Bulgarian Engineering Teacher Programme

from Sunday 14 September 2025 (17:00) to Friday 19 September 2025 (21:30)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
14 Sept 2025
15 Sept 2025
16 Sept 2025
17 Sept 2025
18 Sept 2025
19 Sept 2025
AM
08:30
Lectures (until 13:00) (40/S2-C01 - Salle Marie Sklodowska-Curie)
08:30 Welcome to CERN/ Добре дошли в ЦЕРН - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
08:35 Introduction to the programme / Въведение в програмaта - Roman Zahariev Zahariev (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG))  
08:40 Introduction to the program / Въведение в програмaта - Irena Radeva  
08:45 Introduction to the programme / Въведение в програмaта - Svejina Dimitrova  
09:00 Introduction to CERN / Въведение в ЦЕРН - Zornitsa Zaharieva (CERN)  
10:10 Introduction to Particle Physics / Въведение във физиката на елементарните частици - Anton Dimitrov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG))  
11:20 Medical Physics / Медицинска физика - Katia Sergieva  
08:20
Lectures (until 11:45) (40/S2-C01 - Salle Marie Sklodowska-Curie)
08:20 Introduction to accelerators and their future / Въведение в ускорителите и тяхното бъдеще - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))  
09:05 Introduction to CERN аccelerator complex and its control / Въведение в комплекса ускорители на ЦЕРН и тяхното управление - Zornitsa Zaharieva (CERN)  
10:00 Introduction to Particle Physics Detectors / Въведение в детектори на елементарни частици - Anton Dimitrov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG))  
10:55 Introduction to CMS and its Electromagnetic Calorimeter system – design considerations, overview of the construction and function of the ECAL and the Bulgarian experience / Въведение в експеримента CMS и неговия електромагнитен калориметър – преглед на дизайна, конструкцията, функциите на ECAL и българския опит - Roman Zahariev Zahariev (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG))  
11:45 --- Lunch break ---
08:00
Visits (until 09:45)
08:00 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) Dimitar Hristov Marinov (CERN) Anton Dimitrov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG))  
09:45
Lectures (until 12:45) (40/S2-C01 - Salle Marie Sklodowska-Curie)
09:50 Higgs discovery/ Откритието на Хигс бозона - Peicho Petkov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG))  
10:40 Dark matter – exploration beyond the Standard Model / Тъмна материя - изследвания извън границите на Стандартния Модел - Peicho Petkov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG))  
11:20 ATLAS Distributed Computing. Part 1: GRID / Разпределени изчисления в експеримента АТЛАС. Част 1: ГРИД - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))  
12:15 Accelerator RF systems – future developments (crab cavities) / Радиочестотни системи за ускорители – бъдещо развитие - Dimitar Hristov Marinov (CERN)  
08:20
Lectures (until 11:15) (40/S2-C01 - Salle Marie Sklodowska-Curie)
08:20 ATLAS Distributed Computing. Part 2: HPC, Cloud and Volunteer Computing / Разпределени изчисления в експеримента АТЛАС. Част 2: Суперкомпютри, облаци и доброволни изчисления - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))  
09:05 CERN Computer Centre introduction: How do we control more than 40,000 machines in the CERN Computer Centre / Kомпютърния център на ЦЕРН въведение - Как управляваме над 40,000 машини в компютърния център на ЦЕРН - Zhechka Toteva (CERN)  
09:40 Overview of magnetic systems used for CERN’s accelerators. Design, installation and operational considerations of normal conducting magnets in vacuum and radiation environments/ Преглед на магнитни системи използвани за ускорителите на ЦЕРН. Дизайн, инсталиране и експлоатация на нормално проводими магнитни модули във вакуум и радиационни среди - Miroslav Georgiev Atanasov (CERN)  
10:40 High precision power supply for the magnetic modules of the LHC accelerator. How we deliver 18 000 Amp DC current with 0.0001% precision – instruments, systems and metrology/ Високопрецизно токозахранване за магнитните модули на LHC ускорителя. Как доставяме 18000 ампера постоянен ток с точност 0.0001% - устройства, системи и метрология - Nikolai Beev (CERN)  
11:30
Visits (until 13:00)
11:30 SM18 - Dimitar Hristov Marinov (CERN) Nikolai Beev (CERN) Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))  
08:00
Visits (until 11:00)
08:00 Low Energy Ion Ring/LINAC2 - Anton Dimitrov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG)) Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds) Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))  
09:15 ISOLDE - Ralitsa Ivaylova Mancheva (KU Leuven (BE))  
11:00
Lectures (until 13:30) (40/S2-C01 - Salle Marie Sklodowska-Curie)
11:00 Introduction to Robotics. Service robots and their usage for accessing dangerous environments / Въведение в роботиката. Сервизни роботи и тяхното използване в опасни среди - Roman Zahariev Zahariev (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG))  
12:00 Bulgarian Teachers Programmes – lessons, achievements and prospects / Българската учителска програма – уроци, постижения и перспективи - Svejina Dimitrova  
13:00 CERN Education / Образованието в ЦЕРН - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
13:20 Evaluation of the Programme / Oценка на програмата - Svejina Dimitrova  
PM
17:00
Welcome to CERN! (until 21:00)
13:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:45
Visits (until 17:45)
13:45 CERN Control Centre & CMS Muon Chambers Labs - Anton Dimitrov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG)) Zornitsa Zaharieva (CERN)  
15:30 --- Coffee Break ---
16:00 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) Zornitsa Zaharieva (CERN)  
17:45
Social Events (until 19:00) (500/1-201 - Mezzanine)
17:45 Welcome Reception - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
13:10
Visits (until 18:40)
13:10 ALICE - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
14:30 CMS - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) Anton Dimitrov (University of Sofia - St. Kliment Ohridski (BG))  
16:30 LHCb - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) Aleksandrina Docheva (University of Glasgow (GB))  
12:45 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Social Events (until 22:00)
14:00 Discover Geneva Tresure Hunt  
19:30 Official Dinner of the Bulgarian Engineering Teacher Programme 2025  
13:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:45
Visits (until 16:30)
13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Exhibitions - Ivan Glushkov (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))  
19:00
Social Events (until 21:05) (500/1-201 - Mezzanine)
19:00 Bulgarian Teachers Programme Closing Session