Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program

This is a request for funds to support 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 laboratories and universities around the world.The NSERC MRS grant will primarily be used for the salary of the eight IPP Research Scientists hosted at universities across Canada who provide vital, highly skilled leadership 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 request also seeks funds for IPP to support:- Canadian-hosted workshops, schools and conferences intended to facilitate attendance by HQP;- Canadian undergraduate students selected in a national competition to participate in the CERN Summer Student Programme;- Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows involved in a program to promote novel international collaborations in theoretical particle physics; and- Travel for IPP Council and Trustees meetings and IPP participation in national and international planning meetings and reviewsThe IPP is a non-profit corporation founded in 1971 that is owned by the Institutional Members and operated by the 16 Institutional and 197 Individual Members for the benefit of particle physics research in 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 the Institute. 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 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.