2026 NOvA Masterclass @ USD DRAFT

2026 NOvA Masterclass @ University of South Dakota

Friday, March 27, 2026
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Location: Arts & Sciences Building, Room 103

Small URL for this page: http://tiny.cc/usdmc25

Agenda:

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM        Introductory Activities

• Introductions
• From the big...to the small
• Activity: Shuffling the Particle Deck
• Standard Model of particle physics
• Intro to masterclass: first few slides of slideshow OR
• 10:10 - 10:30 Talk: Prof. Jing Liu

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM       BREAK

10:40 AM - 11:40 PM       NOvA Measrement - Part 1 (Far Detector)

• Slides
• Link to Student Start Page: http://tinyurl.com/novastudent
• Spreadsheets: UPDATE

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM       LUNCH

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM         Lab Tour

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM           NOvA Measurement - Part 2 (Near Detector) & Conclusions

• Slideshow (cont.)
• Student Start Page

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM              BREAK and set up videoconference 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM           Videconference with Fermilab 

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM           Closing activities & Conclusion