Speakers
Description
I have been a CMS collaborator for nearly 15 years and an LDMX (Light Dark Matter eXperiment) collaborator for the last five years. While CMS is the epitome of a large-scale experiment, LDMX is a small and vibrant collaboration trying to do world-class science with roughly one year's data. I have been fortunate to have had opportunities to engage with CMS in various ways, including hardware projects in which I learned much about how detector systems are designed and built. However, my experiences with CMS are qualitatively different from my experiences with LDMX. I have found that LDMX has provided me and my students with more opportunities to engage with the experiment. I have also found that my students' experiences on LDMX dramatically enrich their work on CMS and provide them with expertise and knowledge that helps them stand out in a large collaboration. While LDMX offers a world-leading science program, it is also helping to develop our future workforce. My story makes a strong case for maintaining a rich small-scale experimental program that complements large-scale projects.
| Topic of submission | Small projects portfolio across frontiers |
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