Belgian High-School Students Internship Programme

24 Oct 2021, 08:00 → 6 Nov 2021, 22:00 Europe/Zurich

40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson (CERN)

Feza Tankut (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Margherita Boselli (CERN), Francois Briard (CERN)

The Belgian High-School Students Internship Programme has taken place from 24 October to 6 November 2021. This programme was a unique opportunity for 24 high-school students from Belgium to be introduced to CERN, its technologies and physics, as well as to learn through workshops and by shadowing, observing, and working with a member of personnel. 

Please note that this was the only edition so far and that no further edition is foreseen.

Thanks to the 583 students who have applied to our programme, making the Belgian edition one of the most popular ever! Thanks to the 24 selected students who shared their passion of science. Thanks to the CERN supervisors who shared their time and work with the students!

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NL - Meer informatie in het Nederlands
FR - Plus d'information en français
DE - Weitere Informationen auf Deutsch

BE HSSIP Programme.pdf

This timetable contains all the necessary information about the upcoming activities for HSSIP Belgium.

Students are required to work in their assigned projects every day between 08:30 - 17:30. This means that after any activity i.e. visit or lecture, they are to return to their projects.

If you are running late or unable to go to the office due to external factors i.e. illness, please inform your supervisor.

It is recommended to check the timetable daily, as it is subject to change.

Sunday, 24 October

Arrival day

Monday, 25 October

Welcome presentation

Introduction to CERN and the HSSIP programme and first questions and answers.

1 Welcome

Introduction to the HSSIP programme

2 Introduction to CERN

Basic introduction to CERN

CERN_General_Presentation_Briard_EN_6.0.pdf

CERN_General_Presentation_Briard_EN_6.0.pptx

3 Welcome from HSSIP team

A warm welcome from the High-School Students Internship Programme team and some useful information for your stay.

BEHSSIP_welcome_presentation.pptx

10:00 Access cards

Please bring your passport or ID card!!!

12:00 Lunch

Meet with the supervisors & group picture

Meeting point: in front of the UBS bank in the main building

Treasure Hunt @CERN!

Meeting point: In front of Building 40
We will provide you with maps and directions but it would be helpful if you have your individual maps with you. We also recommend you to have your phones fully charged and bring a camera with you.

Visits at CERN

4 Synchrocyclotron (SC)

Meeting point: CERN Reception
Meeting time: 17:10

Your guide will be : François Briard

17:10 - 17:20 : Walk to SC
17:20 - 18:10 : Visit SC
18:10-18:20 : Walk back

Please note that open toed shoes and high heels are not allowed for safety reasons. Also, food and/or beverages are prohibited during the visits.
You are, however, allowed to take as many pictures and videos as you want, so don't forget your cameras!

Film screening: Particle Fever

Tuesday, 26 October

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Lecture

Femtophysics

Convener: Frederik Van Der Veken (CERN)

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Visits at CERN

5 SM18

Meeting Point: Building 39
Meeting Time for Group 1 : 13:00

Your guides will be: D. Bertola & F. Briard

Group 1:
Cédric
Elke
Holy Ikenna
Tim
Wout
Charles
Elena
Amy
Michiel
Runa
Emma
Petar
Robin

13:00 - 13:10 Group 1 - Transfer to SM18
13:10 - 14:00 Group 1 - Visit SM18
14:00 - 14:10 Group 1 - Transfer back to building 39

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

6 SM18

Meeting Point: Building 39
Meeting Time for Group 2 : 14:10

Your guides will be: D. Bertola & F. Briard

Group 2:
Marijke
Faye
Kaat
Alexia
Anna
Julie
Seppe
Xander
Laurens
Margot
Satya
Esteban
William

14:10 - 14:20 Group 2 - Transfer to SM18
14:20 - 15:10 Group 2 - Visit SM18
15:10 - 15:20 Group 2 - Transfer back to building 39

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Wednesday, 27 October

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Visits at CERN

7 CCC Visitor Point

Meeting point: Building 39
Meeting time: 15:00

Group 1:
Cédric
Elke
Holy Ikenna
Tim
Wout
Charles
Elena
Amy
Michiel
Runa
Emma
Petar
Robin

Your guide is going to be: F. Briard

15:00-15:10 Bus to CCC
15:10-15:50 Visit CCC
15:50-16:00 Bus to Bdg 39

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

8 CCC Visitor Point

Meeting point: Building 39
Meeting time: 16:00

Group 2:
Marijke
Faye (will go at CCC directly)
Kaat (will go at CCC directly)
Alexia
Anna
Julie
Seppe
Xander
Laurens
Margot
Satya
Esteban (will be at CCC)
William (will be at CCC)

Your guide is going to be: F. Briard

16:00-16:10 Bus to CCC
16:10-16:50 Visit CCC
16:50-17:00 Bus to Bdg 39

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Vera : ce qu'on ne voit pas (artistic show)

Dark Matter Day
By registration only: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1080778/
COVID Certificate mandatory

Thursday, 28 October

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Visits at CERN

9 AD / Data Centre Visitor Point - Both groups at the same time

Meeting Point :Building 39
Meeting time : 13:00

Your guides will be: D. Bertola & F. Briard

13:00-13:20 Walk to visits points
13:20-14:10 Visit AD / Data Centre
14:10-14:20 Walk to other visit point
14:20-15:10 Visit Data Centre / AD
15:10-15:30 Walk back

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Friday, 29 October

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

S'Cool Lab

A fantastic workshop in S'Cool Lab

10 S'Cool LAB Cloud Chamber Workshop/Superconductivity Workshop - Both groups at the same time

Meeting Time for everyone: 13:30
Meeting Point: S'Cool LAB - Building 143 - Next to the car park entry

Your guide for the Cloud Chamber Workshop : S. Kotsi
Your guides for the Superconductivity Workshop: A. Kranjc Horvat & S. Zoechling

Group 1 ---> 13:30 - 15:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop
Group 2 ---> 13:30 - 15:00 Superconductivity Workshop

Group 2 ---> 15:00 - 16:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
Group 1 ---> 15:00 - 16:30 Superconductivity Workshop

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Saturday, 30 October

Free Time

Sunday, 31 October

Discover Geneva! Treasure Hunt & Cheese Fondue

11 Treasure Hunt

Meeting time: 13.00
Meeting point: Building 40 (next to hostel)

We will provide you with your personal treasure hunt brochure. Once you successfully finish the treasure hunt there will be a delicious Programme Dinner waiting for you!

12 Official Programme Dinner

Official Programme Dinner for all students, teachers, coordinators, supervisors and lecturers at the Restaurant Cave Valaisanne in downtown Geneva

Click here for map

Nearest tram stops:

Tram 18 - Place de Neuve
Tram 15 - Cirque

Monday, 1 November

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Visits at CERN

13 LEIR / LINAC - Both groups at the same time

Meeting point: Building 39
Meeting time: 15:00

Your guides will be: D. Bertola & F. Briard

15:00-15:20 Walk to visit points
15:20-15:50 Visit LEIR/LINAC
15:50-15:55 Walk to other visit point
15:55-16:25 Visit LINAC/LEIR
16:25-16:45 Walk back

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Tuesday, 2 November

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Conference Webcast

14 Does randomness exist?

Meeting time: 18.30
Meeting point: Council Chamber (503/1-001)

Live webcast from University of Geneva
French with English interpretation

In the collective imagination, rolling die allows one to obtain an unpredictable result… But is this really true?

The movements of the hand and of the die follow the rules of classical physics, and the result of the roll can a priori be perfectly predicted. The unpredictable aspect seems to be due to a computational inability on the part of the observers rather than to an intrinsic randomness of the system. This realization is even more obvious when shuffling cards. Starting from a totally ordered game, it is possible to analyze the apparent disorder induced by shufflings of different qualities.

Through examples, we will see that some random events of everyday life are in fact perfectly deterministic, which leads us inexorably to question the very existence of chance. However, this doubt is only short-lived as the real chance is hidden elsewhere. In the infinitely small, where quantum physics replaces classical physics, the universe starts to play dice. The trajectory of an electron passing through a screen through a tiny hole cannot be predicted: two perfectly identical electrons entering the hole in exactly the same way will come out in different places.
Whether randomness is apparent, on a macroscopic scale, or real, on a microscopic one, it is essential to understand its fundamental laws in order to model it in the best possible way.
This is where probability theory comes into play.

The lecture will be followed by a discussion, crossing mathematics and quantum physics knowledge, between Hugo Duminil Copin and Thierry Giamarchi. Professor Duminil Copin is a specialist in mathematical physics and probability theory, in particular in random graphs and ferromagnetism. Professor Thierry Giamarchi teaches physics at the University of Geneva. His research area is the study of the effects of interactions in quantum matter, as well as the effects of disorder in both classical and quantum systems.

Website

Wednesday, 3 November

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Visits at CERN

15 CMS Cavern

Meeting point: building 39
Meeting time: 13:30

Group 1:
Cédric
Elke
Holy Ikenna
Tim
Wout
Charles
Elena
Amy
Michiel
Runa
Emma
Petar
Robin

Your guides are going to be: Filip, François and Laurent

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

16 ISOLDE

Meeting point: Building 39
Meeting time: 13:30

Group 2:
Marijke
Faye
Kaat
Alexia
Anna
Julie
Seppe
Xander
Laurens
Margot
Satya
Esteban
William

Your guide is going to be:

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Film screening: Ghost Particle

17 Film screening: Ghost Particle

Ghost Particle is a science documentary that follows international efforts to understand the origin of the universe by studying its smallest parts with some of the world’s largest experiments. Neutrinos are invisible, essentially massless particles that pass through matter like ghosts. They behave in peculiar quantum ways but their identity-changing behaviour may hold the key to unlock big questions about the origin of the universe. How then to study such elusive chameleons?

Based at CERN, and with visits to other major laboratories in the US and Japan, Ghost Particle offers an inside view to how some of the world’s best minds set out to do the seemingly impossible: design a machine to detect the undetectable.

Thursday, 4 November

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Lecture

Careers@CERN

Belgium High School Student Internship Presentation (002).pdf

Belgium High School Student Internship Presentation (002).pptx

Work in Project Groups

Work with your team mate on your assigned project.

Visits at CERN : ISOLDE

18 ISOLDE

09:50 - 10:00 Walk to ISOLDE
10:00 - 11:00 Visit ISOLDE
11:00 - 11:10 Walk back

Group 1:
Cédric
Elke
Holy Ikenna
Tim
Wout
Charles
Elena
Amy
Michiel
Runa
Emma
Petar
Robin

Your guides are going to be: ...

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Visits at CERN: CMS

19 CMS Cavern

Meeting point: building 39
Meeting time: 13:30

Group 2:
Marijke
Faye
Kaat
Alexia
Anna
Julie
Seppe
Xander
Laurens
Margot
Satya
Esteban
William

13:30 - 14:00 Transfer to CMS
14:00 - 15:15 Visit CMS
15:15 - 15:45 Transfer back from CMS

Your guide is going to be:

Prohibited: FOOD and/or BEVERAGES
Recommended: CAMERAS

Friday, 5 November

Daily Catch-Up

Your Q&A time

Check-out formalities & Leaving Procedure

Returning of badges, dosimeters, equipment and bikes. Check-out of the hostel, etc.

Lunch

Final presentations & closing

20 Introduction

Speaker: Margherita Boselli (CERN)

21 ISOLDE CRIS Team: DAQ development

With thanks to Sarina Geldhof

Speakers: Elke Bossens, Nwachukwu Holy Thompson

CERN ppt3.pptx

22 ISOLDE WISArD Team: alpha-/beta decay

With thanks to Dinko Atanasov

Speakers: Tim Camps, Wout Helsen

Hssip.pptx

23 Safety at CERN

With thanks to André Dziewa and Pierre Carbonez

Speakers: Charles Pierre Demy, Elena Rose Schmit

Presentation hssip final version.pdf

Presentation hssip final version.pptx

24 CMS Data Analysis

With thanks to Pieter Everaerts and Filip Moortgat

Speakers: Faye Erna Buts, Kaat Lauwers

CMS data analysis.pdf

CMS data analysis.pptx

14:05 Short break

25 Artificial intelligence in accelerators

With thanks to Frederik Van Der Veken and Wietse Van Goethem

Speakers: Amy Lisa Lowyck, Michiel Paul Bogaert, Runa Akbari

Project presentatie ai in accelerators.pptx

26 Muon detection

With thanks to Markus Joos

Speakers: Alexia Jany De Leener, Anna Klinkenberg

Muon detection.pdf

Muon detection.pptx

27 Internet of Things and data visualization in augmented reality

With thanks to Brice Copy and Thomas Oulevey

Speakers: Emma Xinyu Zhu, Petar Vitorac, Robin Quentin Vierlinck

InternetOfThings.pdf

InternetOfThings.pptx

28 Enhancing CERN's Educational Resources Database to test, evaluate and design science workshops

With thanks to Patrick Thill and Anja Kranjc Horvat

Speakers: Julie Heyvaert, Seppe Casier Nijs

end presentation.pdf

end presentation.pptx

15:20 Short break

29 Anayzing massive datasets in the cloud

With thanks to Spyros Trigazis

Speakers: Laurens An Ledeganck, Xander Dewulf

cloud infrastructure students BE(1).pdf

cloud infrastructure students BE(1).pptx

30 Audiovisual production

With thanks to Paola Catapano

Speakers: Margot Elise Portier, Satya Siobhan Libert

Présentation HSSIP.key

Présentation HSSIP powerpoint.pdf

Présentation HSSIP powerpoint.pptx

31 Accelerator control

With thanks to Ron Suykerbuyk

Speakers: Esteban Ivan Tello Santacruz, William Jacobs

IMG_9319.MOV

32 Conclusion

Speakers: Cedric Vanhoolandt, Jean-Pierre Grootaerd, Marijke Keupers

20211105_CCL_Internship.pdf

33 Closing Ceremony

Speakers: Francois Briard (CERN), Margherita Boselli (CERN)

BEHSSIP_closing_presentation.pdf

BEHSSIP_closing_presentation.pptx

Sound and Light show

34 Sound and Light show downtown Geneva

Meeting time: 18.00
Meeting point: Restaurant

A sound and light show about maths projected on the University in Geneva.

Official website

Saturday, 6 November

Departure