Name: Accelerator and Particle Physics Education at A-Level - APPEAL 2
Start: 2011-07-02T09:50:00+02:00
End: 2011-07-02T18:30:00+02:00
Location: University of Oxford

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 - Andrei Seryi
Welcome and Introduction
- Andrei Seryi
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM Introduction to particle physics - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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