DNP Ad Hoc Funding Committee

DNP Ad Hoc Funding Committee

2026 Members 

Detwiler, Jason
Dutta, Dipangkar
Heeger, Karsten (chair)
Henning, Reyco
Kovchegov, Yuri
Napolitano, Jim
Piekarewicz, Jorge
Solz, Ron
Wilkerson, John
Yennello, Sherry J

2026 Charge

  • Communicate with the APS Govt Affairs team to stay abreast of the federal funding landscape and update the DNP leadership 

  • Coordinate advocacy between the NP users’ groups and other stakeholders, including facility directors 

  • Accompany the NP Facility directors to meetings with Congressional committees and Administration agencies to make a coordinated and unified nuclear physics request