Friday Flyer/News

Spotlight on the Virtual QuarkNet Center The Virtual QuarkNet Center was established in "the aughts" as an alternative center for teachers not near or connected to an established geographic…

Spotlight on Johns Hopkins University QuarkNet Center Led by mentor Morris Swartz and lead teachers Kevin Martz and Jeremy Smith, the JHU center just completed its 16th year in 2017. In late…

Spotlight on the University of Notre Dame QuarkNet Center The University of Notre Dame focuses its QuarkNet work on an exensive summer research program. Each year about 15 teachers and 15 students…

Spotlight on the Syracuse University QuarkNet Center Professors Steven Blusk and Matt Rudolph serve as mentors for this center that just completed its sixth year in QuarkNet. Last spring, Syracuse…

Spotlight on 2017 This is the last Friday Flyer of 2017, so it is a good time to reflect on the year QuarkNet members have experienced. We had some great highlights, starting with Nate Unterman…

Spotlight on Liz Quigg Many of you may not know Liz personally, but chances are that you're familiar with some of her work. Liz joined Fermilab's Education Office in 2005 after working over 30…

Spotlight on International Masterclasses 2018 It's close to the end of 2017 and, before we know it, we will be in the midst of International Masterclasses (IMC). The Masterclass Library 2018 is up…

Spotlight on the University of Minnesota QuarkNet Center This center held the first part of its annual teacher workshop in June this year, including a two-day LIGO workshop, followed by two days…

Spotlight on International Cosmic Day (ICD) ICD is a day in which students worldwide do cosmic ray experiments, report results, and confer with colleagues. This year, the date is November 30. You…

Spotlight on the Florida State University QuarkNet Center Located in Tallahassee, the FSU Center is now in its 18th year. This year's main event was a teacher workshop that met from July 25–29,…