K-12 Outreach Events
- Proton Smashing in Engineering Discovery Days 2018, Apr 19-20 2018
- Master Class March 10 2018
- Cosmic Ray/LIGO Workshop Aug 14 2017
- Proton Smashing in AstronoMay, May 27 2017
- Master Class March 11 2017
- Cosmic Ray Workshop August 15 2016
- Proton Smashing in Paws-on Science: Husky Weekend May 7 2016
- Master Class March 5 2016
- Cosmic Ray Workshop Aug 17 2015
- Proton Smashing in Husky Weekend Apr 11 2015
- Master Class March 21 2015
- International Cosmic Day on Oct 8 2014
- ATLAS Virtual Visit on Sep 8 2014 [video]
- UW QuarkNet Cosmic workshop on July 30 2014
- ATLAS LEGO in UW on Aug 7 2014 [UW Today]
- Proton Smashing in Paws-on-Science on Apr 5 2014
- LHC International Masterclass on Mar 12 2014
- CERN Open Day Oct 2 2013 [Andrea's story]
- ATLAS Masterclass for the Art Institute of Seattle on Aug 19 2013 [Jordan's diary]
- UWQuarkNet Cosmic/CMS e-Lab on Aug 5-9 2013 [Max's blog in Beyond the Quad]
- UW Engineering Discovery Days Apr 27 2013
- Physicists for a day - UWQuarkNet Masterclass March 2013
- TAF Academy Science Fair
- Liberty High School Visits by Shih-Chieh Hsu on Oct 10 2013
Higgs Discovery Series
- Public Lecture
- Science Cafe: Higgs Boson Explained by UW EPE-PT group on July 4 2012
- Science Cafe: Higgs Boson Particle by Gordon Watts on October 8 2012
- Higgs public lecture by Anna Goussiou on Nov 1 2012 - [slide]
- Invited Higgs Talks
- mini-Symposium for Higgs Nobel prize in physics by Henry Lubatti on Oct 14 2012
- Brentwood High by Heather Russel on Feb 18 2013 [url]
- Art Institute in Seattle by Shih-Chieh Hsu on Feb 13 2013
- Media News
- The Discovery of the Higgs Boson: America's Role [Utube]
- The Nobel Prize in physics 2013 - Peter Higgs and Francois Englert [AAPT] [Nobel]
- The Higgs Boson: Particle of the Year in Time Magazine (2012)
- ATLAS spokesperson, Fabiola Gianotti - Person of the Year in Time Magazine (2012)
- Seattle Times, Interview of Anna Goussiou and Gordon Watts on July 5 2012
- King5 News, Interview of Anna Goussiou and Gordon Watts on July 5 2012
- KPLU 88.5, Interview of Gordon Watts on July 5 2012
- Seattle Times, Editorial/Opinions by Anna Goussiou on July 14 2021
- UW physicists played significant role in discovery of Higgs boson
- ME Department Helps in Explanation of Mass [pdf]
UW QuarkNet
We provide professional development and on-going support for high school teachers and students who join the program in Washington state. The teachers work closely with other science teachers on a research scenario and attend seminars given by acclaimed scientists in the University of Washington.
WALTA
The WAshington Large Area Time coincidence Array is a project to investigate the highest energy cosmic rays with the participation of middle and high school students and teachers throughout the Seattle area. Click on the appropriate links for more information.