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Well, last week was Thanksgiving (which the Cecires an der Elbe did celebrate on the weekend with wonderful friends here) and a travel week so this post comes after all that. There has been much water under the bridge, in this case Augustusbrücke, one of my favorites, which crosses the Elbe…

Spotlight on Syracuse University QuarkNet Center: Teachers and physicists at the SU center worked for three days this summer to get more familiar and comfortable with their cosmic ray muon detectors (CRMDs). They also participated in an LHCb masterclass in the spring. Seven teachers…

Spotlight on Emily Creager: From Masterclass Student to Masterclass Organizer Two years ago, Emily Creager participated in a CMS masterclass at the College of William and Mary. She took to it and to particle physics with enthusiasm. Fast forward to November 14 this year at the University…

It is that kind of week: not much direct excitement but getting ready for things to happen and figuring out what works. Next week, I'll be in Magdeburg with some of my Institute colleagues for a Netzwerk Teilchenwelt "Vermittler Workshop."  This will be a chance to work with physicists, grad…

Spotlight on Andres Torres and His Students: Students from Andres Torres' class at Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High School represented South Florida at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2014. Andres introduced more concepts in particle physics to all of his classes…

Spotlight on Colorado State University: The CSU QuarkNet Center has lost its current mentors due to research and teaching commitments. This center has bonded into a strong group of teachers (and they wish to continue with QuarkNet), but we need to find one or two mentors. If anyone has physics…

I'm at CERN for the International Particle Physics Outreach Group meeting. I'm writing this in the interstices. First off, I'm sorry for not posting last week. It was in many ways a quiet week in the office at IKTP; when you think about it, that is nifty in its own way. This week has…

Spotlight on the University of Hawai'i at Manoa QuarkNet Center:  The group in Hawai'i has been active since 2003. The university is on Oahu; most of the teachers are as well but some teachers from other islands also attend. Mike Jones is the long-standing mentor and is using his…

Spotlight on UC Riverside QuarkNet Center: The QuarkNet center at the University of California Riverside focused this past year on masterclasses for two reasons: they have their own twist on it and they are good at it. If you catch it just right in March when the U.S. has "sprung ahead" an…