Accelerator and Particle Physics Education at A-Level - APPEAL 2
Saturday 2 July 2011 -
09:50
Monday 27 June 2011
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Thursday 30 June 2011
Friday 1 July 2011
Saturday 2 July 2011
09:50
Arrival and coffee/tea
Arrival and coffee/tea
09:50 - 10:05
10:05
Welcome and Introduction
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Andrei Seryi
Welcome and Introduction
Andrei Seryi
10:05 - 10:20
10:20
Introduction to particle physics
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Alan Barr
Introduction to particle physics
Alan Barr
10:20 - 11:10
11:10
Coffee/tea
Coffee/tea
11:10 - 11:25
11:25
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 - 12:15
12:15
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 - 12:55
12:55
Walk to Jesus College
Walk to Jesus College
12:55 - 13:15
13:15
Lunch and Visit at Jesus College
Lunch and Visit at Jesus College
13:15 - 14:10
14:10
Walk back to Physics Department
Walk back to Physics Department
14:10 - 14:30
14:30
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
14:30 - 15:00
15:00
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
15:00 - 16:00
A video of how to build a cloud chamber can be found on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=400xfGmSlqQ&feature=feedu
16:00
Coffee/tea
Coffee/tea
16:00 - 16:15
16:15
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
16:15 - 17:05
17:05
Applications of particle accelerators outside particle physic
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Ken Peach
Applications of particle accelerators outside particle physic
Ken Peach
17:05 - 17:55
17:55
Departure
Departure
17:55 - 18:15