ASP2024 High School Outreach Program

Europe/Zurich
Bobby Samir Acharya (Abdus Salam Int. Cent. Theor. Phys. (IT)), Christine Darve (European Spallation Source), Fernando Ferroni (Sapienza Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT)), Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Mounia Laassiri (University of Helsinki)
Zoom Meeting ID
67482621410
Description
IOC meetings
Host
Ketevi Adikle Assamagan
Alternative hosts
Mounia Laassiri, Christine Darve
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Minute Summary of Meeting

Present: M. Chabab, F. Fassi, David, Christine, Janna, Sanae, Kétévi, and Mounia.

Apologies: Kenneth

  • Prof. Chabab briefed on his meeting with several officials from Marrakech Academy. He introduced them to some elements of the learners' program, focusing on hands-on activities by David and Kenneth. The proposed timetable for the learners' program is as follows:
    • Marrakech: Monday, April 15
    • Chichaooua: Tuesday, April 16
    • Al Haouz: Wednesday, April 17
    • Kelaa: Thursday, April 18
    • Rehamna: Friday, April 19
  • They also visited the selected high school in Marrakech and the proposed lecture rooms where the program should take place:
    • 2 lecture rooms with a capacity of 50 students, equipped with a PC projector and screen.
    • 1 larger room with a capacity of up to 80-90 students, suitable for arrangement with tables and a projector.
    • 1 amphitheater with a capacity of up to 200 students, suitable for presentations and lectures.
  • The largest high school in the academy can accommodate a maximum of 150 students in the morning and 150 in the afternoon (300 students in total).
  • High schools in other cities have lecture rooms with lesser capacities, allowing for a maximum of 200 students (2x100).
  • Four activities are planned to be performed in parallel at each venue: accelerator physics, astrophysics, particle physics, and detector & instrumentation.
    • Therefore, 4 lecture rooms will be needed to run all programs in parallel from Monday to Wednesday, and only 3 rooms will be needed on Thursday and Friday.
  • Janna mentioned that running 2 activities in the same lecture room may not be ideal as it could disturb the other activity, especially since the particle physics group prefers to have their own room.
  • We also discussed the possibility of putting students together in the same lecture room if instructors cover the same topic.
  • Prof. Chabab raised concerns about table arrangements, noting that they might be fixed to the ground or small.
  • Sanae and Christine explained the program developing for the ASP2024 High School Outreach Program. For their hands-on activity, they will need 2 Electromagnetic Accelerators and 6 Gauss Cannons from Amazon.
    • Kétévi already sent a request to BNL to purchase them, and Christine needs to check if she can get the Gauss Cannon from ESS.
  • Sanae mentioned that they are willing to share 30 minutes with other activities, allowing students to ask questions, discuss career paths, and provide feedback and reflections about the program.
  • David from BNL mentioned that they already have all the necessary parts on order and have obtained information from DHL about how to pack everything, including rechargeable batteries.
  • Prof. Chabab needs to provide the address for shipment and requested more detailed information on the equipment before shipping to ask the Dean of the UCA to write to customs for an exemption.
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Catering Options and Clarifications

The availability of restaurants close to the High School venues is still uncertain. Prof. Chabab needs to confirm this in the next meeting to explore alternative solutions.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19th, at 15:30 CET.

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    • 14:30 14:40
      General — logistics 10m

      To provide detailed information on the high school program.

      1) Marrakesh: 2 x 50 rooms, 1 x 90 room and amphitheater — max of 300 students
      2) Other venues: max of 200 students. But how many rooms? (to find out)

      Speakers: Prof. Farida Fassi (Universite Mohammed V (MA)), Dr Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Dr Mohamed Chabab (Cadi Ayyad University (MA)), Mounia Laassiri (University of Helsinki)
    • 14:40 14:50
      Astrophysics 10m

      I have received the acceptance from Zridi Abdelatif Amateur Astronomer, He offers very informative sessions to explain the movement of celestial bodies, astronomical observations, and the interpretation of the sky during different seasons.
      I would like to confirm and inform you that this activity will only take place in a single high school, as the person is very busy with the activities of the AfAS2024. However, I have already obtained his agreement to conduct this activity. It will be necessary to arrange transportation to the concerned high school and provide meals during the activity.

      I forgot to give you the schedule for this activity, So the activity is planned as follows: A 30 minute presentation (for a maximum of 25 students who will be accommodated in the planetarium) repeated 6 times during the morning and afternoon (reaching 300 students in total).

      Speakers: BOSKRI Abdelkarim (Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco), Mirjana Povic (ESSTI, Ethiopia)
    • 14:50 15:00
      Particle Physics 10m
      Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Kenneth William Cecire (University of Notre Dame (US))
    • 15:00 15:10
      Accelerator physics 10m
      Speakers: Dr Christine Darve (European Spallation Source), Luca Serafini, Dr Sanae SAMSAM (INFN Milano)
    • 15:10 15:20
      Detectors & Electronics 10m

      Our big question involves the five high schools - will the BNL labs be done in a classroom with a computer projector screen at each venue?
      If not, that is fine - we will make hardcopy printouts of the lab PowerPoint slides for each table.
      This way, the students can reference the slides covered during the initial lecture and refer to the step-by-step instructions for each lab.

      However, if we can 100% count on a PC/laptop hooked to a projector in a classroom in each school reserved for the BNL labs, then we can save money by not printing or shipping binders with the equipment.

      Therefore, if you have any updates on this, please let us know.
      We will be sure to watch the recording of the event in the afternoon (tomorrow EST for NYC).

      Speakers: Daniel Trieu (BNL), David Biersach (BNL), Jonathan Ullmann (BNL), Dr Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Mounia Laassiri (University of Helsinki)