S'Cool LAB Summer Camp 2018

24 Jul 2018, 12:00 → 4 Aug 2018, 12:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

The S’Cool LAB Summer CAMP is an opportunity for high-school students (aged 16 and above) from all around the world to explore the fascinating world of particle physics. The selected 30 students will spend almost 2 weeks of their summer at S’Cool LAB, CERN’s hands-on particle physics learning laboratory, for an epic programme of lectures and tutorials, their own team research projects and visits of CERN’s research installations.
S'Cool LAB Website: https://cern.ch/s-cool-lab

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S’Cool LAB Summer CAMP 24 July to 4 August 2018:
https://indico.cern.ch/e/summer_camp_2018

Programme Manager
Julia Woithe: 0041 75 411 6539
Janna Vischer (Programme assistant) 0041 75 411 2063 CERN Hotel 38-528
Veronika Selzam (Programme assistant) 0041 75 411 2048 CERN Hotel 38-526
Maciej Wyzlinski (Programme assistant) 0041 75 411 4493 CERN Hotel 39-215

In case of emergency:
CERN fire brigade: 0041 22 76 74444

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CERNbox

Particle Identities Quiz

Tuesday, 24 July

12:00 → 18:00 Arrival

Check-in at CERN Hotel: from 14:00 (but you can leave your luggage there earlier)
The Summer CAMP team will be waiting for you outside at the CERN Restaurant from 12:00, come and say hi if when you arrive (look for the table with balloons).

A great start at CERN: discover CERN's buildings and exhibitions in the famous CERN treasure hunt!

12:00 Access card

When you arrive at CERN, you will first go to building 55 to get your CERN access card. The cards service is open from 7:30 to 17:30 in building 55
Show your passport or national identity card and don't forget to smile :)

18:00 → 19:00 Welcome to CERN!

18:00 Welcome to CERN

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Julia Woithe (CERN), Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

18:15 CERN tour

Find out more about

How does the restaurant work?
Where are bank & post office?
WWW birth place
CERN building and room numbers
CERN library
Council chamber
Where is S'Cool LAB

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Julia Woithe (CERN), Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

18:40 Basics @ CERN

Speaker: Julia Woithe (CERN)

SLSC2018_Basics.pdf

SLSC2018_Basics.pptx

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

20:00 → 21:00 Get to know each other

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

20:00 Names & Games

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

Wednesday, 25 July

08:00 → 08:30 Breakfast

08:30 → 12:30 Morning Programme

08:30 Visit CERN's oldest particle accelerator the Synchrocyclotron

We meet at 8:30 in the main building (500) in front of the UBS

Speaker: Julia Woithe (CERN)

SC (1).mp4

09:30 Introduction to the programme & CERN

10:15 Break

10:30 Standard Model of particle phyics I

Speaker: Frederik Van Der Veken (CERN)

I - Particles.pdf

Particle Table.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 19:00 Afternoon programme

14:00 S'Cool LAB hands-on workshops PET / Superconductivity

Speakers: Alexandra Jansky (University of Vienna (AT)), Fabian Bernstein (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Univ. (DE)), Julia Woithe (CERN), Lachlan Paul Mcginness (Canberra Girls Grammar School (AU))

15:30 Break

15:40 S'Cool LAB hands-on workshops PET / Superconductivity

Speakers: Alexandra Jansky (University of Vienna (AT)), Fabian Bernstein (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Univ. (DE)), Julia Woithe (CERN), Lachlan Paul Mcginness (Canberra Girls Grammar School (AU))

17:30 Safety courses - Bring your laptop and headphones if possible

You need to follow some safety courses on sir.cern.ch:
"Computer Security" 4 min
"Emergency Evacuation" 15 min
"Radiation Protection - Awareness" 10 min
"Safety at CERN" 15 min

For research groups 3 & 4: You will get a dosimeter, because you will work with radioactive sources or need to enter supervised areas. Please follow in addition the course
"Radiation Protection - Supervised Area" 24 min

Please bring your laptop if you have one!

18:45 → 19:30 Dinner

19:30 → 21:55 Evening programme

19:30 CERN Safety courses

Speaker: Julia Woithe (CERN)

20:30 Free time

Thursday, 26 July

08:15 → 08:45 Breakfast

09:00 → 12:30 Morning programme

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

09:00 Standard Model of particle phyics II

Speaker: Frederik Van Der Veken (CERN)

CheatSheet.pdf

II - Conservation.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:30 Afternoon programme

14:00 CMS detector

Speaker: Piotr Traczyk (Uni Torino & INFN (IT))

15:30 Break

16:00 Research Groups I - Get to know each other

17:00 Break

17:30 → 21:30 Bowling and Pizza: Bowling & Pizza

17:30 Meeting point at CERN hotel building 39

17:45 Bus transfer

18:30 Bowling

19:30 Pizza

21:00 Bus transfer

Friday, 27 July

08:00 → 08:30 Breakfast

08:40 → 12:30 Morning programme

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

08:40 Visit to magnet test facility SM18

8:40 Meeting point S'Cool LAB
8:45 Bus transfer
9:00-10:00 Magnet test facility
10:00 Bus transfer

Flat, closed shoes are required! We will cross the border, please make sure to take your passport / ID card and CERN access card with you.

Speakers: Daniel Darvas (CERN), Erwin Roland Bielert (Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (US)), Susanne Duhrkoop (Werdenfels-Gymnasium (DE))

10:10 Break

10:30 Standard Model of particle phyics III

Speaker: Frederik Van Der Veken (CERN)

III - Feynman.pdf

IV - Lagrangian.pdf

Solutions.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 19:00 Afternoon programme

14:00 Research groups II

rg1 Higgs theory: 143/R-003 (S’Cool LAB)
rg2 Feynman diagrams: 4/3-004 (Theory discussion room)
rg3 DIY detector: 143/R-003 (S’Cool LAB)
rg4 PET: 27/R-015
rg5 Open data: 61-1-017 (Room D)
rg6 IdeaSquare: 3179 (IdeaSquare) - meet Maciej at 13:50 in restaurant

16:45 Ice cream & meet some CERNies

Restaurant 1 Terrace with SCool LAB view

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

19:30 → 23:55 Particle physics boardgames & Lunar Eclipse

19:30 Cloud Chamber workshop - Build your own particle detector

Speaker: Julia Woithe (CERN)

21:00 Boardgames & Crafting

While waiting for the moon to appear, you will have the chance to try out different particle physics board games, felt your own particle, build a telescope, chat, ...

23:00 Lunar Eclipse 23:15-00:15

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/switzerland/geneva

Saturday, 28 July

10:30 → 13:15 Morning programme

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

10:30 S'Cool LAB hands-on workshops

max. 12 students each for X-ray workshop, Quadrupole Ion Trap workshop, or Bubble chamber workshop

Speakers: Erwin Roland Bielert (Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (US)), Julia Woithe (CERN), Lachlan Paul Mcginness (Canberra Girls Grammar School (AU))

Bubble chamber online exercises

11:45 S'Cool LAB hands-on workshops

max. 12 students each for X-ray workshop, Quadrupole Ion Trap workshop, or Bubble chamber workshop

Speakers: Erwin Roland Bielert (Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (US)), Julia Woithe (CERN), Lachlan Paul Mcginness (Canberra Girls Grammar School (AU))

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 22:00 Afternoon programme

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

14:00 Meet at tram stop - get your day ticket

14:30 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

We will provide you with your personal treasure hunt brochure.
If you want bring your swimming suit, you will have the chance to jump into Lake Geneva if the weather is nice.

19:30 Official dinner

Although it's the formal dinner of the programme, please wear clothes, which you feel comfortable in. The treasure hunt will lead you to the

Hôtel Restaurant Edelweiss
Place de la Navigation 2, 1201 Genève
https://www.hoteledelweissgeneva.com/de/restaurant/

21:30 Return to CERN

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

Sunday, 29 July

13:00 → 18:10 Lake Geneva - Parc La Perle du Lac

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

13:00 Meet at tram stop - get your day ticket

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

13:20 Travel to Geneva

CERN - Blandonnet 13:20-13:35 Bus 18
Blandonnet - Gare Cornavin 13:39-13:51 Tram 18 (Direction: Bachet-de-Pesay)
Gare Corvnavin - Butini 14:02-14:05 Tram 15 (Direction Nations)
Walk to Perle du Lac

http://www.tpg.ch/

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

14:00 Enjoy the parc, the lake and maybe the free Musée d'Histoire des Sciences

17:00 Travel back to CERN

19:00 → 21:00 International food night

Please bring a small quantity of some typical food from your country to share with the other participants (e.g. sweets, cheese, …). Please store the food in the S’Cool LAB fridge if it needs cooling until 29 July. In addition to the food you brought, we will get dinner from Restaurant 1.

Monday, 30 July

08:15 → 08:45 Breakfast

09:00 → 12:45 Morning programme

09:00 Advanced Math Tutorial

Speaker: Africa Santos Planet (Universidad de Oviedo (ES))

Advanced_Math_Tutorial_Africa.pdf

complex_numbers_exercises.pdf

continuity_exercises.pdf

Derivatives_Integrals_Cheat_sheet.pdf

diff_equations_exercises.pdf

SOL_differential_eq_ex.pdf

vector_matrix_cheat_sheet.pdf

10:00 Break

10:00 Dosimeters for research group 3 DIY detector

10:30 Lecture Particle Accelerators

Speaker: Dr Simone Gilardoni (CERN)

12:15 Physics Education Research: We are interested in your opinion!

Our summer student Sarah would be very grateful if you could fill in a short questionnaire for her research project. She will present the project in the summer student poster presentation on 1 August 17:60 in 61-1-201 - Pas perdus (that's the space in front of the Council Chmaber).

Speaker: Sarah Maria Zochling

SC Survey.pdf

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 18:00 Research groups III

rg1 Higgs theory: 143/R-003 (S’Cool LAB)
rg2 Feynman diagrams: 503/1-001 (Council Chamber)
rg3 DIY detector: 143/R-003 (S’Cool LAB)
rg4 PET: 27/R-015
rg5 Open data: 61-1-017 (Room D)
rg6 IdeaSquare: 3179 (IdeaSquare)

18:30 → 19:30 Dinner

19:30 → 21:30 Movie night: Particle Fever

No food or drinks in the council chamber please!

Tuesday, 31 July

08:15 → 08:45 Breakfast

08:45 → 12:30 Morning programme

08:45 Walk to building 31

Meeting point at CERN hotel building 39

09:00 Lecture: Proton therapy

Speaker: Johanna Pitters (CERN)

2018-07-31_Radiotherapy_Lecture.pdf

2018-07-31_Radiotherapy_Lecture.pptx

10:00 Walk to data centre / antimatter factory

10:10 Visit to data centre group C / antimatter factory groups A & B

Speakers: Hannah Short (CERN), Susanne Duhrkoop (Werdenfels-Gymnasium (DE))

11:05 Walk to data centre / antimatter factory

11:20 Visit to data centre group A & B / antimatter factory group C

Speakers: Hannah Short (CERN), Julia Woithe (CERN), Susanne Duhrkoop (Werdenfels-Gymnasium (DE))

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 18:00 Research groups IV

rg1 Higgs theory: 3/R-002 (Teachers' room)
rg2 Feynman diagrams: 4/3-004 (Theory discussion room)
rg3 DIY detector: Building 772 on 31/07
rg4 PET: 27/R-015
rg5 Open data: 61-1-017 (Room D)
rg6 IdeaSquare: 3179 (IdeaSquare)

18:30 → 19:30 Dinner

19:30 → 21:30 Free / optional working time

Wednesday, 1 August

08:15 → 08:45 Breakfast

09:00 → 12:30 Morning programme

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

09:00 Meeting point at CERN hotel building 39

Speaker: Julia Woithe (CERN)

09:01 Bus transfer

09:15 Visit to CCC group 1 / AMS group 2

Speakers: Jeff Wiener (CERN), Julia Woithe (CERN)

PhysRevLett.110.141102.pdf

PhysRevLett.113.121101.pdf

PhysRevLett.117.091103.pdf

PhysRevLett.117.231102.pdf

09:55 Bus transfer

10:10 Visit to CCC group 2 / AMS group 1

Speakers: Jeff Wiener (CERN), Julia Woithe (CERN)

10:50 Bus transfer

11:00 Lecture: Astroparticle physics

Speaker: Dr Suzan Basegmez Du Pree (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 18:30 Afternoon programme

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

14:00 Research groups V

rg1 Higgs theory: 143/R-003 (S’Cool LAB)
rg2 Feynman diagrams: 4/3-004 (Theory discussion room)
rg3 DIY detector: 143/R-003 (S’Cool LAB)
rg4 PET: 27/R-015
rg5 Open data: 61-1-017 (Room D)
rg6 IdeaSquare: 3179 (IdeaSquare)

17:00 Optional: Summer Student Poster Presentation

Have a look at some of the projects of CERN's summer students 2018 (CERN summer student programe)

18:30 → 19:30 Dinner

19:30 → 23:00 Free / optional working time for posters

23:59 → 00:00 Poster deadline !!!!

Please send the final poster as pdf to julia.woithe@cern.ch

Thursday, 2 August

08:15 → 08:45 Breakfast

09:00 → 12:30 Morning programme

We will work in pairs on laptops for the data analysis. Please bring your laptop.

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

09:00 Introduction to IceCube

Speaker: Marcel Usner (IceCube)

10:00 IceCube Masterclass: Hands-on measurement

Speaker: Marcel Usner (IceCube)

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 → 18:30 Afternoon programme

Flat closed shoes are mandatory, food / drinks are not allowed, don't forget your camera

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

13:30 IceCube Masterclass: Analysis & Discussion

Speaker: Marcel Usner (IceCube)

15:00 Walk to ISOLDE

15:30 Visit to ISOLDE

Safety-Information-A4-F-E-Rev1.pdf

17:00 Walk back

17:30 Prepare farewell party contribution

18:30 → 19:30 Dinner

19:30 → 22:05 S'Cool LAB ESCAPE

19:30 Introduction

19:45 group 1 - research groups 1, 3, 5

20:35 Break

20:55 group 2 - research groups 2, 4, 6

21:45 Final puzzle

Friday, 3 August

08:30 → 09:00 Breakfast

09:15 → 09:30 Group pictures I

09:30 → 12:00 Morning programme

09:30 Lecture Beyond the Standard Model

Speaker: Jonathan R. Ellis (University of London (GB))

JEScool18.pdf

JEScool18.ppt

10:30 Break

11:00 Lecture Gravitational waves

Speaker: Alessandra Gnecchi (CERN)

Theory and Gravitational Waves.pdf

Theory and Gravitational Waves.pptx

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 → 17:30 Afternoon programme

13:45 Evaluation and closing ceremony

Speakers: Janna Zoe Vischer, Julia Woithe (CERN), Maciej Wyżliński, Veronika Selzam

14:30 Group pictures II

Speaker: Susanne Duhrkoop (Werdenfels-Gymnasium (DE))

14:45 Break

15:15 Meet at SCool LAB - walk to IdeaSquare

15:30 Preparation of poster session

SLSC_poster_example_A0.pdf

SLSC_poster_template_A0.pptx

16:00 Poster presentation

Speakers: Ana Godinho (CERN), Charlotte Lindberg Warakaulle (CERN), Julia Woithe (CERN)

Posters

17:30 → 22:00 Farewell party

18:30 Social Event: Cooking & Enjoying International food with asylum seekers & refugees

http://cuisinelab.ch

19:30 The really last final presentation

20:00 Farewell party

Saturday, 4 August

09:00 → 12:00 Breakfast & departure

Please check out before 10:00. The Hotel reception opens at 9:00. DON'T FORGET to return adapters, laundry cards, hair dryers, ... or anything else you borrowed to the person at the desk!!!

Exhibitions at CERN

Tram 18 to Geneva train station

Y Bus to Airport.pdf