Michigan REU Summer Student Program

Thursday Jul 20, 2017, 3:00 PM → 6:00 PM Europe/Zurich

4/3-001 (CERN)

Carissa Joyce Cesarotti, Steven Goldfarb (University of Melbourne (AU))

University of Michigan REU Summer Student presentations   
 

3:00 PM → 3:20 PM Introductory Comments

Speakers: Carissa Joyce Cesarotti, Steven Goldfarb (University of Melbourne (AU))

BusPasses.pdf

Cine du Lac

Cine Transat (Free)

howToGradSchool.pdf

3:20 PM → 3:25 PM Measurement of the Magnetic Field of Goliath

I will discuss the first set of magnetic field measurements taken of the Goliath Magnet in CERN's North Area.

Speaker: Rachel Margraf

Rachel Margraf 2nd Presentation.pdf

3:25 PM → 3:30 PM User-Defined Detector Geometries in GeantV

I will present my progress on implementing user-defined detectors in GeantV, then discuss upcoming features currently in development.

Speaker: Ryan Schmitz

Geant V Detector Construction Development_Episode 2.pdf

3:30 PM → 3:35 PM Optics Studies for the AFP Detectors

I will describe the progress that I have made in developing this package for the AFP group.

Speaker: Thomas Eichlersmith (CERN)

Eichlersmith_T_AFP_OpticsStudies_19_07_2017.pdf

3:35 PM → 3:40 PM Testing Dockerized CVMFS and Working With Kubernetes

I will talk about the progress I've made to put Dockerized CVMFS into production.

Speaker: Lillian Huang

LillianHuang_REUPresentation2.pdf

LillianHuang_REUPresentation2.pptx

3:40 PM → 3:45 PM Reconstruction of the K0s

I will provide an update on my progress in reconstructing the K0s, focusing specifically on the challenges this analysis presents.

Speaker: Hannah Bossi (CERN)

HBossi_Presentation2.pdf

3:45 PM → 3:50 PM Analysis of Baryon Production via Angular Correlations

Speaker: Amara McCune

AmaraMcCuneUMCERNREUTalk2.pdf

3:50 PM → 3:55 PM Color Reconnection in bbar Forward-Backward Asymmetry

Speaker: Cynthia Yan

Yan_talk2.pdf

Yan_talk2.pptx

3:55 PM → 4:00 PM Sensitivity of the FCC to Higgs Invisible Decays

Speaker: Ella King

CERN Presentation 2.pdf

CERN Presentation 2.pptx

4:00 PM → 4:05 PM Tests on New Chip Design for Atlas Inner-tracker

I will be presenting the work I have done in the last three weeks, and the plans for the remaining three weeks

Michael_Kaemingk_2017_07_20_CERN_Second_Talk.pdf

4:05 PM → 4:10 PM Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Borealis Project (AEgIS)

I will describe my journey from Solidworks amateur to Solidworks expert.

Speaker: Lauren Weiss

Update2Weiss.pdf

4:10 PM → 4:15 PM Calibration of the ALICE ITS pixel chips

I will present the improved method of calibrating pixel chips, in addition to my current work to implement it for a GUI.

Speaker: Phillip Masterson

CERN2.pdf

4:15 PM → 4:20 PM Neutrino Platform Hardware

Continuation of accelerometer work and introduction to hardware

Speaker: Kevin Nelson

KevinNelson_Talk2_CERNREU.pdf

4:20 PM → 4:25 PM Exploring Heavy Resonances @ FCC-hh

I will describe my first steps into machine learning. Also the Z' -> ttbar and G_RS -> decay channels

Speaker: Rachel Emma Clarke Smith

REU_second_presentation_Rachel_Smith.pdf

REU_second_presentation_Rachel_Smith.pptx

4:25 PM → 4:30 PM TileCal PMT Response to Laser Pulses Sent in Empty Bunches During Physics Runs

An update on the study of the time-profile of the PMT response due to laser pulses sent in empty bunches during the first collision runs in 2017.

Speaker: Summer Zuber

Summer Zuber.pdf

4:30 PM → 4:35 PM Improving FOAM Performance for Application to ttH MC Generation

I will present my progress in building FOAMs for three subprocesses of ttH Higgs production, emphasizing the use of various variable transformations and phase-space parameterizations.

Speaker: Graham Van Goffrier (CERN)

GVG_pres2.pdf

GVG_slides2.pdf

4:35 PM → 4:55 PM AOB