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US CMS Education and Outreach

US CMS Education and Outreach. Dan Karmgard University of Notre Dame. USCMS Education. QuarkNet - National Science Program National HEP Education and Outreach Booklet USCMS and CMS Initiatives REU – Research Experiences for Undergraduates RET – Research Experiences for Teachers

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US CMS Education and Outreach

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  1. US CMS Education and Outreach Dan Karmgard University of Notre Dame

  2. USCMS Education • QuarkNet - National Science Program • National HEP Education and Outreach Booklet • USCMS and CMS Initiatives • REU – Research Experiences for Undergraduates • RET – Research Experiences for Teachers • USCMS Fellows • Support for significant regional programs • Detectors and displays • Websites • Acknowledgements D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  3. QuarkNet • We are now starting our 3rd Year • We have 36 centers participating, of which 18 are affiliated with USCMS groups • Goal is to reach 60 centers by the 5th year D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  4. Current QuarkNet Centers D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  5. QuarkNet Activities • 2000 • Mentor orientation, Spring • Summer Institute for lead teachers, Fermilab • 8-week and 3-week summer programs at Centers • Fall Institute for lead and associate teachers, Fermilab • Participation in AAPT national meetings D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  6. QuarkNet Activities • 2001 • AAPT Meeting San Diego (many presentations) • QuarkNet Mentor Day, Spring • Run II Discovery, live national webcasts by four teams of high school students, Spring • Summer Institute for lead teachers, Snowmass • Snowmass education and outreach program • 3-week Modeling Workshop at Arizona State University • 8-week, 3-week, and 1-week programs at the Centers D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  7. National Education & Outreach • Booklet on HEP Education and Outreach Activities (Bardeen, Barnett, Huston, Ruchti) • First edition published in 1997. • Second edition in preparation. • Documentation on 120 HEP sites in the US • Important reference source for teachers, educators, program coordinators, physicists, and legislators and government and private sector sponsors D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  8. USCMS and CMS • REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates – at CERN. (NEU/UM) • RET: Research Experiences for Teachers – at CERN (NEU) • RET: At Notre Dame (HCAL) • CROP: Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (Nebraska) • Summer Physics Program for Young Women (Rochester) • USCMS Fellows: Teachers at Iowa and Iowa State • Hand-held Cosmic Ray Detectors: • PA 5 at CERN for the visitor gallery • National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC • Fermilab Education Office/Lederman Science Center D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  9. Websites • http://quarknet.fnal.gov • http://cmsdoc.cern.ch/cms/outreach.html • http://uscms.fnal.gov • http://quarknet.nd.edu D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

  10. Acknowledgements • NSF and DOE funding for QuarkNet • Support from the USCMS Project Office • Resources from the Fermilab Education Office • Assistance from the Fermilab Public Affairs Office and Visual Media Services • Valued collaboration with US ATLAS Education in a wide variety of activities D. Karmgard – US CMS Collaboration Meeting – 19 May '01

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