UK Teachers Programme 02/2012

20 Feb 2012, 17:00 → 23 Feb 2012, 20:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Mick Storr

For Scottish teachers sponsored by Education Scotland and by the STFC. Students from John Jay High School, US, will be attending as special guests.

Monday, 20 February

1 Welcome to CERN

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Tuesday, 21 February

2 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Slides GenIntro.pdf GenIntro.ppt

3 Particle Physics (1/3)

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

4 Particle Physics (2/3)

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

12:30 Lunch

5 From the Web to the Grid

Speaker: Ben Segal

6 Build a Cloud Chamber

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

7 Review

Wednesday, 22 February

8 Review of the CMS Experiment

Speaker: Dr Piotr Traczyk (CERN)

9 Visit CMS

12:30 Lunch

10 Particle Physics (3/3)

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

11 Visit Super Conducting Magnet Test Facility, CCC and AMS

12 Programme Dinner

Thursday, 23 February

13 Introduction to Accelerators

Speaker: Dr Simone Gilardoni (CERN)

14 Introduction to Antimatter

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

15 Visit PS/LINAC/LEIR

16 Programme Evaluation

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)