Canadian Light Source Inc.

Second Annual Synchrotron Summer Workshop for Teachers!
August 9 - 11^th 2006

Tentative Schedule

CLS Outreach is very pleased this year to be able to offer the opportunity for teachers to participate in an experiment using the SGM beamline to examine soil samples - provided by workshop participants!!! Register now as spaces are limited! If you have questions, feel free to contact Outreach Coordinator, Tracy Walker (306)657-3525 tracy.walker@lightsource.ca.

Wednesday, August 9th
Time	Topic	Description	Speaker/Facilitator
8:15	Arrival & sign in at CLS reception
8:30	Welcome	CLS' enthusiasm and mandate for Education	Dr. William Thomlinson, CLS Executive Director
9:00	SR 101	How exactly does this state-of-the-art machine produce its brilliant light?	Dr. Les Dallin, Accelerator Physicist, CLS & Adjunct Professor, Physics & Engineering Physics
10 ish	Tour	What an opportunity to see this magnificent facility up-close and personal!!	Tracy Walker, Educational Outreach Coordinator, CLS
10:45	break
11:00	Light & Optics	What is Synchrotron Light? How does the CLS manipulate it for their own purposes?	Dr. Brian Yates, Staff Scientist for Optics, CLS
12:00	Lunch	Provided by the workshop and brought in - picnic anyone?
1:00	Light & Matter	The basis of Synchrotron research techniques - what does it all entail?	TBA
2:00	Curriculum Discussion	How can we use this knowledge in the classroom? Ideas developed by CLS will be available, new ideas generated and discussed as a group. Results of these discussions will be compiled and made available to participants after the workshop.	Tracy Walker, Educational Outreach Coordinator, CLS
2:30	break
2:45	Geology, Archeology, Forensics & the CLS		Matthew Dalzell, Communications Coordinator, CLS
3:45	Teaching Chemistry	Integration of Synchrotron Experiments into the Physical Chemistry Curriculum	Dr. Stephen Urquhart, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Thursday, August 10th
Time	Topic	Description	Speaker/Facilitator
8:30	Determining structure of matter	Discover how SR techniques contribute to the development of cutting edge materials!	Dr. Alexander Moewes, Canada Research Chair in Materials Science, Professor, Physics and Engineering Physics
9:30	Materials fabrication	Lithography and Microtechnology	Dr. Sven Achenbach, Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Device Fabrication, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
10:30	break
10:45	Agricultural opportunities	From imaging to mapping to crystallography - Agriculture is poised to use synchrotron techniques!!	Dr. Colleen Christensen, Life Sciences Industrial Liaison Scientist, CLS
11:45	Curriculum Discussion	How can we use this knowledge in the classroom?	Tracy Walker, Educational Outreach Coordinator, CLS
12:00	Lunch
1:00	New Light for Cancer Diagnostic and Therapy	Learn about some of the possibilities being explored in cancer research!	Dr. Elisabeth Schultke, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor in Surgery, Research Assistant with Anatomy and Cell Biology
2:00	X-Ray Imaging	Synchrotron facilities have widely varying imaging and some therapy capabilities for biological tissues, animal and some human research.	Dr. L. Dean Chapman, Canada Research Chair in X-Ray Imaging, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
3:00	break
3:15	Curriculum Discussion	How can we use this knowledge in the classroom?	Tracy Walker, Educational Outreach Coordinator, CLS
3:30	Experiment Overview & Safety training	We will review some of the safety training you will need to conduct experiments and go over the procedures for tomorrow	Dr. Robert Blyth, Staff Scientist - SGM Beamline, & Grant Cubbon, Radiological Control Coordinator, CLS

Friday, August 11th
Workshop			Experiment
Time	Topic	Description	Speaker/Facilitator
8:30	Environmental Applications	What is Environmental chemistry and how can the synchrotron impact the research?	Dr. Jeff Warner, Industry Liaison Scientist, CLS	8 - 10am	Group 1 Beamtime
9:30	Phytoremediation	How can we clean up our mess naturally? How can CLS help?	TBA
10:30	break
10:45	Curriculum Discussion	How can we use this knowledge in the classroom?	Tracy Walker, Educational Outreach Coordinator, CLS	10am - 12pm	Group 2 Beamtime
11:00	Crystallography	“Life is too complicated to permit a complete understanding through the study of whole organism. Only by simplifying the problem – breaking down into a multitude of individual problems – you can get the answers….” Linus Carl Pauling	Alan Duffy, Science Associate, CLS
12:00	lunch			12 - 2pm	Group 3 Beamtime
1:00	Geological Applications of Synchrotron Research	Understanding of the chemistry and dynamics of earth’s molten iron core	Dr. John Tse, Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Materials, Professor Physics & Engineering Physics
2:00	Chemical Basis of Life	TBA	TBA	2 - 4pm	Group 4 Beamtime
3:00	break
3:15	Curriculum Discussion	In practical terms, how can we use synchrotron research in our classrooms?

Registration Fee - $60
Registration fee includes: CLS Resource Book, classroom poster, nutrition breaks and lunches! There is a maximum of 25 participants so register early!!!
You will receive an email confirmation of your registration with instructions for fee payment.

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Last modified: 2012-01-19 17:01:46

Second Annual Synchrotron Summer Workshop for Teachers! August 9 - 11th 2006

Tentative Schedule

Second Annual Synchrotron Summer Workshop for Teachers!
August 9 - 11^th 2006