Jay Benesch

Contact:

• Center for Advanced Studies of Accelerators
  Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
  12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606
• 757-269-7085 (phone)
• 757-269-5024 (fax)
• benesch@jlab.org

Education:

• BS, MIT, Physics
• MS, Yale, Engineering & Applied Science
• PhD, UTexas at Austin, Plasma Physics

Career:

• Staff Scientist, Jefferson Lab, 1991 to present
• Magnet Program Manager, Office of the SSC, Dept. of Energy, 1989-1991
• Physicist, GE Corporate Research and Development, 1987-1989
• Senior Engineer, GE Magnet Systems, 1983-1987

Research Interests:

Applied superconductivity: design for manufacturability Accelerator operations

Selected Recent Publications

• J.F. Benesch, "Statistical Analysis of RF Cavity Faults", IEEE Trans. Applied Superconductivity vol 9 #2, June 1999, p. 888
• C. Rode, J. Benesch et al., "Jefferson Lab CEBAF Energy Upgrade Plans" Advances In Cryogenic Engineering vol 45, p 1261, ed. Q.S. Shu. Plenum Press 2000

(and complete list of papers)

Professional Activities

• Member of American Physical Society
• Member of American Statistical Association