Georgian Teacher Programme

17 Mar 2024, 17:00 → 22 Mar 2024, 14:30 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US)), Irakli Minashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GE)), Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The Georgian Teacher Programme 2024 will take place from 17-22 March 2024. Lectures, on-site visits, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops will introduce its participants to cutting-edge particle physics. We hope our participants will go back to Georgia as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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Georgian Teacher Programme 2024: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/GETP24

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Jeff Wiener: 0041 75 411 9010

In case of emergency:
CERN fire brigade: 0041 22 76 74444

Sunday 17 March

Welcome to CERN!

Conveners: Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US)), Givi Sekhniaidze (Universita Federico II e INFN Sezione di Napoli (IT)), Irakli Minashvili (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)), Irakli Minashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GE))

Monday 18 March

Lectures

1 Basics at CERN

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

GETP24_Basics.pdf

2 Programme Objectives

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

GETP24_Objectives.pdf

3 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Irakli Minashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GE))

Intro_CERN_GeoTeach_2024_March.pdf

4 Q&A session

Speakers: Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US)), Givi Sekhniaidze (Universita Federico II e INFN Sezione di Napoli (IT)), Irakli Minashvili (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)), Irakli Minashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GE))

Intro_CERN_GeoTeach_2024_March.pdf

Intro_CERN_GeoTeach_2024_March.pptx

12:00 Lunch break

Visits

5 Synchrocyclotron and ATLAS Control Room

The group meets in the Main Building at 13:30!

13:30-13:45 Walk to the SC
13:45-14:15 Synchrocyclotron
14:15-14:30 Walk to ATLAS
14:30-15:00 ATLAS Control Room

15:00 Coffee break

6 CERN Control Centre & Cryogenic test facility hall SM18

The bus leaves from Science Gateway at 15:30!

15:30-15:45 Transport from Science Gateway to CCC
15:45-16:15 CERN Control Centre
16:15-16:30 Transport from CCC to SM18
16:30-17:15 SM18
17:15-17:30 Transport from SM18 to the Main Building

Tuesday 19 March

Lectures

7 Accelerators

Speaker: Irakli Minashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GE))

8 Computing at CERN

Speaker: Irakli Minashvili (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))

12:00 Lunch break

Visits

9 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Exhibitions

The group meets in the Main Building at 14:00!

14:00-14:15 Walk to Science Gateway
14:15-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:30-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions

DIY Cloud Chamber

Wednesday 20 March

Visits

10 Antimatter Factory & Low Energy Ion Ring/LINAC2

The group meets in front of the CERN hotel (Building 39) at 09:00!

09:00-09:15 Walk from the CERN hotel to the Antimatter Factory
09:15-10:00 Antimatter Factory
10:00-10:15 Walk from the Antimatter Factory to LEIR
10:15- 10:45 Low Energy Ion Ring & LINAC2
10:45 - 11:00 Walk to Building 4

Lectures

11 Particle Detectors

Speaker: Givi Sekhniaidze (Universita Federico II e INFN Sezione di Napoli (IT))

Detectors.pdf

Detectors.pptx

12:30 Lunch break

Workshop

12 Teaching Modern Physics: Challenges and Difficulties

Speaker: Irma Mgeladze

Thursday 21 March

Lectures

13 Introduction to particle physics

Speaker: Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))

VK-lectures-1-2.pdf

14 Higgs Discovery

Speaker: Keti Kaadze (Kansas State University (US))

PPandHiggsDiscovery-Kaadze.key

PPandHiggsDiscovery-Kaadze.pdf

12:00 Lunch break

Visits

15 Data Centre

The group meets in front of the CERN hotel (Building 39) at 13:15!

13:15-13:30 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the Data Centre
13:30-14:00 Data Centre
14:00-14:15 Walk to the Main Building

Social Events

16 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

We will provide you with your personal treasure hunt brochure. You will need to get the "Tout Genève 9h" ticket, which can be bought at the tram stop (8 CHF). Once you successfully finish the treasure hunt there will be a delicious cheese fondue waiting for you!

17 Official Dinner of the Georgian Teacher Programme 2024

Although it's the formal dinner of the programme, please wear clothes, which you feel comfortable in. The treasure hunt will lead you directly to the
Hotel Edelweiss
Place de la Navigation 2
1201 Genève
www.hoteledelweissgeneva.com

Friday 22 March

Visits

Conveners: Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US)), Keti Kaadze (Kansas State University (US))

18 CMS

The bus leaves in front of the CERN hotel (Building 39) at 09:00!

09:00-09:30 Transport from the CERN Hotel to CMS
09:30-10:30 CMS
10:30-11:00 Transport from CMS to the Main Building

Lectures

19 LHC and non-Higgs physics

Speaker: Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))

20 What's next?

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

GETP24_What'sNext.pdf

13:00 Certificates & Goodie Bags