QuarkNet Summer Session for Teachers 2024

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Submitted by ShaneWood on Thu, 05/09/2024 - 09:45
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QuarkNet Summer Session for Teachers 2024:
The Standard Model and Beyond

Description

In this six-week course open to all QuarkNet teachers, participants will gain a better understanding of the Standard Model and the major questions that particle physicists are currently trying to answer. We will cover the historical development of the Standard Model, using conservation laws and symmetries as an organizing principle. The lectures will also highlight the experimental techniques and discoveries that revolutionized the field. In the second half of the course, we will discuss the three major thrusts of modern particle physics research: high-energy particle colliders such as the LHC, neutrino experiments, and cosmology/dark matter experiments.

 

Instructor

Allison Reinsvold Hall
Assistant Professor
U.S. Naval Academy

QuarkNet staff will assist.

Dr. Hall is an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland. She received her PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2018 and worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Fermilab before joining USNA in 2021. In her research as part of the CMS Collaboration, she searches for evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model such as supersymmetry or dark matter. Her technical work includes helping CMS deal with current and future computing challenges. Allison enjoys participating in outreach events and sharing her enthusiasm for particle physics with others.

 


Topics and Virtual Meeting Dates/Times

Topic Session links & materials Meeting Times on Zoom
  1. Historical Overview of the Standard Model’s Development - Part 1
 Session 1 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM CT
  1. Historical Overview of the Standard Model’s Development - Part 2
 Session 2 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM CT
  1. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
 Session 3 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM CT
  1. Beyond the Standard Model at LHC
 Session 4 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM CT
  1. Neutrinos
 Session 5 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM CT
  1. Cosmology and Dark Matter
 Session 6 links
Including assignment, recording of session & slides.		 Tuesday, July 30, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM CT

 

Virtual Meeting Structure

  • First half hour: Discussion centered around homework
  • Middle hour: Talk/Lecture
  • Last half hour: Preview of homework and next topic

Homework

  • 1 hour per week to complete before virtual meeting

Credit

Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a certificate indicating up to 18 hours of professional development. We also anticipate being able to offer a graduate credit option for those who complete all of the homework and participate in at least five of the six sessions.

Registration 

This course is free and open to all QuarkNet teachers, including those who participated in SST 2020. Course content is similar but not identical to SST 2020. There is no prerequisite requirement. The course is limited to 50 participants with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close when we reach capacity but no later than June 11, 2024.