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Richard York

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FRIB Accelerator Systems Division Director and Technical Director

Dr. York has an accomplished track record in accelerator physics research and development, and also as an experienced project manager of one-of-a-kind accelerator design, development, and construction projects. His experience spans the full cycle of development and construction activities associated with accelerator technologies including superconducting cyclotrons, room-temperature and superconducting synchrotrons, superconducting linear accelerators, and advanced beam transport systems including design and construction of fast-switching multi-user beam-delivery systems. Dr. York brings to FRIB nearly three decades of accelerator physics research, development, and project management experience and also has much specific DOE Office of Science experience, including service as a:

  • key team member for the CEBAF proposal selected for construction by DOE
  • major contributor to CEBAF redesign utilizing superconducting technology and during construction as associate project manager responsible for a $60 million scope of work
  • manager of the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory Low Energy Booster ($80 million) and later of the penultimate synchrotron High Energy Booster ($750 million).

Dr. York has nearly three decades of experience working with the DOE beginning in 1980 with the successful defense of the CEBAF proposal, and since 1985, as technical advisor on accelerator-based projects. He worked with LANL and ANL to develop safer reactor designs for general application all well as for the transmutation of nuclear waste using subcritical core assemblies driven critical by accelerator-produced neutrons. He also worked with LLNL and LBNL to develop accelerator designs appropriate for electrical power generation driven by fusion from heavy ion inertial confinement. Additionally, Dr. York contributed to efforts by the University of Maryland to develop an electron ring for basic research in high-intensity beam physics and was involved in the superconducting radio frequency accelerating structure development for the International Linear Collider and possible upgrade at FNAL.

Dr. York earned a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Iowa in 1976.