentchev, Patrizia Rossi, Sascha Somov, Simon Taylor, Tim Whitlatch, 
Beni Zihlmann


    Announcements, Eugene

  * COVID
      o meeting with greater than 50 in attendance allowed now
      o travel is allowed now
          + we have budget
          + must be for mission-needed purposes
          + clarification on "mission-needed" to come
  * funds for current FY not yet released
      o large procurements cannot yet be made
      o parts for FCAL2 needed
      o budget for this FY should be adequate
  * Accelerator on track with SAD work
      o lateness of budget may impact schedule
  * EIC detector proposals
      o IP-6: two proposals
         1. ECCE: use 1.5 T BaBar magnet
         2. ATHENA: use new 3 T magnet
      o ECCE won the competition based on cost and lower technical risk
      o ECCE now proposing a new magnet
  * Shift policy for next run
      o under MEDCON 3, no restrictions of on-site work
      o Proposal: same arrangement as last time
      o Beni: CPP folks endorse this approach
  * property validation
      o deadline moved to end of the month
  * Two staff positions open
      o letter of reference due at end of the month
  * Rachel Harris will be retiring at the end of the month
      o Stephanie Tysor will fill in for her on a temporary basis


    Work in the Hall, Tim

  * mounting scintillators for CPP
  * target for CPP will be fiducialized this week by S&A
  * beam pipe to be welded up
  * decision needed from CPP group on chamber #7
  * FCAL2 fabrication work on-going: brazing strips, preparing
    aluminized mylar
  * In final markups for FCAL2 drawings
      o after that procurements can proceed


    FCAL2, Sascha

  * 211 modules ready
      o rate is 30-40 per week
      o getting help from Detector Support group
  * All PMTs received
      o Olga Cortes Becerra checking diameters
      o marginal PMTs are being exchanged with MPS
  * Loan agreement with GWU signed
      o Silicon cookie preparation can proceed there


    Undergraduates at the Lab, Sascha

  * Sascha: what are the current rules
  * Same as usual: cannot be working without direct supervision of sponsor.
  * Patrizia: encourages Sascha to contact Steven Hoey to confirm the
    details of current policy.


    Contents

  * 1 Announcements, Eugene
    <https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php?title=Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_March_22,_2022&printable=yes#Announcements.2C_Eugene>
  * 2 Work in the Hall, Tim
    <https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php?title=Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_March_22,_2022&printable=yes#Work_in_the_Hall.2C_Tim>
  * 3 FCAL2, Sascha
    <https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php?title=Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_March_22,_2022&printable=yes#FCAL2.2C_Sascha>
  * 4 Undergraduates at the Lab, Sascha
    <https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php?title=Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_March_22,_2022&printable=yes#Undergraduates_at_the_Lab.2C_Sascha>
  * 5 Run Phones, Mark D.
    <https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php?title=Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_March_22,_2022&printable=yes#Run_Phones.2C_Mark_D.>


    Run Phones, Mark D.

  * old phones will stop working on Thursday
  * new phones will be activated
  * Mark will pick them up

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