About
The UTA High Energy and Nuclear Physics Summer Sessions will be morning and early afternoon activities devoted to high energy, nuclear and astro-particle physics the week of July 10th, 2023.
The goal of these sessions is to get a taste of real-life fundamental physics research, and understand some of the problems particle and nuclear physicists are working to solve today. We will recreate Nobel-prize winning discoveries using real data from the Large Hadron Collider, supervised by active researchers in the field of high energy physics. Researchers from UTA’s high energy physics groups will give short lectures and host Q&A sessions, presenting their recent work to unravel the secrets of the Universe – a journey that runs from from the South Pole to the Spanish Pyrenees to the centers of distant galaxies.
We welcome all juniors and seniors to apply to join us – just visit the “Apply” section below. The most important criteria we look for in selecting students for the camp are that you
- think science is exciting,
- want to understand more about the Universe we live in, and
- are interested to know what it is like to be a scientist working at the cutting edge of present knowledge in fundamental physics.
Lectures
The lecture series will be held every morning of the camp from 9:00-11:00AM, covering a wide range of topics in High Energy and Nuclear Physics. The campers will then be taken on tours of the UTA campus and real physics laboratories. Then, from 12.00-2.00PM there will be an interactive session with graduate research assistants where students will learn to analyze data taken at the Large Hadron Collider to search for evidence of new particle production. Note taking materials are recommended, but not required.
Research Project
During this camp, you will be recreating the discovery of a new particle using real data from a major particle accelerator, writing your own an analysis in the Python programming language. No prior background in computer programming is needed – we will teach you all you need to know, and many helpful graduate students will be on hand to work with you on any aspects you find difficult.
Apply
If you are interested, please fill out the application form here!
Application and attendance are completely free. Selected applicants will be contacted with further instructions on registering. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Nicholas Byrnes (nicholas.byrnes@uta.edu) for clarification