2014
KU Abstract 2014-Propagation & Recovery of Radio Waves between Dielectric Mediums
Names: Ryan Alvarez, Olathe Northwest High School; Hannah Gibson, Bishop Seabury High School; Jason Irvin, Olathe Northwest High School Research Teacher Mentor: James Deane, Ottawa Sr. High School Research Mentor: Dr. Jordan Hanson, University of Kansas Institution: The University of Kansas…
2014 Annual Report - University of Houston and Rice University
During the academic year 2013-2014, our QuarkNet center sponsored four “Saturday Physics” events. On October 12, 2013, Professor Frank Geurts of Rice presented “The Standard Model and the Higgs Particle” to an audience of about 100 high school students and teachers on the UH campus. On December 7…
2014 Annual Report - U Penn
Summary of the Penn 2014 QuarkNet Program This year we had an exceptional crew of High School researchers: N. Zavanelli, D. Ells, M. Macerato and D. Grabovsky. They came to us armed with curiosity and tons of expectation pursuing High Energy Physics along lines that they had learned about in high…
Well-written Annual Report
The JHU Experimental Particle Physics Group sponsored its annual QuarkNet Workshop in the Bloomberg Center the week of August 4-8. This is the 7th year JHU has been part of the national QuarkNet program. This year’s workshop included 13 teachers, nine of whom had been in the program before. The…
2014 Annual Report - JHU
QuarkNet Annual Report 2014 JHU Center The JHU QuarkNet center had another successful summer, involving both high school teachers and students in its activities. The one-week teacher workshop took place from 28 July to 1 August, and the six-week student internship ran from 30 July to 9 August. …
JHU Abstract 2014-Antimatter: History, Theory, Detection, and Potential Applications
Antimatter: History, Theory, Detection, and Potential Applications Shaina Furman (Towson High School), Sylvie Hullinger (Towson High School), James Miller (Towson High School), Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson High School) , Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University) …
JHU Abstract 2014-The Cosmic Microwave Background
The Cosmic Microwave Background Michael Mistretta (Hereford High School), Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson High School), Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University) My research was focused on learning more about the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and the information…
JHU Abstract 2014-Measuring Average Muon Decay Time Using Cosmic Ray Detector
Measuring Average Muon Decay Time Using Cosmic Ray Detector Luke Bender (Towson High School), Adam Der (Hereford High School), Shaina Furman (Towson High School), Michael Mistretta (Hereford High School), Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson High School), Dr. Morris Swartz (…
JHU Abstract 2014-Searching for the Origins of Cosmic Rays
Searching for the Origins of Cosmic Rays Anthony Fedorchak (Marriotts Ridge High School), Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson High School), Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University) The purpose of my research was to investigate the currently accepted source of cosmic…
JHU Abstract 2014-Reconstructing Bosons and Mesons Using Data from CMS
Reconstructing Mass of W, Z Bosons and J/Psi Meson Using CMS Data Adam Der (Hereford High School) Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson high School), Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University) The purpose of this research was to reconstruct the mass of the…