Name: High School Teachers 2012
Start: 2012-07-01T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2012-07-21T09:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

High School Teachers 2012

from Sunday, July 1, 2012 (9:00 AM) to Saturday, July 21, 2012 (9:00 AM)

Monday, June 25, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
4:30 PM Welcome Reception - Mick Storr (CERN)
Welcome Reception
- Mick Storr (CERN)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Square Van Hove Informal get together, with refreshments and light snacks
5:30 PM Short site tour - Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN) Mick Storr (CERN)
Short site tour
- Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN)
- Mick Storr (CERN)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Designed to help participants orient theselves on site and locate lecture rooms.
6:30 PM Practical Information - Mick Storr (CERN)
Practical Information
- Mick Storr (CERN)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Monday, July 2, 2012
8:30 AM Registration - Maureen Prola-Tessaur (CERN)
Registration
- Maureen Prola-Tessaur (CERN)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Salle Andersson
9:00 AM Introduction to the Programme - Mick Storr (CERN)
Introduction to the Programme
- Mick Storr (CERN)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Salle Andersson
10:00 AM Introduction to CERN - Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
Introduction to CERN
- Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Salle Andersson
11:00 AM Team Building - Mick Storr (CERN)
Team Building
- Mick Storr (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Salle Andersson
2:00 PM Introduction to CERN Public Exhibitions
Introduction to CERN Public Exhibitions
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Globe 1st Floor

3:00 PM Parallel Visits : Globe Universe of Particles Exhibition and Microcosm
Parallel Visits : Globe Universe of Particles Exhibition and Microcosm
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

6:00 PM Visits evaluation
Visits evaluation
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Room: R1 Terrace
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
9:00 AM Introduction to IBSE Activity - Angelos Alexopoulos (University of Athens (GR))
Introduction to IBSE Activity
- Angelos Alexopoulos (University of Athens (GR))
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 160/1-009
10:30 AM Surprise
Surprise
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: 160/1-009
11:00 AM A short history of neutrinos, what we have learned about them, what we have learned using them, up to neutrino oscillations - Jack Steinberger (CERN)
A short history of neutrinos, what we have learned about them, what we have learned using them, up to neutrino oscillations
- Jack Steinberger (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 222/R-001
2:00 PM Introduction to Particle Physics (1/2) - Rolf Landua (CERN)
Introduction to Particle Physics (1/2)
- Rolf Landua (CERN)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Globe 1st Floor
3:00 PM Introduction to Particle Physics (2/4) - Rolf Landua (CERN)
Introduction to Particle Physics (2/4)
- Rolf Landua (CERN)
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Globe 1st Floor
4:30 PM Lecture review
Lecture review
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: R1 Terrace
6:30 PM Pool and Pizza (tbc) - Mick Storr (CERN)
Pool and Pizza (tbc)
- Mick Storr (CERN)
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Swim at the pool across the road from CERN entrance B and/or walk to Pizza restaurant in Meyrin. (Swim and walk dependent on weather).
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

9:00 AM Update on Higgs search (ATLAS and CMS experiments)
Update on Higgs search (ATLAS and CMS experiments)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
2:00 PM Q/A on Update on Higgs Search - Rolf Landua (CERN)
Q/A on Update on Higgs Search
- Rolf Landua (CERN)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 40/S2-C01 - Salle Curie
3:30 PM Parallel Visits : Globe Universe of Particles Exhibition and Microcosm
Parallel Visits : Globe Universe of Particles Exhibition and Microcosm
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, July 5, 2012

9:00 AM Parallel activity : Build a Cloud Chamber
Parallel activity : Build a Cloud Chamber
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 6/2-004
Tutorial : The Concept of Mass - Goronwy Jones (University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy)
Tutorial : The Concept of Mass
- Goronwy Jones (University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 40/S2-C01 - Salle Curie
2:30 PM Introduction to Particle Physics (3/4) - Rolf Landua (CERN)
Introduction to Particle Physics (3/4)
- Rolf Landua (CERN)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin
4:30 PM TWO NOBEL STORIES : Marie Curie 2 - Ernest Rutherford 1 - cecilia jarlskog (lund university)
TWO NOBEL STORIES : Marie Curie 2 - Ernest Rutherford 1
- cecilia jarlskog (lund university)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
6:00 PM Lecture Review and Discussion
Lecture Review and Discussion
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday, July 6, 2012
9:30 AM Introduction to Particle Physics (4/4) - Rolf Landua (CERN)
Introduction to Particle Physics (4/4)
- Rolf Landua (CERN)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Salle Andersson
11:00 AM An Introduction to Quantum Fluctuations - Goronwy Jones (School of Physics and Astronomy)
An Introduction to Quantum Fluctuations
- Goronwy Jones (School of Physics and Astronomy)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Salle Andersson
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
1:00 PM Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt - Mick Storr (CERN)
Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt
- Mick Storr (CERN)
1:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Have fun discovering Geneva and finish the day with a well deserved fondue at the Cave Valaisanne, Plain Palais.

Monday, July 9, 2012

9:00 AM Perimeter Institute workshop
Perimeter Institute workshop
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

1:00 PM Perimeter Institute workshop
Perimeter Institute workshop
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
9:00 AM Introduction to Accelerators - Simone Gilardoni (CERN)
Introduction to Accelerators
- Simone Gilardoni (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson
11:00 AM A Search for Dark Matter with a continuously sensitive Bubble Chamber - Peter Cooper (Fermilab)
A Search for Dark Matter with a continuously sensitive Bubble Chamber
- Peter Cooper (Fermilab)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
2:00 PM Medical Applications of Particle Physics - Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
Medical Applications of Particle Physics
- Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
9:00 AM Introduction to Particle Detectors - Frank Hartmann (CERN and KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Introduction to Particle Detectors
- Frank Hartmann (CERN and KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: 222/R-001
Thursday, July 12, 2012
9:00 AM Introduction to Accelerators - Simone Gilardoni (CERN)
Introduction to Accelerators
- Simone Gilardoni (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
4:00 PM Antimatter Mysteries - Rolf Landua (CERN)
Antimatter Mysteries
- Rolf Landua (CERN)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: 33-R-009
Friday, July 13, 2012

9:00 AM Working groups
Working groups
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
11:30 AM Visit Super Conducting Magnet Test Facility - m Koratzinos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
Visit Super Conducting Magnet Test Facility
- m Koratzinos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:30 PM Visit Super Conducting Magnet Test Facility - m Koratzinos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
Visit Super Conducting Magnet Test Facility
- m Koratzinos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
4:30 PM Working group progress reports
Working group progress reports
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 33-R-009
7:45 PM History of Scientific Ideas (1/3) - Goronwy Jones (University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy)
History of Scientific Ideas (1/3)
- Goronwy Jones (University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy)
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
7:45 PM History of Scientific Ideas (2/3) - Goronwy Jones (School of Physics and Astronomy)
History of Scientific Ideas (2/3)
- Goronwy Jones (School of Physics and Astronomy)
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room

Monday, July 16, 2012
9:00 AM Pathway Project Overview - Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
Pathway Project Overview
- Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 593 Room 11
10:30 AM Working Group Presentations
Working Group Presentations
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 593 Room 11
2:00 PM Presentation of Pathway Tools - Angelos Lazoudis (Ellinogermaniki Agogi) Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
Presentation of Pathway Tools
- Angelos Lazoudis (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
- Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 593 Room 11
3:30 PM Working group presentations
Working group presentations
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: 593 Room 11
5:00 PM Organisation of CERN Days - Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
Organisation of CERN Days
- Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 593 Room 11
7:00 PM International Evening - Everyone
International Evening
- Everyone
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Room: Restaurant 1 Terrace
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
9:00 AM Visit ATLAS Visitor Centre - Muhammad Alhroob (Abdus Salam Int. Cent. Theor. Phys. (IT))
Visit ATLAS Visitor Centre
- Muhammad Alhroob (Abdus Salam Int. Cent. Theor. Phys. (IT))
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 33 Reception
10:30 AM Introduction to Discover the COSMOS Portal - Angelos Lazoudis (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
Introduction to Discover the COSMOS Portal
- Angelos Lazoudis (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac
4:00 PM Summer Student Welcome Drink
Summer Student Welcome Drink
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: 61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
9:00 AM Introduction to Cosmology - Geraldine Servant (CERN)
Introduction to Cosmology
- Geraldine Servant (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson
10:30 AM Visit CCC and AMS
Visit CCC and AMS
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 33 Reception

12:00 PM Working groups
Working groups
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Introduction to CMS - Piotr Traczyk (Univ. of California Los Angeles (US))
Introduction to CMS
- Piotr Traczyk (Univ. of California Los Angeles (US))
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Thursday, July 19, 2012
9:00 AM Hands-on Hypatia - Christine Kourkoumelis (University of Athens (GR))
Hands-on Hypatia
- Christine Kourkoumelis (University of Athens (GR))
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 593
1:30 PM Visit CMS
Visit CMS
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 33 Reception

7:45 PM

7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Friday, July 20, 2012

9:00 AM Reports from Working Groups
Reports from Working Groups
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 222/R-001

2:00 PM Reports from Working Groups (cont)
Reports from Working Groups (cont)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: 222/R-001

4:00 PM Closing Session
Closing Session
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 222/R-001

7:00 PM Farewell BBQ
Farewell BBQ
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Room: 6529/R-001 - ZONE BAR B Q Meet outside the B33 Reception at 18.30
Saturday, July 21, 2012

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