International Masterclasses introduce high school students to particle physics | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › International Masterclasses introduce high school students to particle physics International Masterclasses introduce high school students to particle physics Published: February 18, 2010 Author: Marissa Runkle High school students from the United States and 22 other countries will participate in particle physics research through an international Particle Physics Masterclass managed by the QuarkNet Center at the University of Notre Dame. The class will allow some 400 high school students at 23 sites in the United States to work directly with sophisticated physics data involved in critical research at the CERN collider in Europe. The students will work with particle physicists to analyze measurements from the Large Electron Positron Collider, the predecessor of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in a tunnel at the French-Swiss border, to determine how the Z-boson decays into other particles. Although scientists provided the original analysis, the high school students will conduct their own independent analysis. Student groups will present their results to one another through a national videoconference moderated by scientists at Fermilab. “They will look at events, make determinations and come to their own conclusions,” said Kenneth Cecire of QuarkNet, who facilitates the Masterclass in the United States. “They will analyze the same data online, but will come to individual, independent conclusions.” The Masterclass, started in Europe, is a main educational activity of the European Particle Physics Outreach Group. QuarkNet, a federally-funded program bringing particle physics and education reform to high school classrooms, manages the project in the United States. On Feb. 26 (Friday) at Notre Dame’s QuarkNet Center, high school students and teachers led by Randy Ruchti, professor of physics, and Dan Karmgard, research assistant professor of physics, will conduct the analysis and share their results. For additional information on the Masterclass, visit www.science.nd.edu/masterclass. Contact: Kenneth Cecire, 574-631-3343, kcecire@nd.edu Posted In: Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 05, 2022 Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 22, 2022 Climate-prepared countries are losing ground, latest ND-GAIN index shows For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn