HU-WM-GMU QuarkNet Center

QuarkNet physicists and teachers from Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, and Hampton Roads

Teachers and their students work together with physicist mentors from Hampton University, the College of William and Mary, and George Mason University to explore particle physics and improve physics education. 

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Virginia Center Agenda Summer 2020

August 3 - 5, 2020 Objectives: Teachers will be able to: Practice the activities using your "student hat." Debrief using your "teacher hat." Make and share Implementation Plans. Small URL for…

Spring Meeting Agenda of Virginia Center Agenda February 29, 2020

8:00 arrive and conversations (remember - bring snacks) 9:00 Zoom with Ken Cecire for Masterclass orientation (there are new features in the CMS viewer) 10:00 talk from Phil on topic of his choice -…

CMS J/Psi Masterclass 2020

  Report by Mike Fetsko: On February 6th, four teachers held a QuarkNet masterclass event in their schools.  Students from Vancouver (St. Thomas More Collegiate), Barcelona (Lycee Francais de…

Virginia QuarkNet Center 2019 Annual Report

Virginia Center Workshop November 23, 2019

Agenda Time Description 9:00 Conversation, Coffee and Snacks 9:30  Josh talk Josh brought a set of Quantum Dots and explained why the CdSe vials fluoresce Why does a…

Virginia Center Summer Workshop Agenda August 5-7, 2019

August 5-7 2019 Small Hall, Room 122 THEME: Data Analysis   Agenda, Monday, August 5, 2019 (CMS Data WS - day 1) Time (local) Activity 08:30 Coffee &…

Virginia Center March 23, 2019, Centreville High School

Agenda 8:00 - 8:30 Coffee, snacks and conversation8:30 - 9:00 Discuss how to prepare students for MINERvA masterclass9:00 - 10:00 Video chat with Ken to understand how the masterclass works (There…

Agenda for November 17, 2018, meeting of the Virginia Center

Draft Agenda8:30 am  Arrive, coffee, snacks, discussion9:00 am  Talk on the latest in Astrophysics - Josh11:00 am Brief discussion of budget situation under the new grant11:30 am Working Lunch at…

Virginia QuarkNet Center 2018 Activity Report

2018 Meeting & Neutrino Data Workshop Prototype @ William & Mary

August 6-8, 2018 Small Hall, Room 122 Small URL for this page: https://tinyurl.com/wm2018qn   Agenda, Monday, August 6, 2018 (Neutrino WS - day 1) Time (local) Activity 08:30…