Hawaii CMS Masterclass @ 'Iolani School - March 14, 2026

8:30 AM

8:50 AM

Hands-On Activity (Facilitator?)

• Quark Puzzle Activity or Shuffling the Particle Deck

9:15 AM

Wrap-up Activity (Shane?)

Overview of Standard Model and powers of ten

Z-Boson Activity (Act out LHC interaction)

9:45 AM

Speaker: Prof. Pearl Sandick, University of Utah (15')

• Particle Physics: Past, Present, and Future

Discussion and Q&A (15')

10:15 AM

10:30 AM

11:15 AM

Speaker: Prof. Jason Kumar, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (15')

• Dark Matter...and How to Find It

Discussion and Q&A (15')

11:45 AM

Lunch with a physicist: Pizza!

Common casual questions include

“What’s a day in the life of a physicist like?”

“What’s the difference between the work of theoretical and experimental physicists?”

“How did you get into physics?”

“What classes did you take in college that you liked best?”

12:30 PM

Data Analysis (in pairs)

~1:15 PM - Check-in...how is it going? Histograms so far?

1:45 PM

Pre-conference Discussion of Results (Facilitator?)

• Students and mentors discuss the meaning of analysis results and questions for other institutes.

2:00 PM

Videoconference with Fermilab

• Link

2:30 PM