2014

Gamma Ray Bursts   Luke Bender (Towson High School), Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson high School), Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University)     The purpose of this research was to learn as much as possible about the history, cause, and effects of gamma…

The Physics of Medical Detection Devices, Specifically MRI   Emily Larkin (Hereford High School),  Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School),  Tyler Bradley (Towson High School), Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University) 8/8/14          …

The Accelerated Expansion of the Universe Derek Bierly (Hereford High School), Danny Mahoney (Hereford High School), Jeremy Smith (Hereford High School), Tyler Bradley (Towson High School), Dr. Morris Swartz (Johns Hopkins University)   The purpose of our research was to provide evidence for…

 Hawaii QuarkNet activities -- Oct. 2013 to Aug. 2014 The major event in the past year was the CMS Masterclass at Punahou on 8 March 2014.  The Cosmic Ray Day at BYU-Hawaii on 7 Sept. 2013 was described in last year's report. Photos from these events are at http://www.phys.…

T. Baker, K. Debry, B. Shen, R. Swertfeger D. Whittington (Fairfield High School) M.Sokoloff (University of Cincinnati) The purpose of our research was to identify signal and background ranges of particle masses in high energy decays from the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb), and to compare…

T. Baker, K. Debry, B. Shen,  R. Swertfeger D. Whittington (Fairfield High School) M. Sokoloff (University of Cincinnati)   The purpose of our research was to identify the signal and background regions in particle decay patterns and compare the measurements that to those listed in the…

University of Kansas QuarkNet Center Summer 2014 annual report             The two main activities of the University of Kansas QuarkNet center for the 2013-14 academic year were the summer research program for high school students, conducted…