Martin's Background

Background

Here is a summary of my work at SLAC since I joined the lab in 1962:

1962-1966:

I worked as a microwave engineer responsible for the development of the microwave beam position monitoring system, beam energy analysis system, the klystron phasing system as well as the construction of the laser alignment targets.

1966-1967:

I was a member of the Linac commissioning team and was on shift when the beam was delivered successfully first time to the beam energy analysis station at the end of Sector I of the Linac.

1967-1969:

I was the first PhD student to graduate from the SLAC's work-study program at Stanford and worked at Brookhaven on leave from SLAC as an accelerator theorist. I worked on beam loading/control problems for the AGS upgrade.

1969-1971:

I returned to SLAC and became a member of SPEAR design team. I continued to work as an accelerator theorist working with my thesis advisor Dr. Phil Morton. Phil was responsible for the second order optic calculation of the ring and I was responsible for the design of the first order optic. SPEAR was built according our design. I also was responsible for on-line lattice error correction at SPEAR. This work marked the beginning of model-based control for accelerators and storage rings.

1971-1973:

I was a member of the SPEAR commissioning team. The commissioning team was able to bring SPEAR into full operation using the newly developed model-based error analysis and correction software.

1973-1975:

I continued to work on SPEAR to prepare the beams for collision. At the same time, I worked on the development of the next generation lattice design and modeling codes for the PEP-I.

1975-1977:

I became the deputy head of the PEP Theory Group and was in charge the software engineers in the PEP department to develop model-based control applications for the PEP-I rings.

1977-1979:

I worked on the design of the PEP-I rings and also completed the model-based control program for them.

1979-1980:

I worked as a member of the PEP-I commissioning team. It was on my shift when the beams were collided successfully for the first time.

1980-1982:

1982-1986:

I became a member in the Controls department and was in charge of the accelerator modeling software group for SLC. I led a team to develop RESOLVE, a third generation accelerator modeling software.

1986-1988:

I was a member of the SLC commissioning team. My work using RESOLVE has contributed to the successful commissioning of the SLC damping rings.

1988-1992:

I continued to develop RESOLVE further while I became interested in automation of the RESOLVE process for commissioning. I worked on finding ways to use expert systems and neural networks for automatic model calibration of accelerators and storage rings.

1992-1996:

I collaborated with younger accelerator physicists to develop the next generation of modeling software at SLAC and at other laboratories. These collaborations led to the next generation of accelerator modelers. They eventually became the world's experts in accelerator modeling who have left their marks on many of the accelerators and storage rings in the U.S. and abroad.

1996-1997:

I became a part-time team member of the PEP-II commissioning team. My work has contributed to the first successful beam storage in the e- ring.

1997-2000:

I became a manager of special research projects to bring some of the modern AI techniques to the world of accelerator/ring control and commissioning. This work has been supported by SBIR grants as defined by a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between SLAC and its collaborators (CRADA).

The following research projects have been completed: Phase I project in collaboration with Vista Control Systems to develop An Automatic Component Calibration and Error Diagnostics for Model-based Accelerator Control. Phase I project in collaboration with Sandia View Software to develop An Automatic Beam-based System for Analyzing Accelerator Misalignment Problems. Phase II project in collaboration with Physical Optics Corporation to develop Intelligent Automated Tuning Systems Based on Hybrid Neural Networks. Phase I project in collaboration with Pavilion Technologies Inc. to develop Adaptive Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Accelerator Feedback Systems.

2000-present:

Phase II project in collaboration with Pavilion Technologies Inc. to develop Robust Optimal Adaptive System Identification and Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Strategy for Accelerator Feedback Control Systems.

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