K. Wyatt Merritt
Statement:


Collaboration size, lead time to mount an experiment, complexity of the 
hardware and software required to get the physics out - they've all grown 
steadily over the years I've spent in this field, but resources are shrinking 
and have been for about a decade.   Particle physics and particle astrophysics 
are not, scientifically speaking, backwaters - on the contrary, the excitement 
potential and the learning potential are still great.  I think a major 
responsibility of the UEC is to help get the message out regarding those 
potentials, and what they mean to our society.   All the Fermilab communities 
need to push for an exciting and well supported future for the Lab, and I want 
to be part of that push.  I'd like to be elected to the UEC, since it is one 
of the best platforms from which to work for the Lab's future.