CHICOS Workshops

Student Workshops       Teacher Workshops

Summer CHICOS Activites 2008

See the Summer Program 2008 web page.

Summer CHICOS Activites 2007

See the Summer Program 2007 web page.

Summer CHICOS Activites 2006

See the Summer Program 2006 web page.

Summer CHICOS Activities 2005

Three-day groups will analyze CHICOS detector calibrations and build voltage monitor boxes for the array. Four/five-day groups will commission a CHICOS site, reconstruct showers from existing data, and build voltage monitor boxes.

Approximate Daily Schedule

Student Permission Form:    MSWord     PDF

Participants:
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Alhambra HS Pacoima MS
Harvard-Westlake/SOCES HS New Roads School
Louisville HS
 Northridge MS
South Pasadena HS

Summer CHICOS Activities 2004

The eight one-week programs for 2004 include site hardware assembly and commissioning as well as a CHICOS data analysis unit. Documents and materials for the 2004 program are posted below.

Approximate Daily Schedule

Site Commissioning Instructions

Calibration Instructions

Blank Commissioning Document

Analysis Units:
shower reconstructions
weather effects
what's in a "hit"


Participants:
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Temple City H.S (Week 1)
 SOCES (Week 2)
Pacoima M.S. (Week 3)
 Notre Dame H.S. (Week 4)
Louisville H.S. (Week 5)
 Alhambra H.S. (Week 6)
Westridge (Week 7)
 Hillcrest Christian (Week 8)


2004 Workshop Wrapup


Summer CHICOS Activities 2003

Each week during July and August 2003, a high school teacher along with two to four students visited Caltech to commission new CHICOS array sites in the lab. Each week, the participants assembled and tested complete CHICOS detector stations. During later weeks of the program, students and teachers also built newly-developed "watchdog" circuits to help keep CHICOS sites running. The lab experience was supplemented by daily presentations on topics in CHICOS and cosmic ray physics, as well as campus tours and lunches with undergraduate students and CHICOS researchers.

Workshop Student Permission Slip (PDF format)

Approximate Daily Schedule (PDF format) (Word Document)

Participants



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Pasadena H. S. (week 1) Temple City H.S. (week 2) Dorsey H.S. (week 3)
Mayfield Senior (week 4) Emery Park M.S. (week 5) Pacoima M.S. (week 6)
Alverno H.S. and
San Marino H.S. (week 7)		 Alhambra H.S. (week 8)



Nineteen students and eight teachers participated in Summer CHICOS Activities 2003!

Summer CHICOS Activities 2002

Each week during July and August 2002, a high school teacher along with two high school students visited Caltech to build CHICOS hardware components in the lab. Every participant constructed, tested and successfully completed several working electronics units. The lab experience was supplemented with daily presentations about cosmic rays, cosmic ray observatories, an overview of the CHICOS project, and a hands-on investigation of all the hardware which makes up a CHICOS detector site.

Workshop Daily Schedule (PDF format)

Participants

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South Pasadena H. S. (week 1) Westridge School (week 4) Louisville H.S. (week 7)
Westridge School (week 2) SOCES (week 5) Blair H.S. (week 8)
The Webb Schools (week 3) SOCES (week 6)


Seventeen high school students and six high school teachers participated in Summer CHICOS Activities 2002!

CHICOS Teacher Workshops

Workshop Reference Materials

Workshop April 29, 2006



Steve Cooperman, Milken Community HS / Campbell Hall School
Alexandra De La Torre (student), SOCES
Nika Havutyunyan (student), SOCES
Sampson Hill (student), South Pasadena HS
Kevin Kuns (student), Buckley School
Adam Large (student), SOCES
Richard Moore, Monroe HS
Dean Papadakis, South Pasadena HS
Scott Shaughnessy, Buckley School
Alan Truong, SOCES
Mel Zernow, Granada Hills Charter HS
Also in attendance: John Sepikas (PCC), Anne Sullivan (CSULA), Bob Gates, Bob McKeown, and Theresa Lynn (Caltech).

Workshop October 15, 2005



[If this attendance list is incorrect or incomplete, please contact the CHICOS Coordinator.]
Pam Altea, Longfellow Elementary
Greg Basile, Van Nuys HS
Richard Buck, Louisville HS
Ken Mukai, SOCES
Dean Papadakis, South Pasadena HS
Cindy Stuffmann, Louisville HS
Paul Surrette, Van Nuys HS
Students from SOCES and Louisville also attended.

Workshop March 19, 2005

    Richard Buck, Louisville HS                            Bob Coutts, Van Nuys HS (ret.)/CSUN
    Frances Coutts, guest                                      Bob Gates, Birmingham HS (ret.)/Caltech
    Sarah Johnson, University of LaVerne             Hovhannes Keutelian, Francis Polytechnic HS
    Arianne McStroul, Northridge MS                  Geoffrey McStroul, guest
    Dean Papadakis, South Pasadena HS             John Sepikas, PCC
    Cindy Stuffman, Louisville HS                        Joe Wise, New Roads HS


Workshop December 4, 2004

    Bob Baker, University High School
    Peggy Hibbs, Wilson Elementary School
    Sarah Johnson, University of La Verne
    Maria Martin, Alhambra High School
    Grace Montgomery, Barnhart School
    Dean Papadakis, South Pasadena High School
    John Sepikas, PCC
    Sharon Veenhof, Bishop Alemany High School

Workshop August 12, 2004


Participants:
Craig Sipes
 Washington Preparatory High School
Steve Young
 City Honors High School 
Virginia Cho
 San Gabriel Christian School
Craig Fletcher
  Polytechnic School                          
Marc Schatkun
 Hale Middle School
Marlene Rivas
 Ramona Elementary       

                                                         

Workshop March 20, 2004

Participants:
Art Altshiller Van Nuys HS
John Altounji Sylmar HS
Richard Buck Louisville HS
Scott Cameron San Marino HS
Margie Chespak Chaminade MS
Bob Coutts Van Nuys HS (ret.)
Bob Gates Birmingham HS (ret.) / Caltech
Lynne Hasz Notre Dame HS
Maria Martin Alhambra HS
Gugu Mthembu SOCES
Dean Papadakis South Pasadena HS
John Sepikas Pasadena City College
Lee Thorneycroft Chaminade MS

Workshop November 1, 2003

Participants:
Rob Baker University High School
Julian Carmona (student) Sherman Oaks C.E.S.
Bob Coutts Van Nuys HS (ret.)
Bob Gates Birmingham HS / Caltech (ret.)
Lynne Hasz Notre Dame HS
Gurupreet Khalsa John Muir HS
Lisa Larson Mayfield Senior School
Myron Mann Hillcrest School / L.A. Valley College
Michael McKeown (student) Huntington MS
Dean Papadakis South Pasadena HS
John Sepikas Pasadena City College
Shir Skolnik (student) Sherman Oaks C.E.S.
Tammy Tasoff (student) Sherman Oaks C.E.S.

Workshop August 27, 2003

Participants:
Julian Carmona (student) Sherman Oaks C.E.S.
Jeff Lawlis Southwestern Academy
Jennie Malonek Alhambra High School
Ken Mukai Sherman Oaks C.E.S.
Shir Skolnik (student) Sherman Oaks C.E.S.
Kevin Slattery Temple City High School
Tammy Tasoff (student) Sherman Oaks C.E.S.

Workshop July 16, 2003

Participants:
Bob Coutts (teacher/presenter) Van Nuys High School
Dan Levine Fulton Middle School
Scott Randles Temple City High School
Judy Sanders Wilber Elementary School
Scott Shaughnessy Buckley School

Workshop July 9, 2003

Participants:
Lynne Hasz Notre Dame HS
Richard Rains LA Mission College
Sueng-Mee Seo Marshall Fundamental High School

Workshop September 21, 2002

Participants:
Ali Ghahremanpour Crespi Carmelite High School
Tobias Jacoby Blair High School
Angela Jensvold Taft High School
Bill Lee Granada Hills High School

Workshop June 1, 2002
PHOTOS!

Participants:
Aaron Eichelberger Westridge School
Angela Campbell Pasadena H.S.
Barbara Leedom-Hearst Blair H.S.
Bob Coutts Van Nuys H.S. 
Bob Gates CHICOS Teacher liaison 
Dean Papadakis South Pasadena H.S. 
Debbie Hawks Alverno H.S.
Fred Carrington Grant H.S.
Karen Oien Alverno H.S.
Raul Duarte Century H.S. 
Scott Cameron San Marino H.S. 

Workshop: November 17, 2001

Participants:
Robert Baker University H. S.
Art Altshiller Van Nuys H. S.
Bob Coutts Van Nuys H. S.
Richard Buck Louisville H. S.
Chris Spann Monroe H. S.
Ken Mukai Sherman Oaks CES
Bob Gates Birmingham H. S.
Steve Cooperman Milken Community H. S.
Say-Peng Lim CSUN

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