# Presentation: 153401

## QuarkNet Project

- Randy Ruchti
- University of Notre Dame

## Basic Concept

- Long Time Duration Projects
- Substantial Funding Requirements
- Enthusiastic and Skilled Workforce Required
- Public Awareness Needed, Education and Outreach
- Education Component to Funded Research
- Coherence
- Inquiry-based instruction

- CERN LHC
- 2005 +
- ATLAS
- CMS

- Tevatron Run 2
- 2000 +
- CDF
- DØ

## Project Leadership

- Principal Investigators
- M. Bardeen, Fermilab (spokesperson)
- R.M. Barnett, LBNL
- O.K. Baker, Hampton
- R. Ruchti, Notre Dame

- Staff Teachers
- A. Erzberger, Palo Alto High School
- T. Jordan, Illinois Math Science Acad.  (project director)
- P. Mooney, Trinity School, South Bend, Indiana

## Slide 4

## Advisory Group

- B. Chrisman, Fermilab Associate Director
- F. Close, CERN Outreach Coordinator
- L. Gladney, University of Pennsylvania
- R. Grimm, Paletine High School, Illinois
- E. Johansson, Hands-on CERN
- C. Pennypacker, Hands-on Universe
- H. Quinn, SLAC Education Director
- D. Venable, Howard University

## Letters of Support

- J. Peoples, Fermilab
- C. Llewellyn-Smith, CERN
- F. Close, CERN
- A. Goshaw, CDF
- H. Montgomery, DØ
- W. Willis, US ATLAS
- D. Green, US CMS

- U. Heintz, E. Simmons, Boston U. & S. Reucroft, D. Wood, Northeastern U.
- C. Harper, Cal State Hayward
- D. Venable, Howard U.
- J. Huston, Michigan State
- P. Grannis, SUNY-SB
- W. Smith, Wisconsin

## Coverage

## Activities

- Preproposal Submitted (Spring 98) NSF/ESIE
- Year Ø funding NSF/Multidiscipl. Activities
- Staff Established (Summer 98)
- 5 yr Proposal Submitted (August 98) NSF/ESIE
- Preparation of Website
- Preparation of Brochure

- Ongoing Discussions with experiments: ATLAS, CMS, CDF, DØ           (July 98+)
- Presentation to HEPAP (August 98)
- Met with Advisory Group (November 98)
- Presentation to Fermilab UEC (November 98)

## Website Preparation

- Allow dissemination of information
- Project information, schedule, contacts
- Electronic submission of:
- Expressions of Interest (EOI)
- Proposals
- Website under final construction:
- http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/quarknet/information.shtml

## Center - Example

- Based on hadron calorimetry for CMS.
- Long project duration to attract participants from local schools.
- Collaboration with other universities and labs (national and international).
- Readout boxes for scintillation tile calorimetry.
- Teachers learn about detectors and calorimeters and their application in particle physics and for the CMS experiment.
- Teachers/students participate in the detector construction project, 3-4 year duration.
- Fabrication and Q/C studies.
- Assembly tests at Fermilab, beam tests and assembly at CERN.
- Teachers and students participate on-line and off-line in analysis and other group activities over the lifetime of the CMS project
- Participation in group milestones, experimental milestones, and LHC turn-on.
- Awareness of other important physics, scientific, and cultural milestones.

## Slide 11

## Center - Example

- EOI - submitted via WWW by 14 Dec 98
- At least two physicists identified for center.
- Proposal - submitted via WWW by 7 Feb 99
- Physicists and lead teachers write up a summer research plan in which the lead teachers participate, and during which these teachers will develop resource materials used later with associate teachers at the Center in the next program year.
- Center Approval Notification - 22 Feb 99
- Two lead teachers identified - 15 Mar 99
- Summer Research - developed Spring 99,  implemented Summer 99
- Lead teachers learn about particle physics and calorimetry.  Participate in  construction and assembly and Q/C of detector items at the Center and Fermilab.
- Teachers participate interactively with beam tests at CERN
- Year 2 - developed Fall 99
- Lead teachers and physicists develop research experience for 10 more teachers at the center.

## Project Scope

- 4 staff teachers
- 50-60 participating university/lab centers
- 2 lead teachers per center
- 2+ physicists per center
- 8-10 associate teachers per center
- Participation Goals
- 100-120 lead teachers
- 100-120 physicists
- 400-480 associate teachers
- 20,000 students

## Yearly Project Costs

- FY98					$230K
- FY99					$815K
- NSF/ESIE				$315K
- DOE+NSF				$500K
- FY99+
- US ATLAS + US CMS		$50K
- After 5 year ramp up		$1.5M

## Summary

- Project Staff in place.
- Funding proposals submitted - we are awaiting word from NSF/ESIE.
- EOIs expected within a 2-week period.
- Full proposals expected by early February.
- We are preparing enthusiastically for the first summer of the program.