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QuarkNet and Education/Outreach Effort

QuarkNet and Education/Outreach Effort. Randy Ruchti University of Notre Dame. Education and Outreach. Science and visitor centers at laboratories Programs at various institutes and universities Experimental Education/Outreach Coordination REU – Research Experiences for Undergraduates

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QuarkNet and Education/Outreach Effort

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  1. QuarkNet andEducation/Outreach Effort Randy Ruchti University of Notre Dame

  2. Education and Outreach • Science and visitor centers at laboratories • Programs at various institutes and universities • Experimental Education/Outreach Coordination • REU – Research Experiences for Undergraduates • Education and Outreach Booklet • QuarkNet • RET – Research Experiences for Teachers • REHSS – Research Experiences for High School Students • Development of new curricula R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  3. What is QuarkNet? • Partners high school teachers with particle physicists who act as mentors. • Teachers get summer research experience. • Centers are established where additional teachers, students and physicists are included in the program. • Program is funded by US NSF/MPS, NSF/ESIE and DOE • Preliminary program 1998; Full program 1999 + • Up to 60 centers are planned over a 5-year period. • The proponents for this idea and project: • M. Bardeen (Fermilab Education Office) • R. M. Barnett (LBNL, Atlas Education Coordinator) • O. Keith Baker (Hampton Univ) • R. Ruchti (Notre Dame, USCMS Education Coordinator) R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  4. REU Research Experiences for Undergraduates Funded by NSF US programs National Any physics area US program at CERN Northeastern Univ. HEP specific US program at CERN Univ. of Michigan HEP specific RET Research Experiences for Teachers Funded by NSF US programs Any physics area US program at CERN Northeastern Univ. HEP specific REHSS Research Experiences for HS Students Pilot program at Notre Dame Support from D0, CMS, ND Initially HEP specific Intend any physics area What are REU, RET, REHSS R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  5. Motivation • Provide coherence to a national program of education and outreach. • Strength in numbers and better planning. Affiliation with major projects. • Provide resources and contacts over a sustained period of time. • Continuity over several years for impact and evaluation. • Attract teachers, students and the public to the excitement of physics at the energy frontier. • Building a community with scientific literacy and interest. • Sustaining power. • For successful US federal funding for a project, an education and outreach component is required. • A variety of strategies are required to accomplish a successful program. R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  6. Legend Red – 3rd year Green – 2nd year Purple – 1st year Blue – proposed QuarkNet Centers in the US R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  7. 10 Associate Teachers QuarkNet Organizational Structure 4 PI’s O. K. Baker M. Bardeen M. Barnett R. Ruchti 5 QuarkNet Staff B. Beiersdorf K. Cecire A. Erzberger T. Jordan P. Mooney Center 1 Center 2 Center 3 Typical Center Center 34 Center 35 Center 36 --------------- ----- 2 Mentors 2 Lead Teachers R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  8. Active QuarkNet Centers 1999 Centers Boston Univ. Fermilab Florida State Univ. Indiana Univ. Iowa State Univ. Langston Univ. Northeastern Univ. Notre Dame Univ. SUNY Stony Brook Univ. of Iowa Univ. of California at Santa Cruz Univ. of Oklahoma Univ. of Rochester Univ. of Texas at Arlington 2000 Centers Brookhaven Nat’l Lab. Columbia Univ./Nevis Labs Hampton Univ. Michigan State Univ. Southern Methodist Univ. SUNY Albany Univ. of California at Irvine Univ. of California at Riverside Univ. of Chicago Univ. of Florida Univ. of Illinois – Chicago Univ. of Pennsylvania Univ. of Washington 2001 Centers Argonne Nat’l Lab. Florida Institute of Tech. Iowa State Univ. Lawrence Berkeley Nat’l Lab Rutgers Univ. Texas Tech Univ. Univ. of Iowa Univ. of Kansas Univ. of Mississippi Affiliation: CMS, ATLAS, D0, CDF R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  9. Expressions of Interest Received for 2002 2002 Center Candidates Univ. of Arizona Univ. of Cincinnati Johns Hopkins Univ. Univ. of Maryland Univ. of Minnesota Univ. of Northern Illinois Univ. of Oregon Univ. of Pittsburgh Univ. of South Alabama Univ. of South Carolina SLAC Vanderbilt Univ. Affiliation: CMS, ATLAS, D0, CDF Babar Fixed Target Non-accelerator Astrophysics R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  10. Principal Investigators: 4 QuarkNet Staff: 5 Lead Teachers: 66 Associate Teachers: 130 High School Students: large numbers QuarkNet People R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  11. A QuarkNet Year • October: EOI submitted for new candidate centers. • November: Formal proposals evaluated and approved. Teacher reunion at Fermilab. Advisory Board Meeting. • Winter/Spring: Lead teachers identified. Associate teachers identified. AAPT Meetings. • Spring: Webcasts of Tevatron Run II Startup. • April: Mentor institute. • June: Lead teacher institute. • Summer: Research (up to 8 weeks). Associate teacher Institutes (1-3 Weeks). • Other Institutes as available. R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  12. Lead Teacher Institutes 2001–Snowmass 2000 – Fermilab 1999 – Fermilab R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  13. Overview - Lead Teacher Institutes Topics Covered Accelerators Standard Model Detectors Future of HEP Neutrino Experiments Projects Hands on: Helmholz Coils & Cosmic Ray Detectors Individual investigation: Reconstructing Top Quark Events Web-based: Learning about accelerators, detectors and particles Team-based: Identifying Particles from Monte Carlo Data R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  14. What QuarkNet Provides • First Year • 2 lead teachers, Fermilab Summer Institute, 8-week research experience • Second Year • 2 lead teachers, 10 associate teachers, 3-week Center Institute • Reunion Opportunity • Third Year and beyond • 2 lead teachers, 10 associate teachers, 1-week Center Institute • Reunion Opportunity R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  15. Fermilab QuarkNet at Notre Dame (an example) R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  16. Notre Dame QuarkNet Center • Vision • A community of researchers including faculty,technical staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduatestudents and high school teachers,high school students. • Location • - Just south of ND’s campus. • - Fully functional research lab. • - Houses offices, lab spaces, and student experimental areas. R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  17. ND QuarkNet Center: Staff • Physicists (Mentors) • Jim Bishop • Dan Karmgard • Randy Ruchti • Mitch Wayne • QuarkNet Staff • Pat Mooney • Beth Beiersdorf • CMS/DØ Staff • Barry Baumbaugh • Jeff Marchant • Mike McKenna • Mark Vigneault • Lead Teachers • LeRoy Castle, La Porte • Dale Wiand, Adams • Associate Teachers • Ken Andert, LaLumiere • Ken Andrzewski, Marion • Jeff Chorny, LakeShore • Helene Douerty, St. Joseph • Ed Fidler, LaLumiere • Maggie Jensen, Gavit • Tom Loughran, Trinity • Kevin Johnston, Jimtown • Rick Roberts, Clay • Gerry Van Laecke, Clay • Administration • Jennifer Maddox R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  18. QuarkNet Staff and Teachers R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  19. Student/Teacher Involvement R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  20. ND QuarkNet Summer 2000 R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  21. Notre Dame Center Summer Activity • Associate Teacher Institute (1-3 weeks) • 12 Teachers involved • Research Experience for Teachers (8 Weeks) • 12 Teachers involved • D0, CMS, Detector Development (SBIR), Cosmic Ray Detectors • Research Experience for High School Students (8 Weeks) • 13-15 Students involved. • D0 Central Fiber Tracker • CMS HCAL Readout Boxes/Optical Decoding • Lectures, Tours, Scientific Discussions, Social Gatherings R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  22. D0 Central Fiber Tracker Active targets based on Ce(3+) coherent fiber-optic plates with image intensifiers PS/3HF organic scintillator Multi-clad optical fibers Visible Light Photon Counters Cosmic Ray Detectors Based on Tb(3+) coherent fiber-optic plates with image intensifiers NASM- Smithsonian, CERN SX5 visitors gallery, Fermilab, Snowmass 2001 SBIR New scintillators/waveshifters CMS HCAL Optical readout and decoding of the sampling calorimeters for barrel, endcap and outer barrel subdetectors. Multi-clad optical fibers Hybrid photodiodes Program Derived from Detector R&D Bicron DEP Litton CHI Kuraray Ludlum R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  23. 1st Shift Lunch 2nd Shift Summer Student Research R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  24. CMS HCAL Subsystem Locations R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  25. Overview of RBX Placement R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  26. ODU for CMS/HCAL R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  27. ODU for CMS/HCAL R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  28. ODU for CMS/HCAL R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  29. ODU for CMS/HCAL R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  30. Academic Credit • 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, field trips, seminars R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  31. Directions – Summer 2002 • RET – Research Experiences for Teachers (regional) • Astrophysics, Biophysics, HEP-CMS, HEP-D0, HEP-Det R&D, Nuclear • 8 weeks • Modeling Workshop (national) in association with Arizona State University • Mechanics, Modern Physics • 3 weeks • Participants from QuarkNet Centers around the country • REHSS – Research Experiences for HS Students (regional) • Astrophysics, Atomic, Biophysics, HEP, Solid State, Nuclear • 8 weeks R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  32. Science Alive – Outreach to the South Bend Community R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  33. QuarkNet Outreach Activities Indiana University A university professor, five high school physics teachers and 22 high school students worked for a week: building, programming and testing cosmic ray telescope components. They also produced the documentation and electronics necessary so teachers and students can build similar telescopes when they return to their schools. Student group under direction of Prof. Rick Van Kooten R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  34. Summary • QuarkNet, RET, REU, REHSS, + other initiatives serve to: • Advance scientific literacy and culture in society. • Provide a research emersion experience for teachers and students. • Take a long term focus on societal needs as well as experimental needs. • Large scale physics and technical projects are a natural way to further these aims. • We are definitely underway toward an exciting future of physics and associated educational opportunities. R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  35. QuarkNet Websites QuarkNet Homepage http://quarknet.fnal.gov/ Run II Webcasts http://quarknet.fnal.gov/run2/news.shtml R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

  36. http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/ http://cmsdoc.cern.ch/outreach/index.html CDF: http://www-d0.fnal.gov/ D0: http://pdg.lbl.gov/atlas/atlas.html CMS: ATLAS: Experiment Websites FNAL Hadron Collider Experiments CERN Hadron Collider Experiments Cosmic Ray Detector Movie http://quarknet.fnal.gov/materials/detector.mov R. Ruchti, Notre Dame QuarkNet and the Education/Outreach Effort 7th ICATPP, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 15-19.10.2001

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