Tag: USA
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Outreacher of the Month: Simone Ragoni
Welcome to IPPOG’s newest feature, “Outreacher of the Month,” where we shine a spotlight on individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the world of scientific outreach. For January 2025, we are thrilled to feature Simone Ragoni, a researcher whose passion for particle physics and dedication to public engagement have made him an inspiring figure…
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University of Liverpool
Institute University of LiverpoolLiverpoolL69 3BX UoL HEP Masterclass ContactSaskia CharityCarl Gwilliam Research & Teaching The University of Liverpool Founded in 1881, the University of Liverpool is the “Original Redbrick” University. Today, it hosts a student population of more than 30,000 students on its lively campus in the centre of Liverpool. With a commitment to research-led teaching, the…
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IMC Contact
Contact Should you have any inquiries or suggestions regarding the International Masterclasses, please do not hesitate to contact us: ippog-imc-contact@cern.ch Acknowledgements In 1997, the IMC program started in the UK, see report by Roger Barlow in CERN courier 2014. The next step happened in 2005, the World Year of Physics, when the program was organised in many…
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Particle physics explained to children of all ages through narrative books
History teaches us that through images and words, human beings are capable of communicating apparently abstract and invisible concepts, making themselves understood by the various interlocutors with whom they interface. Particle physics is a science that most of all tries to explain the infinitely small, the invisible and often does so through infinitely large machines…
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Summer job opportunities for physics students
It is well known that summer is a holiday period. Many people have more free time, and they use it to travel, eat out, visit places of interest and relax, pursue their hobbies, do more shopping and even find a seasonal job.Especially for future particle physicist there are many opportunities. In this article we will…
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India
JOINED: 2021 CURRENT STATUS: MEMBER Representative Bedangadas Mohanty Bedangadas Mohanty is a Professor of Physics at the School of Physical Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneswar. He is currently the spokesperson of the India-ALICE-STAR Collaboration. He was a Scientific Associate at the experimental physics division, CERN working in ALICE. He is a member of the SuperCDMS collaboration for…
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IFAAB – IPPOG Finance and Audit Advisory Board
Mandate The IPPOG Finance and Audit Advisory Board (IFAAB) was created in 2017 by the Chairs and then endorsed by the Collaboration Board. It consists of at least three IPPOG member representatives who advise the Core Team on financial matters. Members ARNAUD, Nicolas (France)BEARDEN Ian (Denmark)MUNHOZ Marcelo (Brazil)OULD-SAADA, Farid (Norway)PASERO Spencer (USA)SCHMELING Sascha (CERN)OLGUNSOY Hanife (Financial…
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Cosmic Ray e-Lab Studies
INTRO Cosmic Ray e-Lab Studies: provide opportunities for high school students to conduct their own scientific investigations either with data they collected themselves or with data from their peers. QuarkNet teachers receive a kit to build a portable, configurable classroom detector; non-QuarkNet educators can purchase the DAQ with GPS, antenna and temperature and pressure sensors.…
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Poland
JOINED: 2016 CURRENT STATUS: MEMBER In Poland the particle physics research is concentrated in two biggest cities, Warszawa and Krakow, but there are also smaller groups in Kielce, Lodz and Wroclaw. The leading institutions are: AGH University of Science and Technology and Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (Krakow), National Centre for Nuclear…
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HAWC Collaboration
JOINED: 2016 CURRENT STATUS: MEMBER LOCAL RESOURCES WEBSITE:Cronicas del Dr. M. Buhardilla HAWC is located on the flanks of the Sierra Negra volcano near Puebla, Mexico at an altitude of 4100 meters (13,500 feet). The observatory is made up of 300 tanks filled with ultra-purified water that, through the cherenkov effect, can detect the arrival…