2024

The year 2024 has been a revitalizing year of growth and change for the Virginia Tech Center.  Center mentor Camillo Mariani had to take a step back due to other professional obligations. Professor Tommy O’Donnell has stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter/mentor and really delivered for our…

Vanderbilt University QuarkNet 2024 Personnel The Vanderbilt University QuarkNet group was mentored by me, William (Bill) Gabella.  I am stepping down as the mentor at the end of the summer 2024.  I advised the teachers and students on the use of the Cosmic Ray Muon Detectors (CRMDs), maintained…

The year 2024 has been a revitalizing year of growth and change for the Virginia Tech Center.  Center mentor Camillo Mariani had to take a step back due to other professional obligations. Professor Tommy O’Donnell has stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter/mentor and really delivered for our…

Day 1 of Relativity Workshop focused on the historical development of the idea of relativity from Galileo to Einstein, the development of Lorentz transformations (following Taylor and Wheeler), and the idea of the invariant interval (proper time between events). Day 2 concentrated on the ideas of…

Integrating Systems to Test ASICs for Use in DUNE Student: Virginia Olson Scientist Mentor: Jonathan Paley   In the DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment) far detector TPCs (Time Projection Chambers) are used to collect data about the neutrinos that pass through the detector. These TPCs…

Overview:  Our group met approximately monthly on video conference (Zoom).  We held Sunday evening meetings as summarized below.  Our biannual in person meeting was held in Albuquerque, where we discussed quantum mechanics, small detectors (cosmic watches as the Accel Kitchen COGAMO), and lighting…