Friday Flyer - April 14, 2017
Spotlight on International Masterclasses and Fermilab: International Masterclasses 2017 have officially ended, though there will still be some "off-shelf" masterclasses well into this month in places like Spearfish, South Dakota and La Plata, Argentina. The stats so far show that over 45 masterclasses had videooconferences with Fermilab with over 1,000 students from all over the world participating. Folks tell us that the Fermilab videoconferences were the best yet. We could not have done that without the dedication of the LHC fellows and the great work of our engaging Fermilab moderators. (Here they are!) If you participated and have any comments on how it went or pictures of your masterclass, please drop an e-mail message to Ken.
Whether your masterclass connected with Fermilab or CERN, coordinators Uta Bilow and Ken Cecire would like to express their thanks to all involved.
News from QuarkNet Central: International Muon Week . . . done. International Masterclasses . . . winding down. What now? We are pleased to announce the first-ever QuarkNet e-Lab Poster Challenge! Encourage your students to do meaningful studies and make posters in the Cosmic Ray e-Lab, the CMS e-Lab, or the LIGO e-Lab between now and the end of May. On June 1, the QuarkNet staff will look at all the posters registered in the competition and choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, judged based on the rubrics found in the e-Labs, the science, and how interesting it is. Prizes will be awarded accordingly. For more information, go to the QuarkNet e-Lab Poster Challenge web page.
Important remnder! QuarkNet staff and fellows are working to help support centers for workshops this summer. Your point of contact should be in touch to find out workshop dates and if you need any assistance. Keep in mind that QuarkNet Central can provide one of these workshops at your site, sending a staff member or fellow to lead the workshop. If you have questions or would like to schedule a QuarkNet Central-led workshop, contact Ken, Mark, or Shane.
Physics Experiment Roundup: Read about antimatter experiments at CERN in symmetry and about what happened while CMS hibernated in this CERN update. And now: the accelerators awaken.
Resources: Learn about physics collaboration in the Americas with this video by Carlos Escobar at Fermilab. Kudos to Don Lincoln, who has produced so many particle physics resources, for winning the APS Gemant Award.
Just for Fun: From XKCD this week, we have an extreme view of updates and the joy of wrong science.
QuarkNet Staff:
Mark Adams: adams@fnal.gov
Ken Cecire: kcecire@nd.edu
Shane Wood: swood5@nd.edu