QuarkNet Summer Session for Teachers 2020

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QuarkNet Summer Session for Teachers 2020:
The Standard Model and Beyond

Description

In this six-week course open to all QuarkNet teachers, participants will gain a better understanding of the Standard Model and the major questions that particle physicists are currently trying to answer. We will cover the historical development of the Standard Model, using conservation laws and symmetries as an organizing principle. The lectures will also highlight the experimental techniques and discoveries that revolutionized the field. In the second half of the course, we will discuss the three major thrusts of modern particle physics research: high-energy particle colliders such as the LHC, neutrino experiments, and cosmology/dark matter experiments.

 

Instructor

Allison Reinsvold Hall
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

QuarkNet staff will assist.

Dr. Reinsvold Hall is a postdoctoral research associate at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. She received her PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2018. In her research as part of the CMS Collaboration, she searches for evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model such as supersymmetry or dark matter. Her technical work includes helping CMS deal with current and future computing challenges by developing smarter and faster ways to write physics software. Allison enjoys participating in outreach events and sharing her enthusiasm for particle physics with others.

 


Topics and Virtual Meeting Dates/Times

Topic Session links & materials Meeting Times on Zoom
  1. Historical Overview of the Standard Model’s Development - Part 1
 Session 1 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 6-8 PM CT
  1. Historical Overview of the Standard Model’s Development - Part 2
 Session 2 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 6-8 PM CT
  1. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
 Session 3 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 6-8 PM CT
  1. Beyond the Standard Model at LHC
 Session 4 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6-8 PM CT
  1. Neutrinos
 Session 5 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 6-8 PM CT
  1. Cosmology and Dark Matter
 Session 6 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 6-8 PM CT

 

Virtual Meeting Structure

  • First half hour: Discussion centered around homework
  • Middle hour: Talk/Lecture
  • Last half hour: Preview of homework and next topic

Homework

  • 1 hour per week to complete before virtual meeting

Credit

Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a certificate indicating up to 18 hours of professional development.

Registration 

This course is free and open to all QuarkNet teachers. There is no prerequisite requirement for this course.

This course is now full and registration is closed.