Michigan REU Summer Student Program

Thursday 26 Jun 2014, 15:00 → 17:00 Europe/Zurich

3150/R-002 (CERN)

Steven Goldfarb (CERN)

Presentations by the University of Michigan REU Summer Students

Slides Pres1ed.pdf

15:00 → 15:10 Introduction

Speakers: Homer Neal (Physics Department), Steven Goldfarb (University of Michigan (US))

15:10 → 15:15 Alpha

Speaker: Melissa Hutcheson

Slides Presentation1.pdf Presentation1.pptx

15:15 → 15:20 Characterization of HV-CMOS Sensors for HL-LHC Upgrades

Speaker: Brett Larsen

Slides UM_CERN_REU_Presentation_1.pdf UM_CERN_REU_Presentation_1.ppt

15:20 → 15:25 Measuring the Efficiency of the ALICE TOF

Speaker: William Bergan

Slides bergan_alice_tof_efficiency_1.pdf

15:25 → 15:30 Upgrade of the ATLAS Minimum Bias Trigger Scintillators for LCH Run II

Speaker: Rachel Hyneman (CERN)

Slides Minimum_Bias_Trigger_Scintillator.pdf Minimum_Bias_Trigger_Scintillator.pptx

15:30 → 15:35 Precision measurement of the lifetime ratio of $B^0$ and $B^0_s$ mesons

Speaker: Tom Boettcher

Slides Boettcher_BDecayTimeRatio_REUtalk1.pdf

15:35 → 15:40 ALICE Modeling Jet v2

Speaker: Jason Mueller

Slides Presentation1.pptx

15:40 → 15:45 ISOLDE Yield Database Update Introduction

Speaker: Hayley Renae Osman (U)

Slides ISOLDE_Yield_Database_Update_Introduction.pptx

15:45 → 15:50 Background Characterization in CAST

Speaker: Josh McKenney

Slides mckenney_cast1.pdf mckenney_cast1.pptx

15:50 → 15:55 Presentation Title

Speaker: Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda

Slides First_Presentation.pdf First_Presentation.pptx

15:55 → 16:00 Upgrades to the CMS HCAL Run Control System

Speaker: Bennett James Marsh (University of Maryland (US))

Slides marsh_pres_1.pdf marsh_pres_1.pptx

16:00 → 16:05 Extension and Consolidation of Mathematical Packages for Accelerator Beam Optics and LHC Optics Data

Speaker: Alexandra DeMaio

Slides Pres1ed.pdf Pres1.odp

16:05 → 16:10 Precision Timing Calorimetry Introduction

Speaker: Taylor Smith (Rutgers, State Univ. of New Jersey (US))

Slides UMich_TBruntonSmith_26-06-14_(1).pdf

16:10 → 16:15 Alternative alignment of AFP & ALFA detectors based on diffractive and HI events

Speaker: Jordan Melendez

Slides ALFA_Alignment_Presentation.pdf ALFA_Alignment_Presentation.pptx

16:15 → 16:20 Search for Resonant Higgs Production at the FCC-ee

Speaker: George Wojcik (CERN)

Slides CERN_REU_Presentation_1.odp CERN_REU_Presentation_1.pdf

16:20 → 16:25 ATLAS Muon RJ45 to Mezzanine Adapter

Speaker: Aaron White (University of Michigan)

Slides REU_AaronWhite_Summary.pdf

16:25 → 16:30 Top Physics Analysis for Future Circular Collider Study

Speaker: Herbie Smith

Slides CERN_Presentation_26-6-14.pdf CERN_Presentation_26-6-14.pptx