Initial introduction to problem solving by computer.
Introduction to using Mathematica to solve problems.
Simple mechanics, astronomy, calculate the amount of matter in our galaxy.
Students will follow an introductory talk on Dark Matter and a lab demonstration for the innovative "Snowball" detector concept.
Students will meet with Summer Interns that will share their experience in surviving college, studying STEM and landing an intership at BNL.
Students will meet with STEM professionals working at BNL that will share their experience of being a scientist.
Visit to the 1-ton Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) detector in the Instrumentation Division.
Students will be divided in 4 groups. Each group will take 15-20 minutes of data with the 1-ton WbLS detector and later analyze it.