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Dec 5 2019 Report - Nov 25 - Dec 20 Director - Todd Satogata

Todd Satogata

  Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - ADMIN 12 GeV PRAB paper planning/writing
     - MGMT Continue annual appraisals, AWP updates
     - JLEIC planning and organization, cooling studies
     - JACOW Team meeting preparations
     - IPAC'20 SPC/3 preparations, absract submissions
     - OPS CEBAF startup support
     - ODU PHYS854 teaching (with Geoff Krafft)
     - Madison Accelerator Lab annual telecon (Dec 2)
     - HOLIDAY (Nov 28-29, Thankgiving)
     - JACOW Team Meeting (Nov 30-Dec 7, attended remotely)
  Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - ADMIN 12 GeV PRAB paper planning/writing
     - MGMT Complete annual appraisals, AWP updates
     - JLEIC planning and organization, transfer line start
     - JLEIC ICR BPM start evaluation, calculations
     - JACOW Post-Team Meeting info transfer to new Directors
     - IPAC'20 SPC/3 preparations, abstract QA/reclassification
     - OPS CEBAF ops support, Hall D procedures development
     - ODU PHYS854 final exam (with Geoff Krafft)
     - VACATION (Dec 19-20)

Alex Bogacz

  Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6) 
     - Lectures/Homework for USPAS’20
     -	PRAB article review
     -	Thanksgiving
     -	Optimized Spr/Rec design for the LHeC ERL
     -	Invention  disclosures review
  Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - Lectures for USPAS’20
     -	PERLE magnet specs, field quality 
     -	CESR hardbend specs and drawings
     -	Vacation

Rui Li

  Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - Coordinate presentations for the next JLEIC impedance meeting
     - Write and submitted 3 abstracts for IPAC20
     - Continue with my analysis on the spectra of uneven bunch distribution pattern
  Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20) 
     - Organize JLEIC impedance meeting on 11/11
     - Finish writing up the technote on spectra for uneven bunch fill
     - Write abstracts for IPAC 2020
     - Continue my understanding of coupled bunch instability and feedback systems
     - Organize the impedance meeting in December

Edy Nissen

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - I will be on extended medical leave
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - I will be on extended medical leave
     - I will put a little bit of time in to update my pre-proposal for for the DOE Early Career Award.

Chris Tennant

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - Thanksgiving break
     - Continue with PRAB draft
     - Found issues with tsfresh and have begun recomputing features (time consuming!) for SRF fault classifier models
     - Meeting with individuals and as group for identifying AI projects in Accelerator Division
     - SBIR Phase II coordination with RadiaSoft (meeting with J. Edelen, Kelly Webster, Deborah Dowd, budgets, letter of support, etc.)
     - Prep for LDRD Postdoc interviews
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - Follow-up meeting to identify AI opportunities in Accelerator Division (in preparation for DOE presentation next month)
     - Telecon about a proposal to NSF for a AI Research Institute funds
     - Meeting with CNU about mobile (robot-based) diagnostic
     - Presentation at AI Lunch Series on "Problem of the Quarter 02" solution
     -	LDRD Postdoc candidate interviews (3)

Accelerator R & D - Yuhong Zhang

Yuhong Zhang

  Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - Thanksgiving break
  Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

Max Bruker

  Previous (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     -	Preparations for IMP experiment
          - Improved dithering data analysis
          - Set up tools for Schottky spectrum analysis
  Next (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -	Perform IMP experiment or help remotely
     -	Vacation until end of year

Fanglei Lin

  Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
       - Worked on the storage ring cooler project
       - Revisited the electron top-off injection scheme for JLEIC and reported in the JLEIC RD meeting
       - Preparing the teaching material for the Spin@USPAS class
       - Attended the JLEIC weekly meeting and presented an overview of JLEIC polarization design
       - Miscellaneous: attended the Innovative HE Cooling Project Status meeting, attended the Storage Ring Cooler meeting, attended JLEIC R&D
         meeting, attended JLEIC weekly meeting, attended a meeting for the Spin@USPAS class, attended the JLEIC transient beam loading    
         meeting, attended the JLEIC IR machine detector interface assessment meeting
  Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
       - Evaluate the IR design for various electron energies
       - Work on the storage ring cooler project
       - Work on teaching material for the Spin@USPAS class
       - Prepare and submit abstracts to IPAC2020

Bhawin Dhital

   Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
     - Working on longitudinal dynamics and stability in two energy storage ring cooler.
     - Single and many particles tracking.
     - Understanding why particles get lost after few turns. Elegant simulation shows that transverse co-ordinates keep growing drastically and
       finally particle gets lost. M. Borland suggestion : \ Try to modify the lattice so that the phase advance from the decelerating cavity 
       to the accelerating cavity is n*2*pi, while avoiding total tunes close to integer or half-integer values."
     - Presented the update on \ Two Energy Storage Ring Cooler" in \ High Innovative Cooling " meeting at CASA on Dec 06, 2019.
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - Modifcation of lattice to adjust the phase advance from the decelerating cavity to the accelerating cavity to be exactly 2*n*pi(Fanglei
       mentioned that she has already done this for electron storage ring and she is going to apply the same technique for a two energy storage
       ring.)
     - Single and many particles tracking using new lattice after the lattice optimization / after the adjustment of phase advance between the
       cavities.
     - Stability in two energy storage ring cooler.
     - Radiation damping study.

Vasiliy Morozov

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     -Attended the EIC Ion Collider Research and Development Project (11/16 - 11/30/19)
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -Attended the EICUG Yellow Reports - Kick-off Meeting (12/11 - 12/13/19)

Amy Sy

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6):
     - Submission of abstracts for presentation at IPAC2020 on H- intrabeam stripping estimates and stripping chicane design for the JLEIC ion
       linac.
     - Work on the DTL portion of the linac in PyORBIT.
     - Discussions on longitudinal Schottky signal analysis for the upcoming bunched beam cooling experiments.
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - Participation in the DOE Independent Project Review of Mu2e at Fermilab.
     - Offline Schottky signal analysis as necessary for the upcoming bunched beam cooling experiments.
     - Continued work on getting the DTL portion of the ion linac working in PyORBIT.

Computational Physics - Yves Roblin
Yves Roblin

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - CEBAF:
          - 
     - JLEIC:
          -     
     - OTHER
          - 
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

Randi Gamage

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - 
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

River Huang

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - Continue working on EIC project
   Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     -

Isurumali Neththikumara

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - 
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

Dennis Turner

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - Attended Accelerator AI projects meeting.
     - Addressed High Level Apps OPS-PRs generated during ops
         - eDT
         - DogCalc
         - QTSnyder
         - ArcSteer
     - Discussed with Tief a new RF cresting method using SLMs.
         - AIPINJ
             - Reconciled elegant deck with Alicia's GPT model.
     - 12GeV PRAB
         - Revised Optics Tuning section.
         - Completed first draft of Pathlength section.
     - Continued QTSnyder upgrade.
     - Attended BTeam, Injector Upgrade Modeling, AI Lunch meetings.
     - Took a few sick days for doctor appointments and such.
   Next two weeks (Dec 6 - Dec 20)
     - Provide Optics On-Call support through the end of the run.
     - Begin working with Tief on new cresting method with SLM.
     - Finish QTSnyder upgrade and write ATLis for testing.
     - Continue work on Injector upgrade elegant deck.
     - Continue work on assigned sections of the 12GeV PRAB paper.
     - Attend BTeam, Injector Upgrade, AI lunch, 12GeV PRAB meetings.
     - Continue exploring ML with Keras and TensorFlow, particularly for use at CEBAF.

He Zhang

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)     
     - Vacation most of the time.   
     - Submitted an abstract to IPAC’20 
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20) 
     - Finish refactor electron cooling rate calculation. Revisit the particle model and the turn-by-turn model. Make sure they work well. 
       Based on the turn-by-turn model, work on the simulations of sweeping effect and cooling with shifted electron beam for better cooling 
       on the edge of the ion beam.

Diagnostic Development - Kevin Jordan

Kevin Jordan

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - 
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

Joe Gubeli

   Previous two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
     - Isotope Experiment – Prepare for a two day run to the 1G dump. Worked with I&C to fix problems with viewers. Created a test setup for 
       the LERF Cameras. These cameras can now be set correctly (gain, black level, sharpness and gamma) as well as verified to work on the 
       Beamenizer.
     - Halo monitor – Run delayed a week.
     - HPWS – Printed a pneumatic cylinder holder for the air balancer. It and the cylinder was installed and tested.
   Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
     - Isotope Experiment – Help with the two day run to the 1G dump.
     - Halo monitor – Conduct the Halo Monitor experiment in the LERF.
     - DPIT – Discuss the future of the LERF Video system

Michael Tiefenback

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - 
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

CASA Fellows
LERF - Steve Benson

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - Assisted in run to the 1G dump with CW beam. Unfortunately we could not run beam.
     -	Reviewed SBIR
     - Reviewed IPAC 2020 abstracts
     -	Looked over new Phase II SBIRs
     - Met with diagnostics team to derive a plan for replacing the beam-a-nizer frame grabber at the LERF
     -	Met with the magnet group and came up with a strategy for the kicker coils for RF merge test
     -	Continued gathering documents for the ERR punch list
     -	Planned for another run to the 1G dump
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     - Assist with the run to the 1G dump
     -	Certify User Lab 4 in the LERF
     -	Host Michael Famiano for Acc. seminar (with Joe Grames)
     -	Move excess equipment out of the LERF

Andrew Hutton

   Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
     - We hope to have CW beam to the 1G dump (credit to Kevin, Steve and Joe).  I also hope to be able to submit demonstration that we have
       met all of the ERR items and receive beam authorization for the first 1kW isotope irradiation.  
     - On December 3, i (and Todd) will be on a conference call to advise the Madison Accelerator Lab.  
     - I will continue to look at improving the JLEIC cooling.  
   Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
     -

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      Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
        - Working on longitudinal dynamics and stability in two energy storage ring cooler.
-      - Working with new lattice. Dr Fanglei Lin has designed new optics for two energy storage ring cooler.
        - Single and many particles tracking.
-       - Understanding of bunching cavity phase and the stability based on particle tracking.
+       - Understanding why particles get lost after few turns. Elegant simulation shows that transverse co-ordinates keep growing drastically and
-     Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+        finally particle gets lost. M. Borland suggestion : \ Try to modify the lattice so that the phase advance from the decelerating cavity
-       - Optimization of parameters in two energy storage ring design.
+        to the accelerating cavity is n*2*pi, while avoiding total tunes close to integer or half-integer values."
-       - Single and many particles tracking using new lattice.
+      - Presented the update on \ Two Energy Storage Ring Cooler" in \ High Innovative Cooling " meeting at CASA on Dec 06, 2019.
-       - Energy spread and bucket height simulation based on bunching cavity voltage.
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-       - Preparing a talk for Nov 22 Friday "High innovative cooler meeting".
+       - Modifcation of lattice to adjust the phase advance from the decelerating cavity to the accelerating cavity to be exactly 2*n*pi(Fanglei
+        mentioned that she has already done this for electron storage ring and she is going to apply the same technique for a two energy storage
+        ring.)
+       - Single and many particles tracking using new lattice after the lattice optimization / after the adjustment of phase advance between the
+        cavities.
+       - Stability in two energy storage ring cooler.
+       - Radiation damping study.
 <br>
 Vasiliy Morozov
-     Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Attended EINN'19 and gave a presentation on the JLEIC and eRHIC designs
+       -Attended the EIC Ion Collider Research and Development Project (11/16 - 11/30/19)
-      - Attended the PI exchange meeting and presented the status of the transparent spin test project
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-      - Preparation for a trip to CERN to work on analysis of the SPS crab cavity test data
+       -Attended the EICUG Yellow Reports - Kick-off Meeting (12/11 - 12/13/19)
-      - Optimization of the IBS rate in the JLEIC ion collider ring, meeting with V. Lebedev
-      - Exploration of the chromaticity compensation options and magnet requirements in an IBS optimized ion collider ring lattice
-     Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
-       - Work at CERN on the crab cavity test data analysis
-      - Continue exploration of the chromaticity compensation options and magnet requirements in an IBS optimized ion collider ring lattice
-      - Spin tracking for the transparent spin experiment
-      - Preparation for the EICUG Yellow Reports - Kick-off Meeting
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 Amy Sy
-     Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8):
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6):
-       - Participation in the DOE independent project review of LBNF/DUNE. Chaired the subcommittee reviewing the Beamline WBS.
+       - Submission of abstracts for presentation at IPAC2020 on H- intrabeam stripping estimates and stripping chicane design for the JLEIC ion
-       - Completed final report for LBNF/DUNE review.
+        linac.
-       - Continued work on heavy ion stripping chicane design in TRACK, particularly looking at longitudinal dynamics of stripped lead ions after
+       - Work on the DTL portion of the linac in PyORBIT.
-        traversing a four dipole chicane.
+       - Discussions on longitudinal Schottky signal analysis for the upcoming bunched beam cooling experiments.
-     Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-       - Continued work on linac optimization for reduced transverse emittance.
+       - Participation in the DOE Independent Project Review of Mu2e at Fermilab.
-       - Continued work on heavy ion stripping chicane design in TRACK and PyORBIT.
+       - Offline Schottky signal analysis as necessary for the upcoming bunched beam cooling experiments.
-       - Continued work on TRACK vs PyORBIT comparison for linac simulations.
+       - Continued work on getting the DTL portion of the ion linac working in PyORBIT.
-      - Preparation of abstracts for IPAC20.
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 '''Computational Physics - Yves Roblin'''<br>
 Yves Roblin
-     Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
        - CEBAF:
-            - Bteam preparation/meetings
+            -
-           - Preparing and investigating alternate schemes for reduced linac gradients
-           - Schedule and coordination for startup
        - JLEIC:
-            - FOA PI meeting at DOE
+            -
-           - Re-scoping of FOA
-           - Meeting with student every week
-           - Meeting with CNU prof and JLab operations for use of drones in tunnel (AI)
-           - Organizing committee for AI workshop
        - OTHER
-            - Preparing lecture for SPIN2020 school. Initial gathering and writing of agenda
+            -
-     Next two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-       - SLLP training in Chicago
+       -
-      - Machine startup
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 Randi Gamage
-     Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Next step of the orbit correction - correcting the beta function distortion
+       -
-      - Investigating different multipole correction schemes.
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-      - Jlab contribution to the quarterly report
+       -
-     Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
-       - Continue to correct beta distortion
-      - Continue different multipole correction schemes
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 River Huang
-     Previous two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Transparent Spin Projet - In order to test the theoretical prediction, we introduced different cases of misalignments in RHIC lattice
+       - Continue working on EIC project
-        configuration and we obtained the spin field direction and the resonance strength by fitting the data to offset spin curves. The
-        obtained resonance strength was consistent with the theoretical prediction. The spin field was close to horizontal as expected. We plan
-        to report these results on IPAC2000.
-      - CASA Beam-Beam package - In order to generate or deal with users’ own data for different phase definitions, we completed a Python code
-        and added it into CASA Beam-Beam package. We revised BeamBeam3D (BB3D) so that BB3D can track all detail changes of a particle phase-
-        coordinate.
      Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Continue working on EIC project
+      -
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 Isurumali Neththikumara
-     Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Edited the script to output 6-D coordinates of a specific particle.
+       -
-     Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-       - Calculation of Lyapunov exponent using the data obtained from BB3D simulations.
+       -
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 Dennis Turner
-     Previous two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Worked with Alicia to reconcile Injector upgrade elegant deck with GPT model.
+       - Attended Accelerator AI projects meeting.
-       - Progress on QTSnyder upgrade for RHEL7.
+      - Addressed High Level Apps OPS-PRs generated during ops
-      - Injector matching for the various energy options for the upcoming run.
+          - eDT
-      - Performed some myself and provided assistance to the crews over the weekend.
+          - DogCalc
-       - Gathered sources for 12GeV PRAB paper.
+          - QTSnyder
-       - Attended BTeam, Injector Upgrade, AI lunch, 12GeV PRAB meetings.
+          - ArcSteer
-       - Attended AI Projects for Accelerator Division meeting; proposed using ML for finding unstable SRF cavities in CEBAF.
+      - Discussed with Tief a new RF cresting method using SLMs.
-      - Addressed OPS-PRs for problems with high-level apps discovered during startup.
+          - AIPINJ
-      - Continued exploring ML with Keras and TensorFlow.
+              - Reconciled elegant deck with Alicia's GPT model.
-     Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
+       - 12GeV PRAB
-       - Assist with CEBAF startup as needed.
+          - Revised Optics Tuning section.
-       - Address OPS-PRs generated during startup.
+          - Completed first draft of Pathlength section.
+       - Continued QTSnyder upgrade.
+       - Attended BTeam, Injector Upgrade Modeling, AI Lunch meetings.
+       - Took a few sick days for doctor appointments and such.
+     Next two weeks (Dec 6 - Dec 20)
+       - Provide Optics On-Call support through the end of the run.
+       - Begin working with Tief on new cresting method with SLM.
        - Finish QTSnyder upgrade and write ATLis for testing.
        - Continue work on Injector upgrade elegant deck.
        - Continue work on assigned sections of the 12GeV PRAB paper.
        - Attend BTeam, Injector Upgrade, AI lunch, 12GeV PRAB meetings.
-       - Continue exploring ML with Keras and TensorFlow.
+       - Continue exploring ML with Keras and TensorFlow, particularly for use at CEBAF.
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 He Zhang
-     Previous two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - JSPEC - Refactoring the electron cooling rate calculation. Haven’t finished.
+       - Vacation most of the time.
-       - Other - Reviewed an SBIR proposal for DOE.
+       - Submitted an abstract to IPAC’20
-     Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-      - Vacation most of the time.
        - Finish refactor electron cooling rate calculation. Revisit the particle model and the turn-by-turn model. Make sure they work well.
+        Based on the turn-by-turn model, work on the simulations of sweeping effect and cooling with shifted electron beam for better cooling
+        on the edge of the ion beam.
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 Kevin Jordan
-     Previous two weeks (Oct 28 - Nov 8)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
        -
-     Next two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
        -
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 Michael Tiefenback
-     Previous two weeks ()
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
        -
-     Next two weeks ()
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
        -
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 LERF - Steve Benson
-     Previous two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-       - Submitted Test plans for 1G run
+       - Assisted in run to the 1G dump with CW beam. Unfortunately we could not run beam.
-       - Reviewed PRAB paper
+      -	Reviewed SBIR
-       - Completed punch list items for Isotope ERR
+       - Reviewed IPAC 2020 abstracts
-       - Hosted three seminars
+      -	Looked over new Phase II SBIRs
-       - Completed review of Compton Gamma Source paper
+      - Met with diagnostics team to derive a plan for replacing the beam-a-nizer frame grabber at the LERF
-     Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
+       -	Met with the magnet group and came up with a strategy for the kicker coils for RF merge test
-       - Get kicker coils for RF merge test completed
+       -	Continued gathering documents for the ERR punch list
-       - Certify User Lab 4 in the LERF
+       -	Planned for another run to the 1G dump
-       - Review SBIR
+     Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
-       - Assist in run to the 1G dump with CW beam.
+       - Assist with the run to the 1G dump
+       -	Certify User Lab 4 in the LERF
+       -	Host Michael Famiano for Acc. seminar (with Joe Grames)
+       -	Move excess equipment out of the LERF
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 Andrew Hutton
-     Previous two weeks (Nov 11 - Nov 22)
+     Previous two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
-      - Lost a fair amount of time due to (very) minor surgery, pre-op and post-op visits, etc.  I will survive!
-      - On November 12, I attended a VNECA meeting on Richmond to approve the draft annual report (I sent a copy to Stuart, Andrei and Todd).
-        We are moving forward on closing out the Isotope ERR items; we will have had two meetings on this as well as a lot of behind the scenes
-        cajoling.
-      - I discussed with Doug Wells, our isotope collaborator at NMT, a new FOA for Isotopes which is only available to Universities.  It was
-        agreed that NMT would take the lead on this.  I discussed this with Stuart and got his blessing to proceed.  Our part would be
-        irradiating targets prepared at NMT, which would then be shipped offsite to VCU for separation.  Chemists from NMT would participate in
-        the separation.  We also discussed the follow-on Isotope FOA that currently funds us; Doug will develop a short list of isotopes that we
-        could address, and we would then discuss this list with Ethan Balkin, DOE-ONP Isotope Program Manager, to gauge the level of interest.
-        We expect this FOA to come out in July 2020.
-      - I developed and presented my idea for asynchronous electron cooling for JLEIC.  I now don’t think this is the best solution, but I was
-        pleased to generate discussion that hopefully will lead to improved understanding of the cooling process.
-    Next two weeks (Nov 25 - Dec 6)
        - We hope to have CW beam to the 1G dump (credit to Kevin, Steve and Joe).  I also hope to be able to submit demonstration that we have
          met all of the ERR items and receive beam authorization for the first 1kW isotope irradiation.
        - On December 3, i (and Todd) will be on a conference call to advise the Madison Accelerator Lab.
        - I will continue to look at improving the JLEIC cooling.
+    Next two weeks (Dec 9 - Dec 20)
+      -