SLAC• Operated by Stanford University• Paid for by U.S. Dept. of Energy• Mission

– Photon Science Discoveries To make discoveries in photon science at the frontiers of

the ultra-small and ultra-fast in a wide spectrum of physical and life sciences

– Particle and Particle Astrophysics Discoveries To make discoveries in particle and astro-particle physics

to redefine humanity’s understanding of what the universe is made of and the forces that control it

– Operate Safely; Train the Best To operate a safe laboratory that employs and TRAINS

the best and brightest, helping to ensure the future economic strength and security of the nation

SLAC OPERATIONS• DOE has many Research Labs

– Mostly Military: (LLL) Livermore, Sandia, Oak Ridge, Hanford

– Open (no classified research): SLAC, LBL (Berkeley), Fermilab, Jefferson Lab, Brookhaven

• Contractors manage the Labs. – Mostly Universities or consortiums of Universities– Increasing number of for-profit contractors– Designed to isolate Labs from political control of science

• But DOE (and Congress) control the money for big projects.

– Stanford Manages SLAC

– Staff are Stanford Employees.

Who is at SLAC

• Scientists (primarily interested in the science)– Faculty– Staff– Postdocs– Grad Students– Visiting Scientists (Profs, Postdocs, students)– You

• Technical Support (Creating the equipment)– Programmers– Technicians

• Administration

HOW SLAC WORKS

• PROJECTS (BaBar, LCLS, GLAST, …)

• INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS – SLAC scientists and technicians– Visiting scientists and technicians– Equipment built at SLAC– Equipment built at other institutions– Babar

• 600 physicists and engineers• 75 institutions• 10 countries

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE• High Energy Physics

– All results published– Mostly for richer counties– CERN: International European Lab (1954)

• LHC financed by CERN and many other countries

– Collaboration with USSR & China during Cold War– Now, Visa Problems for entering U.S.

• Many Projects too expensive for 1 country– ILC includes Americas, Europe, Asia

HOW (most of) YOU FIT IN

• Part of a larger project – Learn about ‘big picture’ and how you fit in.

• A small, but important contribution– Large projects have failed or been delayed

because of small design problems on single parts (e.g. LHC) or miscalculations

• Real RESEARCH Project– Result is not known in advance– Cannot check your work against Answer sheet– No Test to see if you have memorized things– You will make a meaningful contribution to the bigger

project.

HOW YOU FIT IN• Mistakes

– You will probably make many errors, do things the wrong way, have equipment which fails, coding problems, …

– Learn to notice when things look inconsistent or are nonsense. e.g. Is the computer output the right order of magnitude?

– Keep a Logbook of your work so you can remember what you did! We all forget or think we remember things that did not happen

– Check with your mentor. Experienced people know about common problems and the approximate results. Logbook!

– If you do not understand, ASK.

Safety VERY Important• Safety Lectures this afternoon• SLAC is an industrial site with lots of hazards• Earthquake

– Remain in building: Duck, cover, and hold position until shaking stops

– Evacuate building to assembly area outside – Stay away from windows, downed power lines

• In the event of an emergency– Dial 9-911 from a SLAC phone; or– Dial 911 from your cellular phone– Provide SLAC address (2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo

Park, CA; cross street Saga Lane) and your building/room number.

Introductions

• Program Manager

- Mike Woods• Program Director

- Steve Rock• Program Admin

- Farah Rahbar• Education Officer

- Susan Schultz • Web Page

- http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/suli/2007

Overall Schedule

• First Week: – Safety– Physics Lectures & Tours – Start Research

• Second Week– Research– 1 Page Summary of Project due 7/6

• Third Week– Meet with Director Individually

Schedule (Week 1)Mon, June 25   INTRODUCTION 8:00                    Breakfast in ROB (Building 48)    9:00                    Introduction to SULI10:00                   Paper Work11:00                   Introduction to SLAC Physics –Helen Quinn 12:00 - 14:00      Lunch and Meeting with Mentors (A&E Courtyard 14:00 -16:00      Tour of  SLAC

Tues, June 26    PARTICLE PHYSICS 9:00 Introduction to Particle Physics - Aaron Roodman         Beyond the Standard Model - Lance Dixon         Detectors - Tae Min Hong  13:00-17:00 Safety Classes  (ROB) Wed, June 279:00    Accelerator Physics and tour of Accelerators - John Fox 13:30 -15:00  Tutorial on SLAC Computing     Adeyemi Adesanya 

Schedule (cont)Thurs, June 28  ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY9:00    Introduction          Relativistic Astrophysics - Roger Romani          Large Synoptic Survey Telescope - Kirk Gilmore          Supernova -  Mustafa Amin Fri, June 29   PHOTON PHYSICS9:00   Introduction          Ultra fast - Aaron Lindenberg          Coherent - Bill Schlotter         

TUES AND  THURS  LECTURE  SERIES(4 PM Unless noted)

• July 5:   Michael Peskin  (Head of  HEP Theory at SLAC)  PHYSICS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER

• July 10:  2:15 PM,  W. K. H. (Pief)  Panofsky (founding director of SLAC):  ARMS CONTROL

• July 12:  Burt Richter (former director of SLAC):  CLIMATE CHANGE• July 17: Steve Healey (Stanford) ASTRONOMY OF THE ANCIENTS• July 19: Persis Drell (Deputy Director of SLAC)    Informal

discussion on Physics Careers• July 24:  5:00 PM Ileana Rau: Tour of  Goldhaber-Gordon Lab on

Stanford Campus• July 26:  5:00 PM Nick Koshnick:   Tour of Moler Lab (Stanford) • July 31:  Jesse Wodin:  EXO  (Enriched Xenon Observatory)• xxxx   Informal discussion about grad student life. - Stephanie

Majewski and other grad students• xxxx  Tour of LICK Observatory (Telescope on Mt. Hamilton) ?????

Other Requirements• Tues and Thurs Lectures & Tours

~ 4:00 SLAC (see web site)– Physics and Related Topics– Opportunity to hear some famous people

• Dept. Of Energy Requirements (They pay the bills)– SLAC is operated by Stanford but funded by DOE– Taxpayers demand to see results for their money– Pre-Survey due June 30 (from educationLink, see

website)

• Write up and Publish Results– Results not very useful if only in your head or scraps of

paper or computer files that no one else can find

SLAC Requirements

• 7/6 – One page project description• 7/10-7/13 Meet with Program Director • 7/18 – First draft of paper introduction• 7/25 Revised Introduction and Draft of Materials & Methods • 8/3 Peer Review and Full Paper Draft • 8/9-8/10 Meet with Director to Discuss Revisions • 8/17 Final Report Due, 8/18 Departure • 8/24 Final Report Due, 8/25 Departure

• All students will also give a 15 minute presentation on their research during on of the last two days of the program.

• There will also be a SLAC survey to be completed during your last week at SLAC.

SULI Program Requirements from the U.S. Department of Energy

• The receipt of a full stipend is dependent on the completion of the following– Complete the pre-survey before June 30

• This can be found on your educationLink account• http://educationlink.labworks.org

– Write an abstract of your research for submission to the Journal of Undergraduate Research and upload the abstract via your edutionLink account.

– Submit a written research paper via your educationLink account

– During your last week at SLAC, complete the post-survey on your educationLink account.

Stanford

• Green Library DVD movies

• Professional women's tennis

• Hiking (the dish)• Biking• Food• Theaters• Shopping• Getting out of

town

SLAC

• Cafeteria• Library• ROB• Visitor Center• Kavli Building• Panofsky Aud.

• PHYSICAL • Use of Stanford Gyms and Pool (free) • Running/Walking Along Linac (4 miles round trip) • Running/Walking in Stanford Hills • Hiking in nearby Parks • Biking: road and Mountain. Many steep and flat routes • SLAC softball team • Soccer at SLAC at noon (somedays?)

• SPECTATOR SPORTS • San Francisco Giants (baseball)

• CULTURE • Thurs Eve Science Lectures Thurs at Cantor Arts Center (outside) • Stanford Summer Theater Plays and Films about Africa •Jazz Festival at Stanford Mall (Thursdays, 6-7:30PM, Free) • Friday Evenings at International House (open for visiting undergrads) •Twilight Concert Series (Tues at 6:30 in various Palo Alto Parks) •San Francisco Opera (Thru July 1) • Stern Grove Concerts (free, 2 PM Sundays in SF) •Shoreline Amphitheatre (large Rock and Roll outdoor theater) • San Jose Jazz Festival (8/10-12)

FUN ACTIVITIES

•MUSEUMS•Cantor Arts Center (On Campus) •San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (near Cal Train Station in SF) • de Young Museum (American and African Art, in Golden Gate Park) • San Francisco Asian Art Museum (world class, in Civic Center) • Palace of Legion of Honor (European Art, overlooking Golden Gate) • Exploratorium (SF's Interactive Science Museum, world class) • Italian-American Museum, • Museum of the African Diaspora (SF) • Intel Museum (Santa Clara)

• NEED CAR TO GET TO • Yosemite National Park (4 hours) I can tell you where to crash for the night outside the park • Point Reyes National Seashore (1 3/4 hrs) Many hiking trails to and along the cliffs) • Muir Woods National Monument (1 1/2 hrs) Big Redwood Trees and lots of people • Big Basin State Park (3/4 hr) Big Redwood Trees, hiking

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