High School Teachers 2009

28 Jun 2009, 09:00 → 18 Jul 2009, 09:00 Europe/Zurich

593 R-010 (CERN)

2009 CERN High School Teachers Programme

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/tools/SSLPdisplay.py?stdate=2009-06-29&nbweeks=7

Sunday 28 June

16:30 → 17:30 Welcome Reception

Informal get together, with refreshments and light snacks

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

17:30 → 18:30 Short site tour

Designed to help participants orient theselves on site and locate lecture rooms.

Speakers: Mick Storr (CERN), Dr Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN)

18:30 → 19:30 Practical Information

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Monday 29 June

08:30 → 09:00 Registration

Speakers: Christel Ranta (CERN), Maureen Prola-Tessaur (CERN)

09:00 → 09:45 Audio-visual Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Video http://project-tv.web.cern.ch/project-tv/QT/VNR_Chrismann.mov

10:00 → 12:30 Team Building

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

14:00 → 15:00 Collect ID Cards

15:00 → 17:00 A first look at Microcosm

Tuesday 30 June

09:00 → 09:45 CERN Teacher Cooperation

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

Slides CERN_Teacher_Cooperation.pdf CERN_Teacher_Cooperation.ppt

10:00 → 10:30 Feedback on Microcosm visit

10:30 → 12:30 Preparation and presentation of national school systems

14:00 → 14:45 Introduction to LHCb

Speakers: Emma Sanders (CERN), Monica Pepe-Altarelli (CERN)

Slides MPA_Introduction_LHCb.pdf MPA_Introduction_LHCb.ppt

15:00 → 17:00 Visit LHCb

18:00 → 23:00 Pool and Pizza

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).

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Wednesday 1 July

08:45 → 09:45 Visit Globe

10:00 → 11:00 Presentation of national school systems (cont)

11:00 → 11:45 Introduction to Detectors (1/2)

Speaker: Frank Hartmann (Inst. fuer Experimentelle Kernphys.-Universitaet Karlsruhe-Unkno)

Slides Detektoren_Lehrer_CERN_Hartmann.e.5.1.pptm

14:00 → 18:00 Visit SM18 and CMS

18:00 → 19:00 Welcome Drink

Thursday 2 July

09:15 → 10:00 Introduction to Particle Physics (1/4)

Speaker: Frank Close (Oxford University)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57325

10:15 → 11:00 Introduction to Particle Physics (2/4)

Speaker: Frank Close (Oxford University)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57326

11:30 → 12:30 Review CMS

Speaker: Dr Piotr Traczyk (CERN)

Slides http://indico.cern.ch/getFile.py/access?contribId=10&resId=0&materialId=slides&confId=52710

14:00 → 14:20 Lecture Review and Discussion

15:30 → 16:30 LHC Status

Speakers: Rolf Heuer (CERN), Steve Myers (CERN)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=62277

17:00 → 18:00 Q/A

Friday 3 July

09:15 → 10:00 Introduction to Particle Physics (3/4)

Speaker: Frank Close (Oxford University)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57327

10:15 → 11:00 Introduction to Particle Physics (4/4)

Speaker: Frank Close (Oxford University)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57328

11:30 → 12:15 Introduction to detectors (2/2)

Speaker: Frank Hartmann (Inst. fuer Experimentelle Kernphys.-Universitaet Karlsruhe-Unkno)

13:30 → 17:30 Build a Cloud Chamber

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

document http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/document/cloud-final.pdf

13:30 → 17:30 Introducing the Teachers Lab

Speaker: Dr Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN)

13:30 → 17:30 Lecture Review and Discussion Session

Sunday 5 July

13:00 → 23:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

Have fun discovering Geneva and finish the day with a well deserved fondue

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Monday 6 July

09:00 → 09:45 Introduction to Accelerators (1/2)

Speaker: Daniel Brandt (CERN)

Slides HST2009-Part1.pdf HST2009-Part1.ppt

10:00 → 11:00 A Review of the Physics Ideas behind Particle Detectors (1/2)

Speaker: Goronwy Jones (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Slides lecture1part1.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Presentation of national school systems (cont)

14:00 → 15:00 A Review of the Physics Ideas behind Particle Detectors (2/2)

Slides lecture1part2.pdf relativity.pdf

15:00 → 16:00 Presentation of working Groups

Speakers: Emma Sanders (CERN), Goronwy Jones (School of Physics and Astronomy), Mark Stockton (School of Physics and Astronomy - University of Birmingham), Mick Storr (CERN), Rolf Landua (CERN), Dr Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN)

document MarkStocktonMinerva.pdf

Teachers' Lab Introduction_WG_TeachersLab@CERN_2009.pdf Introduction_WG_TeachersLab@CERN_2009.ppt

Tuesday 7 July

09:00 → 09:45 Introduction to Accelerators (2/2)

Speaker: Daniel Brandt (CERN)

Slides HST2009-Part2.pdf HST2009-Part2.ppt

10:00 → 10:30 Q/A Accelerators

Speaker: Daniel Brandt (CERN)

11:00 → 12:00 Selection of Working Groups

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

14:00 → 14:30 Introduction to Hypatia

Speaker: Christine Kourkoumelis (University of Athens)

Slides Hypatia_presentation_July_09.pdf Hypatia_presentation_July_09.ppt

15:00 → 15:30 Presentation of national school systems (cont)

16:30 → 17:30 The Quantum Theory of Fields: Effective or Fundamental?

Speaker: Steven Weinberg

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57283

Wednesday 8 July

11:15 → 12:00 Antimatter in the Lab (1/2)

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57420

Thursday 9 July

09:30 → 10:30 Introduction to Cosmology (1/2)

Speaker: Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)

Slides CERN_teachers_2009.pdf CERN_teachers_2009.ppt

11:15 → 12:00 Antimatter in the Lab (2/2)

Speaker: Rolf Landua (CERN)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57421

Friday 10 July

09:30 → 10:30 Introduction to Cosmology (2/2)

Speaker: Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)

11:00 → 12:00 Medical Applications of Particle Physics (1/2)

Speaker: Saverio Braccini (University of Bern)

Slides SB_CERN_HST2008_Lecture_1.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Medical Applications of Particle Physics (2/2)

Speaker: Saverio Braccini (University of Bern)

Slides SB_CERN_HST2008_Lecture_2.pdf

Monday 13 July

09:00 → 10:30 Perimeter Institute - Dark Matter Workshop

document Quantum_and_Dark_Matter_Workshop_Descriptions_-_July_13,_2009.pdf

11:00 → 12:30 Visit - to be arranged

14:00 → 15:30 Perimeter Institute - Quantum workshop

16:00 → 16:30 Meeting with Lyn Evans - LHC Project leader to September 2008

19:00 → 00:00 International Evening

Speaker: Everyone

Tuesday 14 July

09:00 → 17:00 WGs

Wednesday 15 July

10:15 → 11:00 Optional Summer Student Lecture : Introduction to Astroparticle Physics (1/3)

Speaker: Prof. Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille (DAPNIA, Saclay)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57483

15:00 → 16:00 Information Meeting

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

16:00 → 17:00 Visit Computer Centre and Anti-matter Factory

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

16:00 → 17:00 Visit PS/LEIR

Speaker: Dr Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN)

18:15 → 23:00 Jura pic-nic

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

Thursday 16 July

09:15 → 10:00 Optional Summer Student Lecture : Introduction to Astroparticle Physics (2/3)

Speaker: Prof. Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille (DAPNIA, Saclay)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57484

10:15 → 11:00 Optional Summer Student Lecture : Introduction to Astroparticle Physics (3/3)

Speaker: Prof. Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille (DAPNIA, Saclay)

agenda http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=57485

14:00 → 17:00 Reports from the working groups

17:00 → 17:30 Meeting with the Director General

Speaker: Rolf Heuer (CERN)

Friday 17 July

09:00 → 12:00 Reports from the Working Groups (cont)

14:00 → 15:00 Visit Computer Centre and AD

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

14:00 → 15:00 Visit PS/LEIR

Speaker: Dr Sascha Marc Schmeling (CERN)

15:30 → 16:30 Visit ATLAS Visitor Centre

Speaker: Mick Storr (CERN)

19:00 → 00:00 Farewell BBQ