QuarkNet 2018 Agenda

 

 

 

2018 QuarkNet Workshop, 412 Willamette Hall, University of Oregon

 

June 20

June 21

 

 

08:30

Gather, coffee

10:00

Ray Frey: Coffee, intros, plans, etc

08:35

Eric Torrence: (Re-) Introduction to ATLAS and the CERN LHC

10:20

Ray Frey: Update on LIGO and gravitational- wave astrophysics – the binary neutron star merger

09:30

ATLAS group meeting, A/V connection with CERN

11:30

Scott Fisher: Pine Mountain Observatory

10:45

Stephanie Majewski: The ATLAS search for dark Matter

12:30

Lunch – on your own

12:00

Lunch – on your own

2:00

Elly Vandegrift: The UO Science Literacy Program

1:30

Participants: My Projects 2017-18, 2018-19

2:30

Bryan Rebar: Research opportunities for teachers

3:30

Stan Micklavzina: The Tesla Show: Using demonstrations to enhance pedagogy

3:00

Ben Farr: Black Hole spins and the cosmic production of heavy elements

 

 

 

 

Contacts:

 

Ray Frey, rayfrey@uoregon.edu,  541-346-5873, 541-953-6400 (cell)

 

Anne McGinley, annem@uoregon.edu, 541-346-4898, Wil 414 UO Faculty participants:

Ben Farr, Scott Fisher, Ray Frey, Stephanie Majewski, Stan Micklavzina, Bryan Rebar, Eric Torrence, Elly Vandegrift