IARC recently welcomed a curious visitor.
Bob Kephart
Several people recently asked me why the “Future Home of IARC” sign is still up, given that this summer the IARC, the Office of Partnerships and Technology Transfer, and PIP-II headquarters personnel moved into their new offices in the state-funded Office, Technical, and Engineering (OTE) building at the Illinois Accelerator Research Center. The short answer is simply: “Because IARC is not yet done!” While State of Illinois funding for the shell OTE Building arrived as one big check, DOE’s contributions…
Bob Kephart Bob Kephart, director of the Illinois Accelerator Research Center, wrote this column. A blur of activity surrounding IARC has occurred since my last article in December. These are indeed exciting times! With steady progress being made on the IARC physical plant and the monumental task of removing old CDF experimental equipment behind us, the Accelerator Division has taken over as landlord of the new complex. FESS’ refurbishment of the former CDF Heavy Assembly Building for its new role…
Bob Kephart Bob Kephart, head of the Illinois Accelerator Research Center, wrote this column. The Illinois Accelerator Research Center (IARC) is a bold new initiative for Fermilab. It is intended to demonstrate how Fermilab expertise and excellence in accelerators can be valuable to industry and the economy. Thus, IARC will leverage the taxpayer’s investment in science to create new accelerator-based industries, companies and jobs. The IARC facility was made possible by an unusual partnership with both U.S. Department of Energy…