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Results from the survey on The Future of HEP Ben Kilminster University of Rochester Young Physicists Panel Young Physicists Panel What is YPP ? Group of “young people” (have neither tenure nor other permanent position) Interested in furthering a positive future for high energy physics Address unique issues of young people Formed in expectation of Snowmass Survey First project of zero-budget YPP should have a good results-to-cost ratio … Collect data about the issues of HEP from a diverse group of physicists with varied career stages, backgrounds, and research areas. Survey should cover variety of questions from What is the most important physics for the field ? to Is it more important to be near your detector or your advisor ? Survey Implementation Anonymous web-based survey Mainly multiple choice questions Space for comments Soliciting participants Coincide with first 2 weeks of Snowmass for increased publicity Online news, email distribution lists, paper copies Analysis Survey responses converted to ntuples with scripts and ROOT. Demographics / BNL Demographics Geography Plot Conventions Top panel, “Americans” Bottom panel, “non-Americans” “Young” Tenured Physics type / Collaboration Size Location of work Balance : Important to have …? Diverse range of experiments Balance : Important to …? host Astro-physics Globalization … detectors , supervisors Globalization… labs, regional centers Outreach …to public, govt. Why choose HEP ? Originally Losing HEP talent ? Why leave? Most compelling physics Most compelling physics … BNL Facilities for new physics Facility in U.S. ? … BNL How to Pick a Plan What has most affected your current opinions of the options for the future of HEP? Talking to colleagues Current work Workshops/conferences Sitting and thinking How to pick a plan … BNL How much do you know about… How much do you know about… Do you know enough to decide? Question #42: Pick a plan We looked at the