NC A&T Fall 2025 QuarkNet Workshop - October 18, 2025
NC A&T Fall 2025 QuarkNet Workshop
Saturday, October 18, 2025 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Small URL for this page: https://bit.ly/QN-Oct18
Location: NC A&T Smith Hall Room 3013, 402 Laurel Street, Greensboro, NC, 27411
AGENDA
| Time (ET) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | QuarkNet National Program Sign-In & Light Breakfast |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome (Hallie Trauger, NC A&T) |
| 10:15 AM | QuarkNet Basics (Megan Alvord) |
| 10:45 AM | Activity: Introduction to Histograms (Daniel Kemp) |
| 11:15 AM | Physics Research Talk (Mark Kruse, Duke University & ATLAS Collaboration) Slides: Quarknet_workshop_NCATT_18Oct2025_0.pdf |
12:00 PM | LUNCH & CHAT |
| 1:00 PM | Activity: Z Boson Mass (Charlie Payne) - spreadsheet, slides |
2:30 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
2:45 PM | World Wide Data Day November 20th (Megan Alvord) |
| 3:15 PM | Planning for Next Steps & Communication (Daniel Kemp & Robyn Allaway) |
3:30 PM | Closing Remarks & Short Post-Survey Please also complete this QuarkNet National Survey |
Resources:
- Shuffling the Particle Deck QuarkNet activity (arranging the particles of the Standard Model)
- The Particle Adventure website
- A (free!) particle physics course for HS students from CERN
- Data Camp Dimuon Presentation by Daniel and Robyn
- CMS About the Detector
- CMS iSpy Web Event Display
Contacts:
- Dr. Hallie Trauger (hctrauger@ncat.edu),
Professor & QN center mentor, NC A&T - Dr. Charlotte Wood (cwood@ncat.edu),
Professor, NC A&T - Megan Alvord (megan.alvord@ncssm.edu),
QuarkNet Teacher/Fellow, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Charlie Payne (paynec@ncssm.edu),
QuarkNet Lead Teacher, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Daniel Kemp
QuarkNet Lead Teacher, Riverside High School, Durham - Robyn Allaway
QuarkNet Lead Teacher, Southern Guilford High School