2025 NOvA Masterclass @ USD

2025 NOvA Masterclass @ University of South Dakota

Friday, April 4, 2024
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Location: Arts & Sciences Building, Room 103

Small URL for this page: http://tiny.cc/usdmc25

Agenda:

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM        Introductory Activities

• Introductions
• From the big...to the small
• Activity: Shuffling the Particle Deck
• Standard Model of particle physics
• Intro to masterclass: first few slides of slideshow OR 
• 10:10 - 10:30 Talk: Prof. Jing Liu

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM       BREAK

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM       NOvA Measrement - Part 1 (Far Detector)

• Zoom Link - connect with SURF
• Slides
• Link to Student Start Page: http://tinyurl.com/novastudent 
• Spreadsheets: Vermillion, Lead

12:00 AM - 12:30 PM       LUNCH

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM         Lab Tour

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM           NOvA Measurement - Part 2 (Near Detector) & Conclusions

• Slideshow (cont.)
• Student Start Page

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM              BREAK and set up videoconference 

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM           Videconference with SURF & Fermilab

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM           Closing activities & Conclusion