Accelerator and Particle Physics Education at A-Level - APPEAL 2
Saturday, July 2, 2011 -
9:50 AM
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
9:50 AM
Arrival and coffee/tea
Arrival and coffee/tea
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
10:05 AM
Welcome and Introduction
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Andrei Seryi
Welcome and Introduction
Andrei Seryi
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
Introduction to particle physics
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Alan Barr
Introduction to particle physics
Alan Barr
10:20 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Coffee/tea
Coffee/tea
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
11:25 AM
Astrophysics talk exploring dark matter and dark energy
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Renee Hlozek
Astrophysics talk exploring dark matter and dark energy
Renee Hlozek
11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Funding at the University of Oxford and beyond and careers in physics
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Cat Murdoch
Funding at the University of Oxford and beyond and careers in physics
Cat Murdoch
12:15 PM - 12:55 PM
12:55 PM
Walk to Jesus College
Walk to Jesus College
12:55 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Lunch and Visit at Jesus College
Lunch and Visit at Jesus College
1:15 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM
Walk back to Physics Department
Walk back to Physics Department
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Lab tour and presentation of scientific equipment related to particle accelerators and detectors
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Suzie Sheehy
Lab tour and presentation of scientific equipment related to particle accelerators and detectors
Suzie Sheehy
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Small group activity: Building a cloud chamber in your A-level physics class
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Suzie Sheehy
Small group activity: Building a cloud chamber in your A-level physics class
Suzie Sheehy
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A video of how to build a cloud chamber can be found on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=400xfGmSlqQ&feature=feedu
4:00 PM
Coffee/tea
Coffee/tea
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
The LHC and applications of particle accelerators to particle physics
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Emmanuel Tsesmelis
The LHC and applications of particle accelerators to particle physics
Emmanuel Tsesmelis
4:15 PM - 5:05 PM
5:05 PM
Applications of particle accelerators outside particle physic
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Ken Peach
Applications of particle accelerators outside particle physic
Ken Peach
5:05 PM - 5:55 PM
5:55 PM
Departure
Departure
5:55 PM - 6:15 PM