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First, probing questions: When should I update my profile?  I knew you'd ask that. You should update your profile: any time there is a change in your contact information, school status, etc. if you get or give up a cosmic ray detector, in which case you should edit that part of your…

First, probing questions: When should I update my profile?  I knew you'd ask that. You should update your profile: any time there is a change in your contact information, school status, etc. if you get or give up a cosmic ray detector, in which case you should edit that part of your…

Spotlight on Dave Hoppert:  Dave is responsible for providing the cosmic ray muon detectors used by the QuarkNet community. This includes coordinating all the technical and logistical aspects of getting the data acquisition (DAQ) and GPS circuit boards produced, and assembling all the parts…

Hi folks, This is the first of series of occasional posts on the QuarkNet site about what I see and learn about particle physics, education, and plain interesting stuff during my time in Dresden, a historic city which sits on both sides of a nice stretch of the Elbe River.…

Spotlight on the Vanderbilt University Center: The center has always been very active in the cosmic ray program. This was a year of adjustment in three areas: Bill Gabela took over as lead mentor with Med Webster still active but stepping more into the background; a general need for updating…

The QuarkNet efforts at UW–Madison are led by the Wisconsin IceCube Astrophysics Center (WIPAC). Prof. Justin Vandenbroucke is the PI, and the team includes Prof. Jim Madsen, IceCube Associate Director for Education and Outreach, and Dr. Silvia Bravo, Outreach Specialist at WIPAC. The QuarkNet…

John Guhin (Bettendorf High School), Lindsay Matthews  (Bettendorf High School), Nathaniel Perk  (Bettendorf High School), Peter Bruecken  (Bettendorf High School), Moira Truesdell  (Bettendorf High School), Yasar Onel (University of Iowa)   Purpose:     The…

Spotlight on the Idaho State University Center: Seven teachers attended the June Idaho State QuarkNet workshop guided by fellow Robert Franckowiak. They jointly calibrated 36 detector counters. That’s quite a stack of counters! First, they used the Cosmic Ray e-Lab plateauing instructions…

Spotlight on the Johns Hopkins Center: The QuarkNet Center at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) had a very full summer 2014. They hosted a workshop for teachers and brought on summer research students. One of the teachers (Kevin Martz) attended a three-week teacher workshop at CERN and brought…