Quarknet Associate Teacher Institute Workshop Summer '04
 
Lead Teachers: Gene Bender, De Smet Jesuit HS
Debbie Gremmelsbacher, Parkway South HS
University Mentor: Julia Thompson, University of Pittsburgh, Adjunct Prof. of Physics, UMSL
Professor Thompson's Quarknet information page
Time: 3 Weeks, June 14 - July 2
Pay: Stipend $ 300 / week, and a $ 250 instructional materials stipend
Graduate Credit: 1-3 graduate credit hours in physics is available through UMSL
Area of study: Our workshop will start with a general introduction to particle physics and other modern physics topics. Current research information in particle physics with which Thompson is connected will also be studied and discussed. While the details of the workshop are still flexible and will be developed in cooperation with the participants' interests, the general format is expected to be half our time on presentations by Thompson or one of her colleagues, presentations from lead teachers, guided internet exploration, and general nuclear experimentation . The other half of our time will be spent on expansion and discussion of topics, and building and becoming proficient with cosmic ray counters, depending on the level of interest of each individual participant. The majority of time will be spent at UMSL however, several other venues are planned such as Washington University and Fermi Lab near Chicago.
 
In the photo, Mentor Julia Thompson shows how one of the detector systems works at the March 2004 SLAPT meeting.
 
Please contact Debbie Gremmelsbacher at Parkway South High for registration.. Participant names will be forwarded to Quarknet and Professor Thompson.
Registration form
Debbie Gremmelsbacher 314-415-5785
dgremmelsbacher@pkwy.k12.mo.us
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QuarkNet brings high school students and teachers to the frontier of 21st century research that seeks to research some of the mysteries about the sturcture of matter and the fundamental forces of nature.
QuarkNet centers are connected to high-energy physics experiments operating at CERN in Switzerland, at Fermilab in Illinois, at SLAC in Califormia and others. Within two years, we expect to form 60 centers associated with research groups and universities and labs across the U.S. (50 already operational).