INSPYRE 2017

7th Edition of INSPYREINternational School on modern PhYsics and REsearch
“The Space Frontier”

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The National Laboratory of Frascati (LNF) of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Frascati (Rome) Italy, are organizing the 6th Edition of the INternational School on modern PhYsics and REsearch, under the theme: The Space Frontier.

The School, to be held in the period of February 13-17, 2017, is open to about 70 students in their last year(s) of high school coming from all over Europe.
INSPYRE involves lectures on Modern Physics and its applications in Society, with a special focus on “the space frontier”, and laboratory activities. The participants will also have the opportunity to visit the main experiments and accelerating facilities at LNF. English is the official language of the school.

The activity is free of charge; however, participants should provide for travel, accommodation and dinner expenses (lunch is organized at the LNF canteen).

2015 Welcome to INSPYRE.

Interview to INSPYRE students.

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Monday 13 February – Auditorium B. Touschek

09:30 – 10:30 Registration
10:30 – 11:15 Welcome, Introduction and Presentation of LNF-INFN activities
(LNF-INFN Director, INSPYRE Directors: C. Curceanu, R. Centioni)
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break and group picture
11:45 – 13:30 Students’ introduction – Speed date
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:45 – 15:45 The Universe Recipe (Danilo Domenici, INFN – LNF)

Tuesday 14 February – Auditorium B. Touschek

09:15 – 10:30 Antimatter – lost in the universe created and applied on earth (Johann Marton, SMI Vienna)
10:30 – 11:30 Satellite and Lunar Laser Ranging: fundamental physics and applications (Simone Dell’Agnello, INFN – LNF)
11:30 – 12:00 Break
12:15 – 13:15 Quantum matter and space (Angelo Bassi, INFN and Trieste Univ.)
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:45 – 15:45 Studies of the Universe in an underground laboratory (Catalina Curceanu, INFN – LNF)

Wednesday 15 February – Auditorium B. Touschek

09:15 – 13:30 Dedicated to experiments (each student is to perform a total 2 experiments one on February 15 and the
other on February 16):
Gravitational waves (A. Rocchi, M. Iannarelli, LNF-INFN; V. Fafone Univ. of Roma Tor Vergata)
Planck constant determination (E. Turri, S. Bertelli, LNF-INFN)
Atoms, X-rays and Synchrotron Radiation: (A. Balerna, LNF-INFN)
– Dafne Control Room (C. Milardi, LNF-INFN)
– Bionanotechnologies (S. Bellucci, A. Cataldo, F. Micciulla, S. Bistarelli, LNF-INFN)
Diagnostics and preservation of Cultural Heritage (M. Cestelli Guidi, LNF-INFN)
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:45 – 15:45 Much beyond the standard model (Giovanni Amelino Camelia, Roma Sapienza Univ.)

Thursday 16 February – Auditorium B. Touschek

09:15 – 13:30 Dedicated to experiments (each student is to perform a total 2 experiments one on February 15 and the
other on February 16):
– Gravitational waves (A. Rocchi, M. Iannarelli, LNF-INFN; V. Fafone Univ. of Roma Tor Vergata)
– Planck constant determination (E. Turri, S. Bertelli, LNF-INFN)
– Atoms, X-rays and Synchrotron Radiation: (A. Balerna, LNF-INFN)
– Dafne Control Room (C. Milardi, LNF-INFN)
– Bionanotechnologies (S. Bellucci, A. Cataldo, F. Micciulla, S. Bistarelli, LNF-INFN)
– Diagnostics and preservation of Cultural Heritage (A. Gorghinian, LNF-INFN)
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:45 – 15:45 Three messengers from the sky: light, neutrinos and gravitational waves (Viviana Fafone, Roma Tor Vergata Univ.)

Friday 17 February – Auditorium B. Touschek

09:15 – 10:30 Testing gravity with cold atom quantum sensors in space (Guglielmo Tino, Firenze Univ.)
10:30 – 11:30 Playing Quantum (Sabrina Maniscalco, Turku Centre for Quantum Physics)
11:30 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 12:45 Parallel Universes (Catalina Curceanu, INFN – LNF)
12:45 – 13:30 Discussions, participation certificates awarding and farewell
13:30 Lunch

In order to participate, the high-schools should send an official application to the LNF, indicating the names of max 2 students selected according to their curricula. Because of the high number of applications, selection will work on a first come first served basis.
To send your application, you will be asked to fill in our online form.
Application deadline to apply is November 19, 2016.
Please note, this application is reserved to non Italian students.
The LNF Communication and Scientific Education Office will contact the schools selected in order to define the details for their participation.

This year we welcome students from:

James Allen’s Girls’ School (UK)

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (UK)

Petroc (UK)

Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul (Romania)

Collège Lycée Expérimental (France)

Lycee Felix Esclangon (France)

Lycée La Mennais (France)

Lycée Immaculée Conception (France)

Ecole Europeenne Bruxelles I Uccle (Belgium)

Gymnasium am Ölberg (Germany)

Johann-Rist-Gymnasium Wedel (Germany)

Käthe Kollwitz Gymnasium (Germany)

Møller Skolen (Germany)

Schwalmgymnasium (Germany)

Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra (Germany)

Voss Gymnas (Norway)

Lic. Sc. Ballerini, Seregno (MB)

Lic. Sc. Niccolò Copernico, Udine

IISS Alfano da Termoli
 (CB)

ISIS Foresi
, Portoferraio (LI)

IIS Leonardo da Vinci, Fiumicino (RM)

Lic. Sc. Augusto Monti
, Chieri (TO)

Lic. St. Salvatore Pizzi
, Capua (CE)

Lic. Collegio San Giuseppe – Istituto De Merode, Roma

Lic. Sc. Louis Pasteur
, Roma

Lic. Sc. Nomentano, Roma

Lic. Sc. Democrito
, Roma

Lic. Ling. James Joyce
, Ariccia (RM)

Lic. Sc. Ascanio Landi
, Velletri (RM)

IIS di Via delle Scienze
, Colleferro (RM)

ITIS Stanislao Cannizzaro, Colleferro (RM)

IIS Borsellino e Falcone, Zagarolo (RM)

Lic. St. Chris Cappell College
, Anzio (RM)

 

 

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USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

Admitted students are invited to come to the Labs on:
Monday, February 13th – Auditorium Bruno Touschek, building Alte Energie (36)


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  1. How to reach the National Laboratory of Frascati (LNF)
    The LNF is within walking distance from Frascati, the Hotel Villa Mercede and Tor Vergata Railway Station.
    The train station is very close to the LNF.
  2. Hotel reservations (multiple rooms; private toilet; 36 euros per night, per person;) are confirmed directly from our office to the hotel: Hotel Villa Mercede.
    Students will provide for the payment directly to the hotel.
  3. Students will attend the Labs during office hours in agreement with the LNF tutors. The presence will be checked by the LNF Vigilance in entrance and exit.
  4. In case of absence, delay or early exits, students must promptly notify the LNF tutors and the Communication and Scientific Education Office. In order to achieve the Participation Certificate, absences are not allowed except for important reasons.
  5. The activity is free of charge; however, the participants should provide for travel, accommodation and dinner expenses (lunch is organized at the LNF canteen during the days of the School).
  6. We recommend to observe the class schedule and an appropriate behavior to a workplace.
Scientific Responsible
Catalina Curceanu – catalina.curceanu@lnf.infn.it

Project Manager
Rossana Centioni – rossana.centioni@lnf.infn.it

Communication and Scientific Education Office Secretariat
Beatrice Zuaro

for further info please contact: stages@lists.lnf.infn.it

tel.+390694032753

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