NC A&T QuarkNet Quantum Workshop - February 21, 2026
NC A&T QuarkNet Quantum Workshop
Saturday, February 21st, 2026 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Small URL for this page: https://bit.ly/QN-Feb21
Location: NC A&T Smith Hall Room 3001, 402 Laurel Street, Greensboro, NC, 27411
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/d738D3tqnuktoEjx7
AGENDA
| Time (ET) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | QuarkNet National Program Sign-In & Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductions (Shelly Lesher & Hallie Trauger) |
| 9:15 AM | Intro to QuarkNet and Master Classes (Shane Wood & Ken Cecire) |
| 10:00 AM | Hands-On Quantum Activity 1: Photons (Charlie Payne & Joana Atkin) |
| 11:15 AM | Coffee Break |
11:30 AM | Physics Research Talk - Joanna Atkin, NC A&T Physics |
12:30 PM | LUNCH & CHAT |
| 1:30 PM | Hands-on Quantum Activity 2: Superposition (Megan Alvord & Daniel Kemp) |
3:30 PM | Closing Remarks & Short Post-Survey Please also complete this QuarkNet National Survey unless you completed it in the October NC A&T QuarkNet workshop. |
Resources:
- QuarkNet Data Activities Portfolio
- QuanTime Activities Library
- Perimeter Institute Resources
- QuarkNet Masterclass Information
Contacts for this Workshop:
- Dr. Hallie Trauger (hctrauger@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics - primary workshop logistics contact
- Dr. Shelly Lesher (srlesher@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics Department Chair
- Dr. Charlotte Wood (cwood@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics
- Dr. Joanna Atkin (jmatkin@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics
- Dr. Emily Edwards (emiliy.edwards@duke.edu), Duke Quantum Center
- Megan Alvord (megan.alvord@ncssm.edu), QuarkNet Teacher/Fellow, NC School of Science and Mathematics
- Charlie Payne (paynec@ncssm.edu), QuarkNet Lead Teacher, NC School of Science and Mathematics
- Daniel Kemp, QuarkNet Lead Teacher, Riverside High School, Durham
- Robyn Allaway, QuarkNet Lead Teacher, Southern Guilford High School
- Shane Wood (swood5@nd.edu), QuarkNet National Staff
Groups audience