Particle Physics Education R-ECFA meeting Germany Michael Kobel TU Dresden

1. Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Physik, Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik ParticlePhysics Education R-ECFA meeting GermanyMichael KobelTU Dresden Bonn, 9. May 2014

2. Education at Universities Education for highschoolstudents and teachers OUTLINE Michael Kobel

3. 1. UniversitIes University Education in Physics • All German Universitieshavemoved to Bachelor / Master inPhysics • Someearly, somelate: # Master exams just crossingover # Diploma • Record 2013: 1600 Ph.D. exams (foreignPh.D. studentsfillingfluctuations) SumMaster + Diploma ~ 2800 / year Number of successfulphysicsexams http://www.kfp-physik.de/statistik/physikstudium_2013.pdf Michael Kobel

4. Bachelor / Master+Diploma / Ph.D. thesesin particlephysics 2012 xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx • Survey by Komitee für Elementar Teilchen KET (2013) • 240 particlephysicstheses / 2800 bachelor/master total = 9% • 150 particlephysicsPh.D. / 1600 Ph.D. physics total = 9% • 25% of particlephysicsPh.D. theses from foreignstudents • 670 Ph.D. studentsactive (70% Experiment, 30% Theory) • 2/3 thirdpartyfinanced (DFG, BMBF, …), 1/3 financedlocally Theses in particlephysics Ph.D. theses in physics 2013 http://www.kfp-physik.de/statistik/physikstudium_2013.pdf Michael Kobel

5. Fraction of femaleyoungresearchers • Particlephysics (KET survey) • 23% Femaleyoungresearchers (post-Doc + Ph.D.) in particlephysics • > 20% femalePh.D. exams in physics • > 18% femalestudentspassingmaster/diplomaexam in physics Physicsexamsbyfemalestudents http://www.kfp-physik.de/statistik/physikstudium_2013.pdf Michael Kobel

6. Solid Bachelor and Master education • Bachelor • (nearly) all universities: Particle and NuclearPhysicscourse • (usually) mandatory in 3rd year of bachelor • Normallygivenas 4h lecture +2 h exercises /week(sometimesincludingdata analysis, eg. Aachen arXiv:1402.2836 ) • Universities w/o particlephysicsofteninvitelecturers from DESY or MPI • universitieswithparticlephysicsresearch • optional particlephysicsspecialization in most (75%) places • Bachelor thesis, fullyintegrated in localresearchgroups • Master (universitieswithparticlephysicsresearch) • Particlephysicsasmasterspecializationtopic • Takenby 5-50% of all students, depending on university • Broadrange of lectures: physics, statistics, detectors, accelerators • Alwayscomplementedby lab-courses (detailsseebackup) • One-yearresearchphase • Equivalent to formerDiplomatheses • Oftenintegrated in international experiments Michael Kobel

7. Structured Ph.D. programs • General features of structured Ph.D. programs • Structured lecture and seminar programs, often with block courses • Wide range of topics broadening the horizons of Ph.D. students • Supervision agreements and independent co-supervisors • Large variety of soft skill courses • DFG researchtraininggroups „Graduiertenkollegs“ (homepages) • Particle and Astro-particle Physics in the Light of LHC (Aachen) • „Mass, Spectrum, Symmetry – ParticlePhysics in the era of the LHC“(Berlin, Dresden, DESY in Zeuthen) • Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy (Bonn, Köln) • Mathematical Structures in Modern uantum Physics (Göttingen ) • Quantum and Gravitational Fields (Jena ) • Mathematics inspired by String Theory and QFT (Hamburg ) • Analysis, Geometry and String Theory (Hannover, Potsdam ) • Particle Physics Beyond the Standard Model (Heidelberg) • Elementary particle physics at highest energy and precision (Karlsruhe ) • Particle Physics at the energy frontier of New Phenomena (Munich) • Symmetry Breaking in Fundamental Interactions (Mainz) • Theoretical Astrophysics and Particle Physics (Würzburg) • Local Ph.D. Research Schools • Max Planck IMPRS ElementaryParticlePhysics (MPI Munich) • School of Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KIT Karlsruhe) Michael Kobel

8. Schools for Ph.D. students • Essential for Ph.d. students • Examples: • Helmholtz allianceschools • Broadrange • physics • statistics • programming… • Meanwhilecommonwithother Helmholtz-Alliances • Autumnschool Maria Laach (46th edition in 2014)http://maria-laach.physik.uni-siegen.de • Experiments and theory • Ownstudents talks • 3 countryBelgium-Netherland-Deutschland (BND) graduateschoolhttp://bnd-graduateschool.org (26th edition in 2014) Michael Kobel

9. Further opportunities for students • International Summer studentprograms • Mix of lectures and practicalwork • International atmosphere • Deeperthanuniversitycourses • Locations • HZDR Rossendorf (e.g. acceleratorphysics) • GSI Darmstadt • AcceleratorPhysics & Technical R&D • High Energy NuclearCollisions • Theory • DESY in Hamburg and Zeuthen • 60% in HEP field (exp + theory) • 2014: 500 applications for 110 places • Training in sciencecommunicationbyprof.communicators and didacticexperts • Workshops and certificates for > 100 Facilitators in educationprograms(Int. Masterclasses, Netzwerk Teilchenwelt) www.teilchenwelt.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/netzwerker-machen-sich-fit-in-wissenschaftsvermittlung Michael Kobel

10. 2. highschoolstudents and teachers Netzwerk Teilchenwelt / IPPOG International Masterclasses • National and international effort, bothlead in Germany by TU Dresden • Bring real astro-/particlephysicsdata analysis to highschools • Organize in-serviceteachertraining • International program 2014: 40 Countries and 199 participatinginstitutes • National German program: largelyextendedscope and sustainableoutput Michael Kobel

11. IPPOG International Masterclasses • Concept: • High schoolstudents (15 – 19) are „scientists for oneday“ • Getinvited to a researchinstitute or university • Introductory talks (standard model, detectors, accelerators) • 2 h measurementwith LHC data • International videoconference ( 3–5 inst. + CERN/Fermilab) 2014 Coord.: QuarkNet / TU Dresden • 48 video conf. with CERN • 160 institutes • 200 Masterclasses • 119 ATLAS • 46 CMS • 14 ALICE • 21 LHCb • 11 videoconf. withFermilab • 39 institutes • 41 Masterclasses • 16 ATLAS • 25 CMS Michael Kobel

12. Since 2011: donewith real LHC datawww.physicsmasterclasses.org/index.php?cat=physics ATLAS • W path (W+/W- + HWW) • Z path (Z, Z’, … ) CMS • J/Ψdataquality • W,Z,H analysis ALICE • Strange Particles • Modification Factor RAA LHCb • Charm lifetime • Germany lead development of • ATLAS + ALICE measurements • Rich spectrum of tasks • Check data quality • Event displays, identify particles • Histograms (Mass, angles) • Draw conclusions • Freely accessible for eduation purposes • Continuously following research • 2012: simulated Higgs events • 2013: real Higgs candidates Michael Kobel

13. 10/15 Netzwerk Teilchenwelt: morethan just masterclasses • Key concepts: • bring fascination out to the country-side (also far from institutes) • Offer 4 levels of specialization(from basic experiences to active research) • 24 Institutes = all German Particle Physics Institutes 15 Institutes: Astroparticle Projects • Basic program: > 100 events / year at schools= one every other school day somewhere in D • 140 scientists involved40 local organizers, 100 facilitators(mostly Ph.D.-students) • Since 2010 until end of 2013 • ~ 14.000 students~ 470 in qualified network members  176 at CERN workshops • ~ 1.200 teachers~ 400 qualified network members  165 at CERN workshops Michael Kobel

14. The double pyramidconcept Research work NetworkProgram (CERN) Qualification Program Basic Program Teachers Students Bonn, 09.05.2014 Michael Kobel Folie 14

15. Astroparticlephysicswww.teilchenwelt.de/angebote/astroteilchen-experimenteAstroparticlephysicswww.teilchenwelt.de/angebote/astroteilchen-experimente • Cosmicraydetectors: Kamiokanne (Mainz, Wuppertal, Göttingen) and Scintillation Counter „CosMO“ (DESY) • To belet to schools after teacher‘straining for owndatataking: • Measurements of angular distributions, µ lifetime, shielding • Data analysis (test of theoreticalmodels) • Software development (datataking, graphics) • Also: BuildYourowncloudchamber • instructions and - ifneeded - material to let • New types of masterclasses in testphase • Auger (cosmicshowers): by Wuppertal + test in Netzwerk • Icecube (neutrinoevents): Mainz participating, test in May Bonn, 09.05.2014 Michael Kobel Folie 15

16. Sustainable material development • Supporting material for Netzwerk activities:www.teilchenwelt.de/material • for facilitators • for teachers • Contributions to www.LEIFIphysik.deportal • Largest German Physics Portal for schoolshostedbyhttp://joachim-herz-stiftung.de • To be online soon: update particlephysicswww.leifiphysik.de/themenbereiche/teilchenphysik • Underdevelopment: teaching material in workshopserieswith Netzwerk teachers • Dresden 11/13 • CERN 04/14… Michael Kobel

17. Particle physics in school curricula school curricula overview: http://www.kmk.org/dokumentation/lehrplaene/uebersicht-lehrplaene.htmlDetails i(n German): https://indico.cern.ch/event/284169/session/1/material/0/3.pdf

18. 11/15 The organisationteam… People involved in a sustainableeducationnetwork … Teachertrainingat CERN … … 1st Meeting ofstudent-alumni … Michael Kobel

19. ThankYou for YourAttention Michael Kobel

20. Fixed termcontracts in experiment and theory • 2013 survey of fixedtermcontracts (by Komitee für Elementar Teilchen KET) • 670 Ph.D. students (70% Experiment, 30% Theory) • 2/3 thirdpartyfinanced (DFG, BMBF, …), 1/3 financedbyuniversities • 23% Female (average post-Doc + Ph.D.) > 15% femalephysicsstudents Michael Kobel

21. Lab coursetasks and masterlectures (examples) • Lab measurements (in bachelor and master) • Muonlife time and decay • Particledetection: driftchamber, scintillation, X-Ray • Data acquisition • Accelerator (MAMI) • Z decays, W mass and Higgs discovery • Positronium • Compton scattering • Angular correlations • Air showers • Strangeness, Bubble chamber • Master lectures • Accelerators, detectors • Astroparticlephysics • Data analysis • Quantum field QCD, Eweak SUSY • Flavorphysics, top physics • Hadroncoliderphysics • Higgs physics • Neutrino physics Michael Kobel