Matthew Jones

Statement:

Fermilab is truly a wonderful place to work and the historical goal of
serving the needs of the user community continues to shape the unique
character of life at the lab.  Having worked at Fermilab for approximately
a decade, I have experienced many aspects this way of life and would bring
to the UEC a broad user perspective.  I have spent many years both
commuting from a home institute and as a user based at the lab.  I have
worked closely with Fermilab operations and understand the interaction
between the experiments and the Accelerator Division.  I have the
responsibility of supervising graduate students and post-docs based at
Fermilab and watching out for their well being and future career success.
Finally, I am acutely aware of the evolving roles played by national
laboratories and the university high energy physics programs.

Funding constraints over the past several years have already had a serious
impact on both universities and national labs.  I feel that the UEC is in
an ideal position to communicate the concerns of both the academic
institutes and the laboratory itself to the public and to public officials.
I also feel that the UEC has the important role of working to ensure that
the users are well informed and can fully support the decisions that will
have important and lasting impact on the way the lab functions through the
completion of the Tevatron program, into the LHC era and beyond.  Because
of the relatively close proximity of Fermilab to Purdue University, I have
a vested interest in seeing Fermilab remain a leading facility at which to
conduct world class research.  I would serve the UEC and carry out lobbying
efforts to the best of my abilities to ensure that Fermilab maintains this
status through the transition into the LHC era and that its user community
can provide the support needed to sustain Fermilab's long term vitality.