2025 Cosmic Ray Summer Workshop at the University of Washington

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University of Washington QuarkNet Center

Topic: Cosmic Ray Data, e-Lab Workshop - Advanced Studies

Date: June 23rd - 25th (3 days)

Venue: Physics/Astronomy Building, Room PAB B128

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Self-Serve Parking: https://transportation.uw.edu/park/visitor/self-serve |

                               E18 (15 min walk): $7.85/day, CPG (5 min walk): $5/hr

Cosmic Ray QuarkNet fellow staff: 

Local Host: 

 

Participating Teachers and Students:

Tyler Lamming (Ingraham High School/ Seattle), Daniel Wicklund (Downtown school), Terrell Ware (Lincoln HS), Elainea Kesler-Horan (Lincoln HS), Jameson Coleman (Stadium HS), Cristela (Garfield HS/student)

Agenda:

Mon 23 June

 

09:00 Coffee/chat

09:15 Introductions

09:30 Joint QuarkNet Intro with the University of Alabama

10:15 Cosmic ray tutorial and discussion  (Demo: Cloud Chamber)

11:00 break

11:15 Fire up and troubleshoot the detectors

12:30 lunch 

13:30 Cosmic Ray e-Lab analysis tools and search for data

  • Run an analysis

14:30 CR experiments we can do (take breaks as needed)

  • Design
  • Set-up
  • Run

16:00 End of day

 

Tue 24 June

 

09:00 Coffee/chat

09:15 Mean Lifetime: Dice

09:45   Upload data (if possible) and analyze in the e-Lab              

10:15 Simple muon lifetime analysis in e-Lab

11:00   Break

11:15 Discussion: where we are so far

11:30 current research talk

12:30 lunch

13:30 Make posters

14:15   Break

14:30   Present posters

15:00 QuarkNet Teacher Discussion 

16:00 end of day

 

Wed 25 June

 

09:00 Coffee/chat

09:15

Option 1: CMS Data mini-workshop

  • LHC data activities
  • Higgs search and mass plot

Option 2: Creating and managing a student CR research group

  • group discussion/brainstorm with facilitator input
  • opportunities for sharing student research (AAPT, state science fairs, publication, etc)
  • time for individuals to create and workshop an implementation plan

10:30   Work on implementation plans (take a break as needed)

11:45 present and discuss implementation plans

12:30   lunch

13:30 Careers in Physics student activity

14:30 Surveys

15:00 End of workshop