2014

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasar Onell Teacher-Mentors: Peter G. Bruecken, Christopher Like and Moira Truesdell Students: William Fawcett, John Guhin, Lindsay Matthews, Nate Perk, Preston Ross and Archie Weindruch During the summer of 2014, The University of Iowa hosted involved six students…

We continued the successful experiences from 2013 and organized two QuarkNet events--a masterclass in May and a cosmic ray workshop in July, 2014. Here are detailed descriptions of each workshop: a. Masterclass on May 15     QuarkNet teachers/staff: Kenneth Cecire, David Trapp     School:…

Student Researchers: Kaustubh Nimkar, Lawrence High School, Lawrence KS Research Teacher Mentor: James Deane, Ottawa High School, Ottawa KS Research Mentors: Alice Bean, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS Phil Baringer, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS Dave Besson, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS…

Student Researchers: Ashley Hutton, Lawrence High School, Lawrence KS Research Teacher Mentor: James Deane, Ottawa High School, Ottawa KS Research Mentors: Alice Bean, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS Patrick Shields, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS Phil Baringer, University of Kansas, Lawrence…

Virtual QuarkNet is a group of far flung, often isolated American high school science teachers from Boston and Atlanta, to the northwest coast of Washington, Taiwan and Shanghai.  Mentors Antonio Delgado and Dan Karmgard are assisted by lead teachers Mike Wadness and Dave Trapp.  In the 2013-14…

Thanks to everyone involved for making QuarkNet 2014 a success!   QuarkNet 2014 gave some Oklahoma high school science teachers an inside look at the world of particle physics and some of the amazing research being done at OSU and OU.  The program included lectures, hands-on activities, and lab…

by Lucien Cremaldi The Mississippi QuarkNet struggled a bit in 2014. We met in the fall for 2013 to make plans for Masterclass, a LIGO trip, and summer workshop. Unfortunately our plans for spring Masterclass were not well founded and we ended up not hosting the event. Dennis Reed…

Cosmic Ray Detectors and LHCb MasterClass with the SU HEP Group (S. Blusk, Sept. 12, 2014)   The Syracuse High Energy Physics group held a 3-day Quarknet workshop from Jun 30 – July 2 in the physics department. Prof. Blusk and Prof. Soderberg hosted the event. Seven teachers were able to join the…

                            Quarknet Annual Report -  September 2014                                        Florida International University Center – Miami, Fl Quarknet Center:   F.I.U. -  Center since 2004 Faculty and Staff involvement:  Dr. Jorge Rodriguez -  Mentor Scientist – PI David Jones…

The University of Chicago sponsored its annual student summer research and teacher workshop for its 8th year. The summer research began June 23rd and went until August 1st. The three day teacher workshop spanned from July 29th to August 1st. This year’s summer activities included two mentor…