Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program

This request will fund programs of the Institute of Particle Physics (IPP), a trans-Canadian organization that promotes excellence in particle physics research and advanced education, coordinates national and international collaborations in particle physics research, and that serves as the focal point for particle physics activities across Canada and a point of contact for research partners in labs and universities around the world. The grant will primarily be used for the salary of the IPP Research Scientists hosted at universities across Canada who provide the vital, highly skilled personnel support for a wide variety of particle physics projects. The IPP Research Scientists are critical for enabling the faculty, students and postdocs at any Canadian university to effectively access and scientifically exploit the most productive and highest impact particle physics research facilities in the world. This grant also will support: - Canadian-hosted workshops, schools and conferences intended to facilitate attendance by HQP; - IPP student summer fellowships enabling undergrads to participate in CERN's Summer Student Programme; - High School Teachers to attend a CERN ProD program; - IPP annual thematic workshops; - A program for HQP to promote new international theory collaborations; and - Travel associated with IPP operations IPP, a non-profit corporation founded in 1971, is owned by the Institutional Members and operated by 16 Institutional and 200 Individual Members, almost all of whom are faculty, to promote particle physics in Canad. IPP has been funded through NSERC since 1978, when NSERC was created by the Government of Canada. The Institutional Members appoint a Board of Trustees, which has the legal responsibility for the actions of the Institute. The Individual Members elect a six-member Scientific Council, which is responsible for the scientific program and the operation of IPP. IPP Councillors are elected for three year staggered terms so that two IPP Councillors come off and two come on Council each year. The IPP Council is chaired by the Director of IPP, who is appointed by the Board of Trustees and ratified by the Individual Members for a five year term. The IPP Members meet annually and provide both direct and, through their elected Councillors, indirect input into the operations of the Institute. IPP resources are allocated by Council in a clear and transparent manner and communicated to the membership in various ways, including via published meeting minutes.