Fermilab / University of Chicago / College of DuPage Center

Center at Fermilab that includes Chicago slots

Contacts:
Tom Carter, Mentor, COD
Carley Bennett, Mentor, COD
George Dzurickso, Lead Teacher

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Welcome to the Fermilab/U Chicago QuarkNet Center. 

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2017 Abstract from Arielle and Antony

The South Pole Telescope: Collaborations for the Cosmic Microwave Background  Arielle Pfeil (Bartlett High School), Antony Simonoff (Adlai E. Stevenson High School),  and Bradford Benson (…

Neutrino Workshop 2017

QuarkNet Workshop 2017 - Fermilab/University of Chicago Center August 2-4, 2017 All locations Large Training Room in Training Building (EAOC), unless otherwise stated. Agenda Wednesday…

Cosmic Workshop - College of DuPage - February 2017

  Objectives Participating teachers will be able to: Organize data using the cosmic ray muon e-Lab. Specify limitations and assumptions of a propsed experiment. Manipulate apparatus using…

2016 Abstract from Ryan

Waves to Ones and Zeros:   Data Acquisition in Radio Astronomy    Ryan Thornton (Marmion Academy)  Dr. Christopher Stoughton (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)   …

2016 Abstract from Pranav

Big Data Analytics for Identification of Gravitationally Lensed Quasars in the Dark Energy Survey  Pranav Sivakumar, Brian Nord, Liz Buckley-Geer   Abstract  We report results from an…

2016 Abstract from Keshav

art ​  Visualization Using ParaView    Keshav Kapoor (Naperville Central High School)   ​Dr. Adam Lyon (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)    Abstract   …

2016 Abstract from George

Muon Beam Storage Magnet B Field Shaping    George Ressinger (St. Charles North High School)   Dr. Brendan Kiburg…

2016 Abstract from Gabriel

Design and Modeling of Dark Matter  Axion Detectors    Gabriel Rizzo (Oak Park and River Forest High School)   ​Dr. Andrew Sonnenschein (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)…

2016 Abstract from Collin

Digital Design for Astrophysics  Detectors    Collin Bradford (Homeschool Student)   ​Dr. Chris Stoughton (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)    Abstract  …

2016 Abstract from Ben

Quarknet Radio Telescope: The  mechanization to track celestial objects    Ben Hardin (Batavia High School)   ​ Dr. Adam Anderson (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)…