Ion Beam User Community Consultation

The Ion Beam User Community Statement of Needs

As a part of the Ion Beam User Community consultation process your opinions and comments are being sought. These are being compiled into an independent Statement of Needs requested by EPSRC to support a Medium Scale Ion Beam Facility by Sir Michael Thompson.

The document as it currently stands can be downloaded from here.

You have an opportunity to make comments on this document below or by emailing psolid@eim.surrey.ac.uk

If you wish to be included in this submission of the Statement of Needs and haven't already signed up then there is still time for you to do this by filling in the form here.

Similarly if you have already signed up and no longer feel that the document represents your views or feel that you no longer wish to be a part of this process and would like your name removed from the document please filling the form here.

The document is set out below a question at a time - there are 10 questions in all - below each question is a box for you to add a comment should you wish to. You can do this as many times as you like. We ask that you tell us your email address so that we can contact you for clarification and to ensure that we have a proper record of who is contributing to the document.
New versions of the document will be uploaded to this site as changes are made.

The document is a distillation of the comments that have been collected from the 64 attendees at the meeting held on the 5th of May at the IoP in London and the people who have made comments to the questions on-line.

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1. Please state the type of facility and give a brief description of its function
     Your Comments:



2. Is this an existing UK facility or is it a new facility? If it is a new facility, please explain why this facility is now needed or will be needed in the future.
     Your Comments:



3. What facilities of this type already exist (a) at the university level, (b) at the national or regional level and (c) at the international level. How accessible are these existing facilities to UK academics?
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4. Please describe who will benefit from the existence of this facility, including the number and type of researchers in the UK who are likely to want to use it and the research disciplines that it will benefit. Please indicate what level of usage such a facility would get in a year.
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5. Please explain why this facility is a "mid range facility" and what the benefits are of EPSRC supporting this facility. That is, why the facility needs to be supported at a national or regional level, rather than at a university or international level.
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6. How long should the facility be supported for?
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7. Please indicate what the facility should provide to be of maximum benefit to the research community and estimate the likely cost of the facility. For example, indicate what size it should be, what technologies should it have available, how many staff would it need? You should prioritise these requirements in terms if "must have" and "desirable". In addition, please highlight any features that would be detrimental.
     Your Comments:



8. If EPSRC was unable to support this facility, what would the research community do? (for example, in terms of looking for other sources of financial support or seeking access to non-UK facilities)
     Your Comments:



9. Please make any other comments that you think are relevant to the statement of needs for the facility
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10. Who was involved in preparing the statement of need? Please list name, institution and research interests.
Thanks to all those that have contributed so far. A full list of those who have expressed an interest in this document can be seen here.
If you are unhappy with your name being on this document please fill in the form here and it will be removed as soon as possible.
If you wish to have your name added to this document please fill in the form here.

	Your e-mail address:
	1. Please state the type of facility and give a brief description of its function	Your Comments:
	2. Is this an existing UK facility or is it a new facility? If it is a new facility, please explain why this facility is now needed or will be needed in the future.	Your Comments:
	3. What facilities of this type already exist (a) at the university level, (b) at the national or regional level and (c) at the international level. How accessible are these existing facilities to UK academics?	Your Comments:
	4. Please describe who will benefit from the existence of this facility, including the number and type of researchers in the UK who are likely to want to use it and the research disciplines that it will benefit. Please indicate what level of usage such a facility would get in a year.	Your Comments:
	5. Please explain why this facility is a "mid range facility" and what the benefits are of EPSRC supporting this facility. That is, why the facility needs to be supported at a national or regional level, rather than at a university or international level.	Your Comments:
	6. How long should the facility be supported for?	Your Comments:
	7. Please indicate what the facility should provide to be of maximum benefit to the research community and estimate the likely cost of the facility. For example, indicate what size it should be, what technologies should it have available, how many staff would it need? You should prioritise these requirements in terms if "must have" and "desirable". In addition, please highlight any features that would be detrimental.	Your Comments:
	8. If EPSRC was unable to support this facility, what would the research community do? (for example, in terms of looking for other sources of financial support or seeking access to non-UK facilities)	Your Comments:
	9. Please make any other comments that you think are relevant to the statement of needs for the facility	Your Comments:
	10. Who was involved in preparing the statement of need? Please list name, institution and research interests. Thanks to all those that have contributed so far. A full list of those who have expressed an interest in this document can be seen here. If you are unhappy with your name being on this document please fill in the form here and it will be removed as soon as possible. If you wish to have your name added to this document please fill in the form here.