Accelerator and Particle Physics Education at A-Level - APPEAL 2

Saturday 2 July 2011 - 09:50
University of Oxford

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
2 Jul 2011
AM
09:50 Arrival and coffee/tea   ()
10:05 Welcome and Introduction - Andrei Seryi   ()
Slides
10:20 Introduction to particle physics - Alan Barr   ()
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11:10 --- Coffee/tea ---
11:25 Astrophysics talk exploring dark matter and dark energy - Renee Hlozek   ()
Slides
PM
12:15 Funding at the University of Oxford and beyond and careers in physics - Cat Murdoch   ()
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12:55 --- Walk to Jesus College ---
13:15 Lunch and Visit at Jesus College   ()
14:10 --- Walk back to Physics Department ---
14:30 Lab tour and presentation of scientific equipment related to particle accelerators and detectors - Suzie Sheehy   ()
15:00 Small group activity: Building a cloud chamber in your A-level physics class - Suzie Sheehy   ()
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16:00 --- Coffee/tea ---
16:15 The LHC and applications of particle accelerators to particle physics - Emmanuel Tsesmelis   ()
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17:05 Applications of particle accelerators outside particle physic - Ken Peach   ()
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17:55 --- Departure ---