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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Aram Teymurazyan
Associate Professor
Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Regina, Regina, SK S4S0A2, Canada
On 2023-06-16 05:25, Abhay Deshpande wrote:
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This is excellent news. Congratulations!<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Cheers, Abhay
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<div>Abhay Deshpande</div>
<div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">SUNY Distinguished
Professor, Stony Brook University </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">EIC Science Director,
Brookhaven National Laboratory</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Director, Center for
Frontiers in Nuclear Science</span></div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jun 16, 2023, at 6:32 AM, Haiyan Gao
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear
Garth: This is great news and congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,
Haiyan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Garth
Huber <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:huberg@uregina.ca"><huberg@uregina.ca></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, June 16, 2023 at 4:12 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Zhiwen Zhao <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:zwzhao@jlab.org"><zwzhao@jlab.org></a>,
Haiyan Gao <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:haiyan.gao@duke.edu"><haiyan.gao@duke.edu></a>, Klaus Dehmelt
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:klaus.dehmelt@stonybrook.edu"><klaus.dehmelt@stonybrook.edu></a>, Abhay Deshpande
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:abhay.deshpande@stonybrook.edu"><abhay.deshpande@stonybrook.edu></a>, Aram
Teymurazyan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:teymuraa@uregina.ca"><teymuraa@uregina.ca></a>, Nikos
Sparveris <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sparveri@temple.edu"><sparveri@temple.edu></a><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Jian-Ping Chen <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jpchen@jlab.org"><jpchen@jlab.org></a>,
Paul Souder <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:souder@physics.syr.edu"><souder@physics.syr.edu></a>, Xiaochao
Zheng <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:xiaochao@jlab.org"><xiaochao@jlab.org></a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:solid_hgc@jlab.org">solid_hgc@jlab.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:solid_hgc@jlab.org"><solid_hgc@jlab.org></a>, Cynthia Keppel
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:keppel@jlab.org"><keppel@jlab.org></a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>CFI IF competition results<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi,<br>
<br>
As you may recall, we submitted a proposal to the CFI
Innovation Fund <br>
competition last July, for the funding of the SoLID
HGC pressure vessel.<br>
A copy of that proposal is available on the SoLID
DocDB at:<br>
<a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/solid.jlab.org/cgi-bin/private/ShowDocument?docid=462__;!!OToaGQ!sFs8MiJZ_eW2UBCWP_MxuN4xZ6dFKupazmAYTz7vh35py5sm1s8zVwQf0LfTP_yUZbxUrkPCGg3g8BwOK-w$"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://solid.jlab.org/cgi-bin/private/ShowDocument?docid=462__;!!OToaGQ!sFs8MiJZ_eW2UBCWP_MxuN4xZ6dFKupazmAYTz7vh35py5sm1s8zVwQf0LfTP_yUZbxUrkPCGg3g8BwOK-w$</a>
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I'm pleased to let you know that the CFI application
was favorably reviewed (see <br>
attached committee reports) and recommended for full
funding at C$509.5k. We <br>
are not allowed to make any public announcement until
after CFI has done their <br>
official national announcement on the Innovation Fund
competition results, but <br>
the good news may be shared with collaborators,
partner organizations, etc. <br>
After Ottawa has made their announcement, we can share
the news with the broader <br>
community, if you want.<br>
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The way the program works is that we submitted an
application to CFI for 50% of <br>
the funding from the Canadian government, and then we
ask the province <br>
(Saskatchewan) to match this request. That process
could take up to 6 months, <br>
but could result in total funding of C$1.019M for the
HGC vessel.<br>
<br>
After that, presumably there would be a discussion
between CFI and DOE on when <br>
to release the funds. You may recall that CFI funded
MOLLER electronics before <br>
DOE announced CD1, and the funds were recently
released to the University of <br>
Manitoba, and the initial CFI funds for the nEXO
neutrinoless double beta decay <br>
experiment were handled similarly.<br>
<br>
This is definitely good news for SoLID, and hopefully
indicates an eventual <br>
positive decision by DOE.<br>
<br>
Regards, Garth<br>
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-- <br>
Dr. Garth Huber, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Regina,
Regina, SK S4S0A2, Canada.<br>
tel: 1-306-585-4240. fax: 1-306-585-5659.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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