International ATLAS masterclass 2023

Tuesday 14 Mar 2023, 09:00 → 20:10 Asia/Dubai

University of Sharjah

Join us on an exciting journey to uncover the fundamental building blocks of the universe! Discover what’s happening 100 meters underground at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). At the Large Hadron Collider, a 27-kilometer circular accelerator, the ATLAS detector is installed, designed to unlock the full discovery potential of the LHC and expand the boundaries of scientific understanding.

A masterclass includes a series of lectures and discussions on particle physics, followed by a hands-on session where students analyze real LHC data and perform measurements just like particle physicists. At the end of each day, participants come together in a video conference—just like an international research collaboration—to discuss and combine their results.

09:00 → 10:00 Registration

10:00 → 10:30 Openings

Opening statement from management of the University of Sharjah.

10:30 → 11:30 Brief introduction to Particle Physics and the ATLAS experiment

Speaker: Dr Kamal Saoucha (University of Sheffield (GB))

11:30 → 12:00 Elementary Particles: theory overview

Speaker: Prof. Amine Ahriche

12:00 → 13:00 Break

13:00 → 14:00 Hands-on training session

Speaker: Organisers (University of Sharjah)

14:00 → 15:00 Videoconference with international colleagues

Sharjah (UAE), Heidelberg, (Germany) and Ankara (Turkey)
Moderators: Ana Peixoto (Grenoble (LPSC)) and Denis Oliveira Damazio (Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL))

15:00 → 15:10 Certificates distribution and closing ceremony