ATLAS Masterclass 2017 @ UNM

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ATLAS Masterclass 2017 @ UNM

April 8, 2017
UNM - Student Union Building
Albuquerque, NM

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Agenda:

8:00am – Arrive at the UNM Student Union Building, get acquainted with other students over some snacks
8:15am – An introductory talk by a UNM scientist, and an interactive activity about particle physics
9:00 am – Fun particle physics demos
9:30am – Introduction to the Masterclass measurement – we will use real LHC data to find Z bosons
10:30am – Students work in pairs analyzing the data using UNM computers
Noon – Free lunch for all registered students and their teachers
12:45pm – Students will videoconference with other students, all over the world, who are doing the same measurements at the same time. CERN scientists will join. Typically thousands of students participate globally.
1:30pm – Awarding of official Participation Certificates to all participants
1:45pm – Tours around UNM
3:00pm – Event end

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