Prof.
Kevin Pitts
(University of Illinois)
28/07/2009, 14:00
Education and Outreach in HEP
Elizabeth Clements
Angels & Demons: The real story behind the lecture nights
On May 15, Sony Pictures released Angels & Demons, a major motion picture based on Dan Brown’s best–selling novel. Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard, the film focuses on an apparent plot to destroy the Vatican using antimatter made at the Large Hadron Collider and stolen from CERN. Through a series of...
Kathryn Grim
(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
28/07/2009, 14:20
Education and Outreach in HEP
Emerging forms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have become primary ways for many members of all generations to stay connected and find out about what is going on in the world around them. Particle physics communicators have begun to exploit social media to connect with their audiences.
Scientists from around the world contribute to Quantum Diaries, a collection of...
Dr
Mitchell Wayne
(University of Notre Dame)
28/07/2009, 14:40
Education and Outreach in HEP
QuarkNet is national program of Education and Outreach in Particle Physics and now in its 12th year. The program consists of 52 Centers distributed across 25 States and Puerto Rico. Annually participating are 450 high school teachers, 100 high school students, and 100 particle physicist mentors across a dozen experiments. An overview of project status and program activities will be presented.
Prof.
Greg Snow
(University of Nebraska)
28/07/2009, 15:00
The scale and scope of the physics studied at the Auger Observatory offer significant opportunities for original outreach work. Education, outreach and public relations of the Auger collaboration are coordinated in a separate task whose goals are to encourage and support a wide range of education and outreach efforts that link schools and the public with the Auger scientists and the science of...
Randal Ruchti
(University of Notre Dame)
28/07/2009, 15:20
Dr
Don Lincoln
(Fermilab)
28/07/2009, 16:00
Education and Outreach in HEP
Writing for a popular audience requires a very different approach than for our scientific colleagues. In this talk, an author of two popular HEP books, one popular magazine article and a recurring article in Fermilab Today shares some advice and experience.
Ms
Kathryn Grim
(Fermilab)
28/07/2009, 16:20
Education and Outreach in HEP
Kathryn Grim
Media Training
If you watched the Daily Show’s feature on the Large Hadron Collider in May, you will remember the look on John Ellis’ face when John Oliver asked him, "Evilgeniussayswhat?" It's impossible to anticipate everything a reporter will ask you, but this media training will teach you how to prepare for interviews with print, television or radio journalists and increase...
