2025 Cosmic Ray Summer Workshop at the University of Washington

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University of Washington QuarkNet Center

Topic: Cosmic Ray Data, e-Lab Workshop - Advanced Studies

Date: June 23rd - 25th (3 days)

Compact URL: quarknet.org/uw-crmd2025

Venue: Physics/Astronomy Building, Room PAB B128

 UW campus map

Self-Serve Parking: https://transportation.uw.edu/park/visitor/self-serve |

                               E18 (15 min walk): $7.85/day, CPG (5 min walk): $5/hr

Cosmic Ray QuarkNet fellow staff: 

Local Host: 

 

Participating Teachers and Students:

Tyler Lamming (Ingraham High School/ Seattle), Daniel Wicklund (Downtown school), Terrell Ware (Lincoln HS), Elainea Kesler-Horan (Lincoln HS), Jameson Coleman (Stadium HS), Cristela (Garfield HS/student)

Agenda:

Mon 23 June

 

09:00 Coffee/chat

09:15 Introductions

09:30 Joint QuarkNet Intro with the University of Alabama

10:15 Cosmic ray tutorial and discussion  

11:00 break

11:15 Fire up and troubleshoot the detectors

12:30 lunch 

13:30 Cosmic Ray e-Lab analysis tools and search for data

  • Run an analysis

14:30 CR experiments we can do (take breaks as needed)

  • Design
  • Set-up
  • Run

16:00 End of day

 

Tue 24 June

 

09:00  Coffee/chat/new additions

09:15  Mean Lifetime: Dice  (spreadsheet) 

10:25  Break       

10:30  Muon lifetime (practice plots from Data Activity)

11:30   Research projects with detectors or e-Lab

12:30   lunch

13:30   Finish projects, discuss results

14:00   Jeff Wilkes

14:45   Break

15:00   QuarkNet Teacher Discussion   (Responses)

16:00   end of day

 

Wed 25 June

 

09:00 Coffee/chat/additions:

09:15

Option 1: CMS Data mini-workshop

  • LHC data activities
  • Higgs search and mass plot

Option 2: Creating and managing a student CR research group

  • group discussion/brainstorm with facilitator input
  • opportunities for sharing student research (AAPT, state science fairs, publication, etc)
  • time for individuals to create and workshop an implementation plan

10:00   Work on implementation plans (take a break as needed) (make slides)

11:30   Commercial cloud chamber, A114 

12:30   lunch

13:30   Careers in Physics student activity

14:30   Surveys:

  • If a teacher completed the Full Teacher Survey anytime in 2023 or 2024, then complete the UPDATE: 2025 Teacher Survey once during 2025. (Plan for ~6 minutes here.)
    OR...Spanish version of Update Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/73LPW7S
    If a teacher did NOT complete the Full Teacher Survey anytime in 2023 or 2024, then complete The Full Teacher Survey. We ask that an individual teacher complete this only once in 2025. (Plan for ~15-20 minutes here.)

15:00   End of workshop

 

 

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