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SULI Welcome

SULI Welcome. SLAC. Operated by Stanford University Paid for by U.S. Dept. of Energy Mission Photon Science Discoveries To make discoveries in photon science at the frontiers of the ultra-small and ultra-fast in a wide spectrum of physical and life sciences

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SULI Welcome

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  1. SULI Welcome

  2. SLAC • Operated by Stanford University • Paid for by U.S. Dept. of Energy • Mission • Photon Science Discoveries To make discoveries in photon science at the frontiers of the ultra-small and ultra-fast in a wide spectrum of physical and life sciences • Particle and Particle Astrophysics Discoveries To make discoveries in particle and astro-particle physics to redefine humanity’s understanding of what the universe is made of and the forces that control it • Operate Safely; Train the Best To operate a safe laboratory that employs andTRAINS the best and brightest, helping to ensure the future economic strength and security of the nation

  3. SLAC OPERATIONS • DOE has many Research Labs • Mostly Military: (LLL) Livermore, Sandia, Oak Ridge, Hanford • Open (no classified research): SLAC, LBL (Berkeley), Fermilab, Jefferson Lab, Brookhaven • Contractors manage the Labs. • Mostly Universities or consortiums of Universities • Increasing number of for-profit contractors • Designed to isolate Labs from political control of science • But DOE (and Congress) control the money for big projects. • Stanford Manages SLAC • Staff are Stanford Employees.

  4. Who is at SLAC • Scientists (primarily interested in the science) • Faculty • Staff • Postdocs • Grad Students • Visiting Scientists (Profs, Postdocs, students) • You • Technical Support (Creating the equipment) • Programmers • Technicians • Administration

  5. HOW SLAC WORKS • PROJECTS (BaBar, LCLS, GLAST, …) • INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS • SLAC scientists and technicians • Visiting scientists and technicians • Equipment built at SLAC • Equipment built at other institutions • Babar • 600 physicists and engineers • 75 institutions • 10 countries

  6. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE • High Energy Physics • All results published • Mostly for richer counties • CERN: International European Lab (1954) • LHC financed by CERN and many other countries • Collaboration with USSR & China during Cold War • Now, Visa Problems for entering U.S. • Many Projects too expensive for 1 country • ILC includes Americas, Europe, Asia

  7. HOW (most of) YOU FIT IN • Part of a larger project • Learn about ‘big picture’ and how you fit in. • A small, but important contribution • Large projects have failed or been delayed because of small design problems on single parts (e.g. LHC) or miscalculations • Real RESEARCH Project • Result is not known in advance • Cannot check your work against Answer sheet • No Test to see if you have memorized things • You will make a meaningful contribution to the bigger project.

  8. HOW YOU FIT IN • Mistakes • You will probably make many errors, do things the wrong way, have equipment which fails, coding problems, … • Learn to notice when things look inconsistent or are nonsense. e.g. Is the computer output the right order of magnitude? • Keep a Logbook of your work so you can remember what you did! We all forget or think we remember things that did not happen • Check with your mentor. Experienced people know about common problems and the approximate results. Logbook! • If you do not understand, ASK.

  9. Safety VERY Important • Safety Lectures this afternoon • SLAC is an industrial site with lots of hazards • Earthquake • Remain in building: Duck, cover, and hold position until shaking stops • Evacuate building to assembly area outside • Stay away from windows, downed power lines • In the event of an emergency • Dial 9-911 from a SLAC phone; or • Dial 911 from your cellular phone • Provide SLAC address (2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA; cross street Saga Lane) and your building/room number.

  10. Introductions • Program Manager - Mike Woods • Program Director - Steve Rock • Program Admin - Farah Rahbar • Education Officer - Susan Schultz • Web Page - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/suli/2007

  11. Overall Schedule • First Week: • Safety • Physics Lectures & Tours • Start Research • Second Week • Research • 1 Page Summary of Project due 7/6 • Third Week • Meet with Director Individually

  12. Schedule (Week 1) Mon, June 25   INTRODUCTION  8:00                    Breakfast in ROB (Building 48)     9:00                    Introduction to SULI 10:00                   Paper Work 11:00                   Introduction to SLAC Physics –Helen Quinn  12:00 - 14:00      Lunch and Meeting with Mentors (A&E Courtyard  14:00 -16:00      Tour of  SLAC Tues, June 26    PARTICLE PHYSICS  9:00 Introduction to Particle Physics - Aaron Roodman Beyond the Standard Model -Lance Dixon Detectors - Tae Min Hong 13:00-17:00 Safety Classes  (ROB) Wed, June 27 9:00    Accelerator Physics and tour of Accelerators - John Fox  13:30 -15:00  Tutorial on SLAC ComputingAdeyemi Adesanya

  13. Schedule (cont) Thurs, June 28  ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY 9:00Introduction           Relativistic Astrophysics - Roger Romani           Large Synoptic Survey Telescope - Kirk Gilmore Supernova -  Mustafa Amin Fri, June 29   PHOTON PHYSICS 9:00   Introduction           Ultra fast - Aaron Lindenberg           Coherent - Bill Schlotter

  14. TUESAND THURS LECTURE SERIES(4 PM Unless noted) • July 5:   Michael Peskin  (Head of  HEP Theory at SLAC)  PHYSICS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER • July 10:  2:15 PM,W. K. H. (Pief)  Panofsky (founding director of SLAC):  ARMS CONTROL • July 12:  Burt Richter (former director of SLAC):  CLIMATE CHANGE • July 17: Steve Healey (Stanford) ASTRONOMY OF THE ANCIENTS • July 19: Persis Drell (Deputy Director of SLAC)    Informal discussion on Physics Careers • July 24:  5:00 PM Ileana Rau: Tour of  Goldhaber-Gordon Lab on Stanford Campus • July 26:  5:00 PM Nick Koshnick:   Tour of Moler Lab (Stanford) • July 31:  Jesse Wodin:EXO  (Enriched Xenon Observatory) • xxxx   Informal discussion about grad student life. - Stephanie Majewski and other grad students • xxxx  Tour of LICK Observatory (Telescope on Mt. Hamilton) ?????

  15. Other Requirements • Tues and Thurs Lectures & Tours ~ 4:00 SLAC (see web site) • Physics and Related Topics • Opportunity to hear some famous people • Dept. Of Energy Requirements (They pay the bills) • SLAC is operated by Stanford but funded by DOE • Taxpayers demand to see results for their money • Pre-Survey due June 30 (from educationLink, see website) • Write up and Publish Results • Results not very useful if only in your head or scraps of paper or computer files that no one else can find

  16. SLAC Requirements • 7/6 – One page project description • 7/10-7/13 Meet with Program Director • 7/18 – First draft of paper introduction • 7/25 Revised Introduction and Draft of Materials & Methods • 8/3 Peer Review and Full Paper Draft • 8/9-8/10 Meet with Director to Discuss Revisions • 8/17 Final Report Due, 8/18 Departure • 8/24 Final Report Due, 8/25 Departure • All students will also give a 15 minute presentation on their research during on of the last two days of the program. • There will also be a SLAC survey to be completed during your last week at SLAC.

  17. SULI Program Requirements from the U.S. Department of Energy • The receipt of a full stipend is dependent on the completion of the following • Complete the pre-survey before June 30 • This can be found on your educationLink account • http://educationlink.labworks.org • Write an abstract of your research for submission to the Journal of Undergraduate Research and upload the abstract via your edutionLink account. • Submit a written research paper via your educationLink account • During your last week at SLAC, complete the post-survey on your educationLink account.

  18. Stanford • Green Library DVD movies • Professional women's tennis • Hiking (the dish) • Biking • Food • Theaters • Shopping • Getting out of town

  19. SLAC • Cafeteria • Library • ROB • Visitor Center • Kavli Building • Panofsky Aud.

  20. FUN ACTIVITIES • PHYSICAL • Use of Stanford Gyms and Pool (free) • Running/Walking Along Linac (4 miles round trip) • Running/Walking in Stanford Hills • Hiking in nearby Parks • Biking: road and Mountain. Many steep and flat routes • SLAC softball team • Soccer at SLAC at noon (somedays?) • SPECTATOR SPORTS • San Francisco Giants (baseball) • CULTURE • Thurs Eve Science Lectures Thurs at Cantor Arts Center (outside) • Stanford Summer Theater Plays and Films about Africa • Jazz Festival at Stanford Mall (Thursdays, 6-7:30PM, Free) • Friday Evenings at International House (open for visiting undergrads) • Twilight Concert Series (Tues at 6:30 in various Palo Alto Parks) • San Francisco Opera (Thru July 1) • Stern Grove Concerts (free, 2 PM Sundays in SF) • Shoreline Amphitheatre (large Rock and Roll outdoor theater) • San Jose Jazz Festival (8/10-12)

  21. More Fun Things • MUSEUMS • Cantor Arts Center (On Campus) • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (near Cal Train Station in SF) • de Young Museum (American and African Art, in Golden Gate Park) • San Francisco Asian Art Museum (world class, in Civic Center) • Palace of Legion of Honor (European Art, overlooking Golden Gate) • Exploratorium (SF's Interactive Science Museum, world class) • Italian-American Museum, • Museum of the African Diaspora (SF) • Intel Museum (Santa Clara) • NEED CAR TO GET TO • Yosemite National Park (4 hours) I can tell you where to crash for the night outside the park • Point Reyes National Seashore (1 3/4 hrs) Many hiking trails to and along the cliffs) • Muir Woods National Monument (1 1/2 hrs) Big Redwood Trees and lots of people • Big Basin State Park (3/4 hr) Big Redwood Trees, hiking

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