Bringing Big Science into the Classroom (Workshop 1)

Monday 21 May 2018, 09:00 → 18:00 US/Eastern

Berkner Hall, Bldg. 488, Conf. Room B

Every high school science teacher will tell you that students usually learn science best in the laboratory by curiosity driven discoveries. Unfortunately, many of the most interesting experiments require instrumentation and equipment that is simply too costly for a classroom laboratory. The goal of this workshop is to introduce local educators to the research opportunities available at two premier BNL research facilities, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) as resources for high school science.

Participants will learn how teachers and their students become users of these facilities, allowing them to go beyond the classroom and utilize unique research tools used by scientists from all over the world. Presentations will be given by the facility scientists to introduce the available techniques and describe the process of proposal submission. In addition, teachers and students who are already facility users will share their research outcomes and experiences. This workshop is offered to the community free of charge.

Organizers: Aleida Pérez (OEP, BNL), Vivian Stojanoff (NSLS-II, BNL), Lisa Miller (NSLS-II, BNL), Dmytro Nykypanchuk (CFN, BNL)

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09:00 → 09:30 Welcoming Remarks

Speaker: John Hill, Director, NSLS-II and Chuck Black, Director, CFN

09:30 → 10:00 What Can You Do with a Synchrotron Light Source?

Speaker: Lisa Miller, Brookhaven National Laboratory

10:00 → 10:30 Nanocenter Facilities and How to Get Access to Them

Speaker: Dmytro Nykypanchuk, Brookhaven National Laboratory

10:30 → 10:45 Coffee Break (Included)

10:45 → 11:00 Group Photo

11:00 → 12:30 Get involved—how to apply for beamtime

Speaker: Lisa Miller, Vivian Stojanoff, and Aleida Perez, Brookhaven National Laboratory

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch (Included)

13:30 → 13:50 Analysis of the Mineral Structure and Composition of Micrometeorites by High School Students

Speaker: Madison Esposito, West Islip High School and Kevin Souhrada, Bayshore High School

13:55 → 14:10 Preliminary Study of the Distribution of Light Elements within the Sediments of the Forge River

Speaker: Michael Borrayo and John Hangley, William Floyd High School

14:15 → 15:00 EnLIGHTening Student Scientists with Synchrotrons

Speaker: Erin Garland, Bayshore High School; Robert Bolen, Eastport High School; and Dan Williams, Shelter Island High School

15:00 → 15:15 Break (Included)

15:15 → 17:00 Visit to Facilities: CFN and NSLS-II

17:00 → 17:05 Workshop Adjourns