https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/STAR_BUR_Run1516_v18.pdf

With two new major upgrades, the Heavy-flavor Tracker (HFT) and the Muon Telescope Detector (MTD), the STAR
Collaboration has positioned itself well for leading the field in several major scientific programs in the next few
years. We have maintained a similar pace in our scientific productivity and training of the next generation of young
scientists for the last 15 years. To continue our excellent track record on science, we, the members of the STAR
Collaboration, have recently produced a road map for our future in the form of our decadal plan, eSTAR Letter of
Intent, Beam Energy Scan Phase II Whitepaper and our pp/pA document. This is a critical time for RHIC as a facility
and STAR as a collaboration. The STAR Collaboration is fully committed to our priorities based on the scientific pillars
of studying QGP properties, elucidating the nature of the spin of the proton, searching for a critical point in the QCD
phase diagram and exploring the high-density gluon field in nuclei. A sustainable strong science program in STAR
calls for realization of the proposed upgrades and substantial new initiatives, and requires continuous effort and
involvement from each and every collaborator. The STAR Collaboration proposes the following two-year beam-use
request for RHIC run periods in 2015 and 2016, in order to achieve its near-term spin and relativistic heavy ion
physics goals. A detailed breakdown of the proposed run periods is shown in Table.1.1.