Name: Welsh Teachers Programme
Start: 2015-02-23T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2015-02-26T18:00:00+01:00
Location: CERN

Welsh Teachers Programme

from Monday, 23 February 2015 (17:00) to Thursday, 26 February 2015 (18:00)

Monday, 23 February 2015
19:00 Welcome Reception
19:00 - 20:15
Room: 61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -
Contributions

19:00 Welcome Drink - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) Mark Langley (National Science Learning Centre)

19:30 CERN walk

19:45 Introductory remarks - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)
20:15 Lectures
20:15 - 21:00
Contributions

20:15 Objectives of CERN's Teacher Programmes - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
08:45 Lectures: CERN and accelerators
CERN and accelerators
08:45 - 12:30
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

08:45 Introduction to CERN - Rhodri Jones (CERN)

10:30 Accelerators in Particle Physics and at CERN - Lyn Evans (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: R1
14:00 Visits: SC, LEIR, SM18, CCW
SC, LEIR, SM18, CCW
14:00 - 18:30
Contributions

14:00 Visit to CERN's first accelerator, the Synchrocyclotron (SC) - Rolf Landua (CERN)

14:45 Visit to the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) - Richard Scrivens (CERN)

16:00 Visit to the Magnet Test Facility SM18 - Erik Bracke (CERN) Mark Antony Gallilee (CERN)

17:15 Hands-on activity: Cloud Chamber Workshop - Alex Brown (University of the West of England (GB))
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
09:00 Lectures: Particle Physics and Medical Applications
Particle Physics and Medical Applications
09:00 - 12:30
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

09:00 Introduction to Particle Physics - Emma Sian Kuwertz (KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE))

11:00 Medical applications of particle physics - Sparsh Navin (CERN)
12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 13:45
Room: R1
14:00 Visits: AD, CC, CCC, ISOLDE
AD, CC, CCC, ISOLDE
14:00 - 18:00
Contributions

14:00 Visit to the Antimatter Factory (AD) - Lars Varming Joergensen (CERN)

15:15 Visit to the Data Centre - Sebastien Ponce (CERN)

16:00 Visit to ISOLDE - Richard Catherall (CERN)

17:00 Visit to the CERN Control Centre (CCC) - Ross Hedley Morgan (CERN)
20:00 Official programme dinner
20:00 - 22:30
Room: Hotel Edelweiss 2, Place de la Navigation
Contributions

20:00 Official Dinner of the Welsh Teacher Programme
Thursday, 26 February 2015
10:00 Lectures
10:00 - 11:30
Room: 40/S2-C01 - Salle Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Contributions

10:00 Introduction to the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) - David Colling (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
11:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 Visits: CMS
CMS
12:30 - 14:30
Contributions

12:30 Transport from Building 39 to CMS

13:00 Underground visit to the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) - Sudarshan Paramesvaran (University of Bristol (GB))

14:00 Transport from CMS to Building 33
14:45 Visits: S'Cool LAB
S'Cool LAB
14:45 - 16:00
Room: 143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB
Contributions

14:45 Hands-on Particle Physics Experiments - Julia Woithe (CERN & TU Kaiserslautern) Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)
16:00 Questions and Answers - Daniel Martin Saunders (University of Bristol (GB)) Rhodri Jones (CERN) Darren Price (University of Manchester (GB))
Questions and Answers
- Daniel Martin Saunders (University of Bristol (GB))
- Rhodri Jones (CERN)
- Darren Price (University of Manchester (GB))
16:00 - 17:00
Room: 143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB
17:00 Closing session of the programme
17:00 - 18:00
Room: 143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB
Contributions

17:00 Action Plan - Mark Langley (National Science Learning Centre)

17:30 Evaluation and Certificates - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)