Muon Workshop and AI UnWorkshop at ISU 2026

Submitted by kcecire

Published: Thu, 07/09/2026 - 10:09 | Group(s):

Idaho State QuarkNet Group

Physical Science Building, Idaho State University

Small URL for this page: quarknet.org/isu2026.

Objectives

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

In addition, you will work with colleagues to better understand Artificial Intelligence and plan for its use and its impact.

Monday July 20

Time (local)	Activity	Remarks
07:30	Registration	Check-in/Sign-in
07:45	Unpack CRMDs	Identify non-working parts
08:15	Coffee, introductions, and setting the stage	Must-do items Review plan for the day
08:30	A Start on AI	Hopes and Worries Discussion
09:15	What is World Wide Data Day: First-person perspective	Maria Niland and Susan Wetzler
09:45	Break
10:00	Data Activity break: review and discuss	Signal-to-Noise: Cosmic Muons
11:00	Introduction to World Wide Data Day	Slides Video Website (cern.ch/w2d2)
12:00	Lunch
13:30	World Wide Data Day measurement	Need: iSpy-w2d2* Protractor or Chrome Protractor Extension Tally sheet* (printed) - https://quarknet.org/sites/default/files/W2D2tally_26sept2023.pdf Special spreadsheet* *found on W2D2 site
14:30	W2D2 videocon	Join Zoom Meeting (link) Meeting ID: 997 8621 8272 Passcode: 743573
15:00	Break
15:15	AI Prompt activity	What are your questions about W2D2? Devise prompts and ask your favorite LLM. Playlab AI : physics tutor prompt Effective prompts: https://mitsloanedtech.mit.edu/ai/basics/effective-prompts/
16:00	End of Day 1 (fun reading!)	*Prep CRMDs for plateau and experiment
16:00 - 18:30	*Finish plateau and set CRMDs to collect overnight - Robert to review/answer questions Legrangian stuff (not required): https://indico.cern.ch/event/803074/attachments/1832320/3001970/PED_52_034001.pdf https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-deconstructed-standard-model-equation?language_content_entity=und

Tuesday July 21

Time (local)	Activity	Remarks
08:00	Check overnight data collection
08:30	Coffee and discussion	Revisit Must-do items; implementation
09:00	AI presentation or tutorial	TBD
10:00	Break
10:15	Brainstorm classroom AI applications	Group tutorial
11:30	AI Cons and Pros	Notes
12:00	Lunch
13:30	Hack ideas and solutions using AI
14:30	Break
14:45	Implementation plans	Create (make slides) Implementation Discuss
15:30	Implementation plans	Present Join Zoom Meeting (link) Meeting ID: 997 8621 8272 Passcode: 743573
16:00	End of Day 2	Two-questions
16:00-18:30	*Work on CRMD experiments	Robert to go over Cosmic E-lab resources

Next 1-2 days:

Cosmic Ray Detectors

Implemetation Plans - formulate and present (slides)

Evaluation surveys: See Must-do items

Wednesday July 22

Time (local)	Activity	Remarks
07:30	Coffee, chat, etc.
08:00	CRMD work
08:30	(more Coffee) and discussion	Check on progress of experiments
09:00	Quarknet.org website CERN Science Gateway	https://quarknet.org/ Data Activities Portfolio S'Cool LAB , Educational Resources \| CERN
10:30	Break
10:45	CRMD experiment check-up geometry upload errors to avoid/check: connections secure and complete before power-up, computer does not sleep mode, insulate metal contacts, others???
12:00	Lunch
13:30	https://i2u2.org/elab/cosmic	A look at resources until upload is repaired Colab Shared files Enrique's Colab
14:30	Questions
16:00	Break
16:15	Work in implementation plans	Formulate and insert here (slides)
18:30	End of Day

Thursday July 23

Time (local)	Activity	Remarks
07:30	Coffee, chat, etc.
08:00 - 9:15	Pack up, assign CRMDs, etc.	DAQ Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16Qb6pG2MQrBnflviv84lcMnuCzxwe0hI?usp=sharing Talk on Astrophysics and Neural networks - Dr. Eddie Tatar
(09:30)	Final uploads, analyses, etc.	ongoing
10:30	Presentations
10:30	Break
10:45	Surveys and other misc. paperwork	Detector assignment: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mkCa13CxjvslPAhgOPoKR57JLzOBUWR5krm6iG2s7DM/edit?usp=sharing
11:15	Final Words and Wrap-up
12:00	End of Workshop