The UK contribution to the European Spallation Source (ESS) is coordinated through the UK-ESS Project Board.
Members
- Andrew Taylor STFC (Chair)
- Mark Thomson, STFC
- Jon Goff, Royal Holloway University of London
- Roger Pynn, University of Indiana
- Paolo Radaelli, University of Oxford
- Richard Wade, Richard Wade Associates
- Giovanni Romanelli, STFC (Secretary)
In attendance
- Justin Greenhalgh, STFC
- Philippa Kingston, STFC
- Kamini Manick, STFC
- Robert McGreevy, STFC
- Mauro Zambelli, ESS
- Helen Beadman, STFC
- Oliver Payne, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
- Alli Brown, UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Laura Sewell, STFC
- Jane Warren, STFC
- Mark Affonso, STFC
The project board will seek additional external advice as required.
Terms of reference
The duties of the UK-ESS Project Board are to:
- monitor the overall progress of the UK-ESS project
- advise the project sponsor and project manager about UK contributions to the project
- approve UK contributions to a balanced budget for the construction of ESS, including the agreement of cash and in-kind contributions
- monitor compliance and progress of UK contributions to the construction phase
- agree work package proposals (proposed by the project office), prior to contract finalisation with ESS
- approve the cost plan and monitor UK expenditure
- monitor compliance with the STFC procurement strategy
- ensure effective communication throughout the project, including the active dissemination of progress reports and other outcomes to STFC and ESS management
- ensure the engagement of STFC staff and other stakeholders (including DSIT, other research councils, Science Board and the wider research community, UK industry)
- receive and monitor reports from individual working package oversight committees (to ensure progress and technical development)
- review the project risk register, monitor risks and advise STFC as appropriate
approve all bids to the contingency (above an agreed level) - sign off the ESS-UK project on completion on behalf of STFC.
Last updated: 14 February 2023