GridPP Tranche 2 Tier-2 hardware allocation (Grid PP3 equipment)

Lead Research Organisation: University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics

Abstract

This grant is for equipment only, and has been agreed. It is related to the previously issued grant PP/E002730/1.
 
Description Clinical and Translational Research Committee Programme award
Amount £1,226,417 (GBP)
Funding ID C8857/A13405 
Organisation Cancer Research UK 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2012 
End 02/2017
 
Description ATLAS 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Department ATLAS Collaboration
Country Switzerland 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We build parts of the SCT detector, electronics, software etc, and we do physics analysis.
Collaborator Contribution They built the other parts of the detector.
Impact Several hundred physics publications.
 
Description GridPP 
Organisation Queen Mary University of London
Department GRIDPP3
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We run the Cambridge Tier 2 and write software like Ganga
Collaborator Contribution They run the rest of the Grid
Impact Scidiver Voxtox
 
Description LHCb 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Department Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution We built the RICH detectors, electronics and software
Collaborator Contribution They built the rest of the detector
Impact Many physics publications on B-physics
 
Company Name Scidiver 
Description Scientific text mining 
Year Established 2011 
Impact None so far.