NPPS Leadership Team

["Laycock, Paul" <laycock AT bnl.gov>]

I suspect there’s a lot of potential to contribute to near detector software 
so I think that’s an excellent idea and should be added to the DUNE PD list, 
+1  !

> On 10 Mar 2021, at 18:12, Brett Viren via Phys-npps-mgmt-l 
> <phys-npps-mgmt-l AT lists.bnl.gov> wrote:
> 
> Paul's words ring good to me.  We should not fail to meet BelleII
> obligations!  If "borrowing" from BelleII is taking a toll we better
> find ways to pay back.
> 
> That said.... :)
> 
> Paul and I have talked about tackling some work involving Wire-Cell
> Toolkit for multi-host I/O and GPU sharing between multi-threaded WCT
> apps.  In addition to the more main tasks, we were thinking to engage
> this idea to shore up a full human post-doc with major funding from DUNE
> computing and minor (1/4) from some funds freed up by CSI paying 1/2 of
> one of EDG's postdocs.  Strict accounting gives funds for 1.25 FTE
> post-doc and then maybe with Hong's largess that could become 2.0
> humans.  You said "creative" but maybe I answer with "crazy"....  
> 
> My only other thought is even more vague.  EDG is in the process of
> hiring a new staff scientist who, hopefully, brings their own novel
> agenda to the group.  In particular, issues related to the DUNE near
> detector complex have been so far somewhat less of a focus by EDG and
> there is a fair chance the new person may bring needed focus to the near
> detector.  This potentially brings in all new opportunities for BNL to
> expand further into DUNE.  What/who/how? I dunno.  Of course, we won't
> know for sure what becomes of this hire until well after you need to
> tell Hong something so this might be useless info.
> 
> 
> That's all I got, such as it is.
> 
> -Brett.
> 
> 
> Torre Wenaus via Phys-npps-mgmt-l <phys-npps-mgmt-l AT lists.bnl.gov>
> writes:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> From Hong...
>> 
>> As you may already know, the NPP Strategic Planning process is on-going.  
>> Jamie and I are asked to identify the investment needed for HEP and NP 
>> programs in PO.  By investment, we usually mean what
>> we need to do to ensure the future beyond the current programs.  It can be 
>> supported by the current programmatic funding, LDRD, PD, DOE FOAs or 
>> SPP.Can you provide some input on what investments
>> may be needed in software, before the end of the week?
>> 
>> ...Creative input appreciated! :-) Notice is extremely short of course.
>> 
>> (would I want this mail and this discussion going to *anyone* in SDCC, 
>> under present conditions? No. Very clarifying :-)
>> 
>>  Torre
>> 
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