45,000-lb stands solve giant magnet storage problem for US collider

45,000-lb stands solve giant magnet storage problem for US collider

A US student has designed massive storage stands that are capable of supporting up to 45,000 pounds of superconducting magnets for the world’s first electron-ion collider (EIC). The four-tier stands were created by Robert Desjardins, a mechanical engineering technology senior at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and his mentor, EIC mechanical engineer Jonathon Greene. The structures will store superconducting magnets from Brookhaven Natio…