Greek Teacher Programmes 08/2011

21 Aug 2011, 14:00 → 27 Aug 2011, 22:30 Europe/Zurich

6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin (CERN)

Mick Storr

Sunday 21 August

1 Informal Welcome Group 1

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

2 Education at CERN

3 Site orientation

Speakers: Georgios Koloventzos (University of Athens), M Koratzinos (CERN), Mick Storr (CERN)

Monday 22 August

4 Visit of CERN exhibitions

Speakers: M Koratzinos (CERN), Sofia Chouridou (Santa Cruz Inst. for Particle Phys. (SCIPP)-University of Calif)

12:30 Lunch

5 Visit CMS/CCC

Speakers: Charilaos Tsarouchas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (NTUA)), Despina Chatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN), Georgios Koloventzos (University of Athens)

6 Q&A

Speaker: M Koratzinos (CERN)

Tuesday 23 August

7 Group 1: Build a cloud chamber

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

8 Group 1: Visit PS/Linac/LEIR/Linac3

Speakers: Charilaos Tsarouchas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (NTUA)), Despina Chatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN), Mike Koratzinos (CERN)

12:30 Lunch

9 Visit SM-18 and CAST

Speakers: Prof. Konstantin Zioutas (University of Patras), m Koratzinos (CERN)

10 Group 1: Q&A

Speaker: M Koratzinos (CERN)

11 Group 2: Welcome and introduction to the programme

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Wednesday 24 August

12 Introduction to CERN and the Greek participation

Speaker: Dr Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)

Slides Tsesmelis_GR_HST_2011.pdf Tsesmelis_GR_HST_2011.ppt

13 Introduction to Detectors (1/2)

Speaker: Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (NTUA))

Slides greek-teachers-detectors.pdf

14 Introduction to detectors (2/2)

Speaker: Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (NTUA))

12:30 Lunch

15 Group 1 Treasure Hunt in the city of Geneva

16 Group 2 Visit SM-18

Speakers: Charilaos Tsarouchas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (NTUA)), M Koratzinos (CERN)

17 Group 2 Mini Treasure Hunt in the city of Geneva

18 Programme Dinner

Thursday 25 August

19 Introduction to Particle Physics and the Standard Model (1/2)

Speaker: Asimina Arvanitaki (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL))

Slides cernaug2011.pdf

20 Introduction to Cosmology

Speaker: M Koratzinos (CERN)

Slides kosmologia_2011.pdf kosmologia_2011.pptx

21 Introduction to Accelerators/ Introduction to the LHC

Speakers: Dr Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN), M Koratzinos (CERN)

Slides LHC_GTP_2011.pdf LHC_GTP_2011.pptx

12:30 Lunch

22 Group 1: reserved

23 Group 2: Visit PS/LINAC and build a cloud chamber

Speakers: M Koratzinos (CERN), Mick Storr (CERN)

24 Review of lectures on particle physics, detectors and cosmology

Speakers: Asimina Arvanitaki (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL)), Prof. Costas Fountas (Department of Physics-University of Ioannina), M Koratzinos (CERN), Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (NTUA))

Friday 26 August

25 Introduction to Particle Physics and the standard model (2/2)

Speaker: Asimina Arvanitaki (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL))

26 Computing for Particle Physics

Speaker: Dr John Apostolakis (CERN)

Slides

• Intro-to-HEP-Computing-Grk-2011.pdf
• Intro-to-HEP-Computing-Grk-2011.ppt
• Intro-to-HEP-Computing.ppt

27 Antimatter and medical applications

Speaker: Dr Mike Koratzinos (CERN)

Slides antimatter_2011.pdf antimatter_2011.pptx

12:30 Lunch

28 Group 1: reserved

29 Group 2: Visit CMS/CCC

Speakers: Andromachi Tsirou (CERN), Georgios Koloventzos (University of Athens), M Koratzinos (CERN)

30 The history of CERN

Speaker: M Koratzinos (CERN)

Slides history_of_CERN_2011.pdf history_of_CERN_2011.pptx