Vision A community of researchers including faculty, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students and high school teachers and high school students. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Location 929 N. Eddy Street, just south of campus. A fully functional research lab. Serves CMS, DØ experiments. Houses office, lab spaces, and student experimental areas. SBIR program on scintillator development. Cosmic Ray Detector Development. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

CMS / QuarkNet Lab 929 N. Eddy St AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Teacher and Student Immersion in Physics Research is Important. QuarkNet is a national program that partners high school teachers and students with particle physicists working on experiments in hadron collider physics. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Working in close association with practitioners, teachers and students become immersed in the process of scientific research as it is actually performed, rather than being observers on the sidelines. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Why is the research experience valuable to High School Teachers? How does participating in research impact teaching? How does the research experience impact students? AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Who is involved? High School Teachers High School Students Physicists AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Who is involved? Lead Teachers Mentors Associate Teachers LeRoy Castle, La Porte Dale Wiand, Adams Associate Teachers Ken Andert, LaLumiere Beth Beiersdorf, LaSalle Jeff Chorny, LakeShore Helene Douerty, St. Joseph Maggie Jensen, Gavit Tom Loughran, Trinity Kevin Johnston*, Jimtown Rick Roberts*, Clay ND Undergraduate Physics Major Bob Le Blanc Mentors Jim Bishop Dan Karmgard Randy Ruchti Mitch Wayne QuarkNet Staff Pat Mooney CMS/DØ Staff Barry Baumbaugh Jeff Marchant Mark Vigneault Administration Jennifer Maddox AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Notre Dame QuarkNet AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

QuarkNet Staff and Teachers AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Why is the research experience valuable to High School Teachers? Provides a deeper understanding of Physics Participation in historic research Teachers infused with greater enthusiasm AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

E2 = p2c2 + m2c4 New Physics: Higgs Bosons Supersymmetry String Theory A key equation: E2 = p2c2 + m2c4 New Physics: Higgs Bosons Supersymmetry String Theory Hidden Dimensions AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Participation in ongoing research and construction projects. D. Sadawi and D. Wiand working on CMS HCAL project Participation in ongoing research and construction projects. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

How does participating in research impact teaching? Brings new understanding to the classroom instruction Current events have a personal connection Students have greater respect for the teacher Positive interaction with other like-minded teachers AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Fermilab Tevatron Collider and Main Injector Batavia, Illinois Our Tool: Synchrotrons & Colliding Beams AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Fermilab Tevatron Collider and Main Injector Batavia, Illinois AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

FNAL Collider (DØ ) Event AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland CMS Experiment at LHC CERN, Geneva, Switzerland AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland CMS Experiment at LHC CERN, Geneva, Switzerland AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

CMS Detector AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

How are students involved? Classroom visits Field trips FermiLab Saturday Physics Science Alive! Equipment Sharing Summer Research Experience AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Field Trips AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Science Alive! AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

QuarkNet Summer 2000 Students AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

How are students chosen? Applications Participating High Schools Juniors AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

How does the research experience impact students? Student questions take classroom discussions to higher levels Increased interest in Particle Physics research (Higgs) Deeper understanding of how Physics is performed. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

Participation in ongoing research and construction projects. DØ Experiment - Making Fiber-optic Waveguide Bundles Participation in ongoing research and construction projects. AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

What are the benefits of Research Experiences for Teachers? Feeling a part of current research Understanding of scientific research Greater student interest Revitalized teaching Camaraderie and support AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center

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For more information Randy Ruchti at the QuarkNet Offices at University of Notre Dame, (219) 631-4737 ruchti.1@nd.edu LeRoy Castle, lead teacher, La Porte H.S. lcastle@lphs.lpcsc.k12.in.us Maggie Jensen, mjensen392@aol.com http://129.74.67.140/quarknet AAPT, January 2001 Margaret A. Jensen, D.E. Gavit H.S. and Notre Dame QuarkNet Center