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QuarkNet

QuarkNet. A national program that partners high school teachers with particle physicists working at the energy frontier in hadron collider physics. Randy Ruchti Department of Physics. Outline. Particle Physics Where do we do it How does QuarkNet fit in Nationally

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QuarkNet

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  1. QuarkNet A national program that partners high school teachers with particle physicists working at the energy frontier in hadron collider physics. Randy Ruchti Department of Physics

  2. Outline • Particle Physics • Where do we do it • How does QuarkNet fit in • Nationally • Locally - Notre Dame Center • What is going on • Outlook and prospects ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  3. Particle Physics - the Energy Frontier A key equation: E2 = p2c2 + m2c4 New Physics: Higgs Bosons Supersymmetry String Theory Hidden Dimensions ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  4. Fermilab Tevatron Collider and Main InjectorBatavia, Illinois Our Tool: Synchrotrons & Colliding Beams ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  5. CMS Experiment at LHC CERN, Geneva, Switzerland ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  6. Research Coverage • There are 60 US universities and national laboratories involved in hadron collider physics research at Fermilab and CERN in four large experiments: • DØ*, CDF at Fermilab • CMS*, ATLAS at CERN • *Notre Dame particle physicists are involved on these. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  7. Motivation • Particle physics experiments take a long time to build and operate. Typically 10-15 years. • Particle physics experiments are expensive. • A great deal of education and outreach activity takes place nationally, but is often incoherent in application. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  8. Vision • Give teachers a partnership in the research associated with the experiments. • Reach into high schools through classroom transfer. • Work for geographic and cultural balance. • Operate the program for an extended period of time so that it can have impact (>5yr). ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  9. Involvement by states in hadron collider physics and QuarkNet Centers in FY 99 and FY 00. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  10. Funding Agencies QuarkNet Project Schematic 4 Principal 4 Staff Teachers Investigators (Project Staff) Advisory CERN one acts as one acts as Group project project director spokesperson 2 Lead At Least 2 Site i Fermilab Teachers Physicists Associate Associate Associate Teacher Teacher Teacher 1 2 n STUDENT RESEARCHERS An integral part of TeV Run II Experiments; LHC turn-on; and ATLAS/CMS experiments. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  11. Approved for funding by NSF/ESIE • January 1999 • Matching funding from DOE/DHEP • through Fermilab • Matching funding from NSF/EPP • through Notre Dame QuarkNet • Principal Investigators • M. Bardeen, Fermilab Education Office - Spokesperson • R. M. Barnett, LBNL, ATLAS • O. K. Baker, Hampton University • R. Ruchti, Notre Dame, USCMS • Staff Teachers • Tom Jordan, IMSA, Fermilab - Project Director • Andi Erzberger, Palo Alto, LBNL • Ken Cecire, Newport News, Hampton • Pat Mooney, Trinity, Notre Dame ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  12. QuarkNet FY99 - FY00 ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  13. Notre Dame QuarkNet Center • Vision • A community of researchers including faculty,postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduatestudents and high school teachers and high school students. • Location • 929 N. Eddy Street, just south of campus. • A fully functional research lab. • Serves CMS, DØ experiments. • Houses office, lab spaces, and student experimental areas. • SBIR program on scintillator development. • Cosmic Ray Detector Development. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  14. CMS/QuarkNet Lab929 N. Eddy St ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  15. Notre Dame QuarkNet Center Fermilab ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  16. Notre Dame QuarkNet Center ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  17. September 1999: Initial Meeting for ND Center & Weekly Meetings during the 99-00 Academic Year ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  18. Notre Dame QuarkNet Center • Academic Structure* • 3-8 week summer research • PHYS 598Q (teachers) 1-3 credits • PHYS 098Q (students) 1-3 credits • academic year research • PHYS 598R (teachers) 1 credit • PHYS 098R (students) 1 credit • discussion sections, laboratory activity • *thanks to effort from K. Newman, J. Maddox, B. Bunker ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  19. ND QuarkNet Center: Staff • Mentors • Jim Bishop • Dan Karmgard • Randy Ruchti • Mitch Wayne • QuarkNet Staff • Pat Mooney • CMS/DØ Staff • Barry Baumbaugh • Jeff Marchant • Mark Vigneault • Administration • Jennifer Maddox • Lead Teachers • LeRoy Castle, La Porte • Dale Wiand, Adams • Associate Teachers • Ken Andert, LaLumiere • Beth Beiersdorf, LaSalle • Jeff Chorny, LakeShore • Helene Douerty, St. Joseph • Maggie Jensen, Gavit • Tom Loughran, Trinity • Kevin Johnston*, Jimtown • Rick Roberts*, Clay ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  20. QuarkNet Staff and Teachers ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  21. Teacher Schedule • Three week workshop • Mornings: particle physics interactive discussions • Afternoons: classroom transfer and research discussions and research activities • Fermilab tours (one with students) • Five week research experience • Presentation on research work in RET forum ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  22. 1999 D. Dickerson, Adams D. Saddawi, Adams 2000 (45 Applicants) R. Bhavsar, Adams R. Bourke, LaLumiere M. Busk, Trinity Z. Clark, Jimtown P. Davenport, Trinity A. DeCelles, Trinity N. Garg, Clay J. Martin, Clay S. May, Adams G. Outlaw, LaSalle R. Ribeiro, Trinity R. Smith, Jimtown J. Tristano, LaLumiere K. Whitaker, LaSalle R. Wiltfong, Riley High School Students ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  23. QuarkNet Students - Summer ‘00 ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  24. Student Schedule • Morning Shift: 7:30am-1:00pm • Afternoon Shift: 12:00pm-5:30pm • work at QuarkNet Lab or Nieuwland Science Hall • Luncheon interactive physics discussions and/or seminars: 12:00pm-1:00pm • At QuarkNet Lab • discussions: Karmgard, Mooney, Ruchti • seminars: Bigi, Cushing, Hildreth, Konigsberg (UFL), Lynker (IUSB), Wayne ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  25. DØ Experiment - Making Fiber-optic Waveguide Bundles ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  26. Wayne Seminar ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  27. Konigsberg Seminar ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  28. Summary • It has been an exciting period of growth for QuarkNet nationally and locally. • We have worked extensively with 11 teachers and 15 high school students. • The program should grow, now that the word is out. • We are now in need of sustaining resources to manage the local program properly. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  29. Sustaining the Effort • NSF/DOE Funding • QuarkNet out-year funding • RET (research experiences for teachers) • Experimental construction funds, DØ and CMS • Endowment or Corporate Sponsorship • AEP, Siemens, …? • Other initiatives • Nanotechnology Center proposal to NSF by the College of Engineering • New Particle Physics initiatives. ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

  30. QuarkNet - Summer 2000 ND Science Advisory Council , 1 September 2000 R. Ruchti, QuarkNet

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