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Lecture Series Overview
Elliott McCrory, SIST ChairMay 22, 2014
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Elliott S. McCrory, PhD• Born on the same day as Larry Bird
– Columbia, SC• BS in Engineering from Tufts University• PhD in Physics from Duke University• Fermilab scientist, 1986-present• Worked at CERN, 2007-2009• Current work
– AD/Instrumentation– SIST Committee Chair– FTROTW Podcast– Experiment Operations Center (XOC)
• Hobbies– Photography, golf, gardening,
woodworking
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Why This Lecture Series?• Fermilab: On the forefront of scientific research– We study advanced concepts on the basic principles of
physics• Elementary Particle Physics• Astrophysics/Cosmology• Etc.
• If you are comfortable with certain basic concepts, you’ll get a lot out of the lectures!– Speakers are aware that most of you know calculus
• Handouts
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The Lecture Series
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Web Sites• Lecture Series– http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/lectures/ – Poster
• http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/lectures/images/Poster2014.jpg
• Next Lecture– http://mccrory.fnal.gov/sist/NextLecture.php
• Facebook – Photos– https://www.facebook.com/fermilabsist
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Key Concepts
• The Frontiers of Physics
• Accelerators
• Experiments
• Support Departments
• Our Lecturers
• Modern Physics Questions
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P5 Report
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The Frontiers of Physics
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Fermilab’s Neutrino Experiments
• Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment Facility: LBNE LBNF– A proposed international neutrino experiment that would be the largest
of its kind. • NOvA
– Fermilab's current flagship neutrino experiment, – Sends a beam of neutrinos to a 200-ton particle detector 500 miles
away in Minnesota. • MicroBooNE
– A multi-ton liquid-argon neutrino detector. • MINERvA
– Designed to study neutrino-nucleus interactions with unprecedented detail.
• MINOS– A neutrino oscillation experiment with a far detector also in Minnesota.
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Fermilab and the LHC• CMS
– One of the two general-purpose experiments at CERN LHC. – Research into the building blocks of the universe.
• LHC Physics Center– Central location for physicists to participate in LHC research in the US – Serves as a resource and analysis hub for
• 630 physicists and graduate students • from 47 US universities and laboratories
• LHC Remote Operations Center– Supports the operations of the CMS detector
• 4,000 miles from Cessy, France. – Allows US physicists and students to take detector monitoring shifts
during US daytime hours, lessening the burden on CERN-based scientists to serve night shifts and helping US personnel fulfill their operational responsibilities in the CMS collaboration from an on-shore location.
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Support Departments• Mechanical Engineering– Physical structures and devices in the accelerators and in the
experiments• Usually, the major concern is vacuum
– Water systems for cooling• Electrical Engineering– Everything from MW power supplies to custom silicon
circuitry• Computing: Two divisions– Support of everyone’s computer systems– Data acquisition readout and control for experiments
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Our 14 Lecturers
Who, what, when and where
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Herman White
• “Introduction to Fermilab”
• PhD in Physics– One of the founders of
the SIST program• Overview of the
experiments• The Three Frontiers of
Physics
Tuesday May 27, Noon, Curia II
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Harrison Prosper
• “Introduction to Particle Physics”
• Professor of Physics at Florida State University
• What you need to know to start understanding the science at Fermilab
Tuesday June 3, Noon, Curia II
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Maurice Ball
• “Mechanical Engineering at Fermilab”
• MS in Mechanical Engineering– Former GEM fellow
• What do ME’s do at Fermilab?
Tuesday June 10, Noon, One West
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Eric Prebys
• “Particle Accelerators”• PhD in Physics• Senior scientist in the
Accelerator Physics Center at Fermilab
• How do accelerators work?
Thursday June 12, Noon, One West
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Mary Convery
• “The Muon Campus at Fermilab”
• PhD in Physics• Has worked on HEP
experiments• Now part of the AD,
working on the development of the Muon program at Fermilab
Tuesday June 17, Noon, One West
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André de Gouvêa
• “The Intensity Frontier”• Associate Professor of
Physics at Northwestern University
• What we are trying to learn at the Intensity Frontier
Tuesday June 24, Noon, One West
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James Hoff
• “Electrical Engineering at Fermilab”
• PhD in Electrical Engineering
• An overview of some of the things EE’s do at Fermilab
Thursday June 26, Noon, One West
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Mark Pankuch
• “Using particle beams for cancer treatment”
• Scientist at the Central DuPage Hospital, “ProCare” proton radiation facility.
• The state of the art in using particle beams to treat cancers
Tuesday July 1, Noon, One West
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Don Lincoln
• “The Energy Frontier and CMS”
• PhD in Physics• Specializes in public
outreach for CMS and for Fermilab
• (Look him up on YouTube!)
Tuesday July 8, Noon, One West
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Hugh Lippincott
• “The Cosmic Frontier: Dark Matter”
• PhD in Physics• Lederman Fellow in the
Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics
• Why don’t galaxies fly apart?
• What exactly is Dark Matter?
Tuesday July 15, Noon, Curia II
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Brian Nord
• “The Cosmic Frontier: Dark Energy”
• PhD in Physics• PostDoc in the Fermilab
Center for Astrophysics• What’s up with the
accelerating expansion of the Universe?
• (He has cut his hair.)
Tuesday July 22, Noon, Curia II
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Amitoj Singh
• “High Performance Computing at Fermilab”
• Masters Degree in High Performance Computing
• An overview of some of the amazing things Fermilab is doing with computation engines
Tuesday July 29, Noon, One West
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Jinyuan Wu
• “Rotations: The moon, MRI, g-2, etc.”
• PhD in Electrical Engineering
• This talk will be different from all the rest!
Tuesday July 31, Noon, One West
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Tia Miceli
• “The Physics of Neutrinos”
• PhD in Physics• Postdoc at NM State,
working on MicroBooNE
Tuesday August 5, Noon, One West
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Some of the Current Questions in Physics
• Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants?– Is the theory string theory?
• Higgs Boson:– Are the branching ratios of the Higgs Boson consistent with the standard model? – Is there only one type of Higgs Boson?
• What are the detailed properties of the neutrino?– Is mass hierarchy normal or inverted?
• Why are there three generations of quarks and leptons? – Is there a theory that can explain the masses of particular quarks and leptons in particular
generations from first principles?• What is Dark Matter?
– Is it actually a particle (or particles) or is it an extension of gravity? • What is the cause of the observed accelerated expansion of the Universe?
– What is Dark Energy?• Does nature have more than four spacetime dimensions?
– Can we experimentally observe evidence of higher spatial dimensions?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics
LHC/CMS LHC/CMS and Fermilab Fermilab
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Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5)
• Today!• The Science Drivers: – Use the Higgs boson as a new tool for discovery – Pursue the physics associated with neutrino mass – Identify the new physics of dark matter – Understand cosmic acceleration: dark energy and
inflation – Explore the unknown: new particles, interactions,
and physical principles
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