Fredrik MelanderDanish Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology

Tartu, EstoniaMay 23rd, 2014

ESS: Perspectives on data management and (the need for) capacity building

ESS: A co-hosted and co-located facility

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Road to realizing the world’s leading facility for research using neutrons

2014Construction work starts on the site

2009Decision: ESS will be built in Lund

2025ESS construction complete

2003First European design effort of ESS completed

2012ESS Design Update phase complete

2019First neutrons on instruments

2023ESS startsuser program

Architectural Concepts

Starting point: Data on disk is useless!

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It is published results from the data that makes progress

o Need to ensure that ESS users have access to:

• appropriate software packages for data analysis

• the necessary computational resources to exploit the software to obtain those results

• analysis software during experiment to influence the data taking strategies

o But, the perspective are broader

Requirements – the broad view for an experimental user-facility

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ESS Data Management and Software Center (ESS DMSC)

Core functions

Instrument control Software

Data Curation

Monte Carlo simulation code support

Data analysis and visualization

User-Portal

Activities Instrument Control Software Remote access to Experiments Real time display of preprocessed data to the user during the experiment On-site (ESS-Lund) operation Support

Transport raw data to main servers for storage Preprocessing of raw data to a format suitable for further use Web and mobile devices portal providing access to user data following EU rules.

Develop and support Monte Carlo modeling software of neutron instruments Provide support for Modeling of instrument-sample-specific features for data analysis On-site (ESS-Lund) operation Support

Develop and support data analysis and visualization software. Provide bridging solutions to aid modeling of neutron data with state-of-the-art physical modeling and theory software Provide access to High-Performance computing On-site (ESS-Lund) operation Support

Provide and support a web-based user portal for the submission and review of user proposals. Provide and support web-based tools that aids users to access their data. On-site (ESS-Lund) operation Support

Scientific Integration (user-communtiy) and collaboration is important

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Strategy for scientific integration and effective use re

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Process for a Nordic neutron program (build community and broaden the scope)

March 2013 NordForsk Board decision to start the process, establishment of joint working group

March – June Framework and concept

Summer Publication analysis

Autumn Drafting program proposalWorkshop with user communityNordic Infrastructur conference

Spring 2014 Organizing reserach school conceptDrafting framework program

Spring 2015 Programme start?

Understanding the community: Bibliography analysis -K. Lefmann, NBI

ISI Web of Science search for “neutron-related” articles + J. Neutron Research

All included papers downloaded to ensure relevance

– Instrumentation

– Actual neutron data

– Data analysis, analysis of previous data

– Reviews

– Theoretical work: prediction or modeling of data.

We exclude

– Fusion, nuclear and particles physics

– Element analysis by activation (PGAA)

Publications (high impact)

Community (small group of experts)

Themes (different positions)

Conclusions600+ papers since 2008

● 50% high-impact

Healthy community

● Growing activity; 20% 2008-now – related to ESS

● Activity relies on some 100 senior scientists

● Established Nordic Collaborations

Broad distribution on topics

● Hard matter structure and soft matter most prominent

● Each country has different strong points

● The average follow roughly the world neutron use; low in engineering/geology

All countries rely on ILL

● Own sources/instruments are very important

● Access to different instruments

What do we want to achieve?

A 5-year Nordic Neutron program

The overall goal of the program is to increase the number of neutron users and increase competence in neutron scattering in the region with a special focus on young scientists, and new user fields and communities.

To have a substantial effect, the working group proposes a 5-year program

A budget level of approximately 50-65 MNOK is needed for the program to have expected impact and bring substantial Nordic added value.

Key elements of the program could include:

1. Broad scope of Research School activities

2. Joint networks, positions and projects across the countries and scientific fields to build critical mass in highly specialized fields and areas,

3. A post-doc mobility and support scheme to strengthen knowledge circulation and support for opening up and joint use of national instruments and training facilities.

Long term ambitions (Nordic or DK?)

• We foresee that to be able to take full advantage of the allocated ESS capacity by 2025 an additional 75 PhD and 75 Postdoctoral scientists as well as 20 new PI’s should be in employment and be distributed between existing and new groups.

• By 2025 we expect at least 150 frequent and expert scientists in permanent or temporary employment per year working with neutron scattering in 100 research groups and publishing in excess of 200 papers a year.

• This effort would bring the Nordic community to approximately the same level as Switzerland

STEP 1 PILOT ACTIVITY A NORDIC NEUTRON RESEARCH SCHOOL Scope:- 3-5 year grant, start up in 2014 - 1,5-2 MDKK per year- Virtual/distributed collaboration between Nordic research environments coordinated by a larger active research environment or the national organizations

Goals:- Increase the number of young users- Stimulate the use of neutrons among new groups and fields - Increase collaboration, efficiency and mobility in and between existing educational efforts- Strengthen the networks between the Nordic environments, the new international facilities and international research groups.

Potential activities (examples):- Strengthen collaboration between Nordic educational institutions by systematically sharing information and ”opening up” national courses, programs, facilities and activities - Grant support to develop, organize and run courses- Grant support to organize workshops, seminars and conferences. - Develop online teaching and training.