UO
QuarkNet Workshop July 2, 2024
412
Willamette Hall, University of Oregon
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09:00 |
Coffee and bites outside Willamette Hall 412 |
|
09:15 |
Ray Frey: I.
Introductions II. Gravitational wave astronomy – update on
LIGO [ slides
(pdf)) ] |
|
10:00 |
Eric Torrence: The
FASER project (via Zoom) [ slides
(pdf) ] |
|
10:30 |
Stephanie Majewski: CERN/LHC/Atlas update |
|
11:15 |
Scott Fisher: Update on Pine Mt Observatory and tour of the remote-control
room |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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1:20 |
Laura Jeanty: Undergrads doing particle physics! |
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1:55 |
Jim Brau: The beginning,
the future, and the Higgs boson [ slides
(pdf) ] |
|
2:35 |
Tien-Tien Yu: Uncovering the Nature of Dark Matter [ slides
(pdf) ] |
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3:10 |
Roundtable on teacher projects, plans, advice, etc |
Contacts:
Ray Frey, rayfrey (at uoregon.edu)
Claire Staley, cnstaley (at uoregon.edu) 541-346-4898
UO Faculty participants:
Ray Frey, Eric Torrence, Stephanie Majewski, Scott Fisher, Laura Jeanty, Jim Brau,
Tien-Tien Yu
High school science teacher participants:
Angie Mitchell McVay (Lincoln HS)
Christopher Doscher (Churchill HS)
Pamela Watts (South Albany HS)
Ron Crawford (Bend HS)
Links:
Support:
- QuarkNet program: National
Science Foundation and US Dept of Energy
- UO Institute for Fundamental Science