Friday Flyer - May 27, 2016

Last Friday Flyer of the 2015–2016 Academic Year!

Spotlight on Summer 2016: The end of the 2015–2016 academic year is upon us, and as students break for summer, so too will the Friday Flyer (except for any special editions that we may run). Summer will be busy for QuarkNet, including Data Camp at Fermilab, HST at CERN, Inspiring Science Education in Greece and workshops at centers across the country to list a few events. The 2016 AAPT Summer Meeting will be in Sacramento on July 16–20; Ken and Shane both plan to attend and hope to see many of you there. While summer can be a time to break from the hustle and bustle of the school year, it's also a time for many teachers to retool, network, and prepare for an even better 2016–2017! 

News from QuarkNet Central: News this week comes from two of our QuarkNet centers and represents some of the great work that's taking place within QuarkNet.

(1) From the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez   Center: The 2016 University of Puerto Rico Outreach and Engagement Recognition Awards go to the UPRM QuarkNet Center. Congratulations to mentors Hector Mendez and Samuel Santana for this honor.

(2) From the Boston Center: Students at Medford High School (Medford, MA) recently performed a study using their cosmic ray detector to determine the speed of a muon. Here's more about the study, including data, pictures and a link to the poster. Thanks to Mike Wadness for sharing!

Physics Experiment Roundup: The Reactor Experiment for Neutrino Oscillation (RENO) in South Korea announces the release of new results. The CLOUD experiment at CERN suggests that the pre-industrial climate may have been cloudier than presently thought. (Who knew? Climate research at CERN!)

Resources: Find out how tiny neutrinos can cause huge stars to go supernova in this symmetry article. Have you ever wondered what all of those symbols represent on Fermilab's unofficial seal? Check here to see the answers.

Just for Fun: What would a rainbow look like on Earth if we had two suns like Tatooine? What If? offers an answer to this hypothetical question. 

Look for the return of Friday Flyer in September . . . Have a great summer!

QuarkNet Staff:
Mark Adams: adams@fnal.gov
Ken Cecire: kcecire@nd.edu
Shane Wood: swood5@nd.edu