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Committee on Elementary Particle Physics
Board on Physics and Astronomy
National Research Council
The Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA) is undertaking a series of reassessments of all branches of physics as the foundation for a new survey of the field entitled Physics in a New Era. The survey will provide a broad picture of physics as a whole, identify issues that are common to its various subfields, and show the relationships among the different fields of physics and between physics and other areas of science. As part of this effort, the Committee on Elementary Particle Physics (CEPP) has been formed (see roster below) to assess scientific progress in the field and the impact of recent advances and developments.
The Committee's task is to:
- Describe the field of elementary-particle physics, including a summary for a general non-scientist audience (such as congressional staff);
- Describe what has been learned over the last two decades;
- Identify key physics objectives for the next two decades;
- Describe the facilities, instruments, and detectors that are required to carry out research in the field, and outline future options under realistic scenarios;
- Outline the field's relationships with other areas of physics and technology;
- Consider general issues, such as education and manpower, and international cooperation;
- Communicate the excitement of particle physics, including its relevance to society, its contributions to the welfare of the country, and the practical benefits of accelerator science and technology, which will help the Congress to justify expenditures on the field.
The study builds on other reports, including that of HEPAP's subpanel on Vision for the Future of High-Energy Physics, the elementary particle physics volume of the 1986 NRC physics survey "Physics Through the 1990s", and the report of the Committee on Long-Term Planning of the American Physical Society's Division of Particles and Fields, Particle Physics: Perspectives and Opportunities.
The CEPP held a major meeting during the Snowmass workshop in July1996, which provided ample opportunity for community input. Additional comments and suggestions may also be sent by email to bpa@nas.edu at any time during the course of the study.
CEPP Report
The report of the Committee (Elementary Particle Physics: Revealing the Secrets of Energy and Matter) was released at a meeting of the DOE-NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel on February 19, 1998. It has now been published by the National Academy Press. The book may be ordered by calling NAP at 800-624-6242 and referring to ISBN 0-309-06037-0. The book may also be viewed and purchased on the Internet.
Membership of the Committee
Committee Members:
Bruce Winstein, Chair, University of Chicago
Eugene Beier, University of Pennsylvania
James Brau, University of Oregon
Persis Drell, Cornell University
Gary Feldman, Harvard University
Jerome Friedman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard Georgi, Harvard University
David Gross, Princeton University
Lawrence Hall, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Stephen Holmes, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Eugene Loh, University of Utah
Hugh E. Montgomery, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Nanette Phinney, Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory
Thomas Roser, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Marjorie Shapiro, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Melvyn Shochet, University of Chicago
Frank Wilczek, Institute for Advanced Study
Michael Witherell, University of California at Santa Barbara
Michael E. Zeller, Yale University
Committee Staff:
Donald C. Shapero
Robert L. Riemer
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