5 Days at the Physics Frontier: From Astrophysics and Quantum Physics to DNA Nanotechnology.

Description du cours

This fast-paced mini-course will introduce students to some of the most fascinating topics in current physics. Each day full of interactive lectures and hands-on demonstrations will be concluded with a summarizing presentation. Among the topics to be discussed are: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules, Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Power, Big Bang, Standard Model, Gravitational Waves, and finally the Nano Devices used to manipulate single protein molecules. Students will be given the opportunity to use our undergraduate laboratory and learn details of the experimental error analysis, as well as visit the state-of-the-art research labs. The workshop during which students will manufacture and test the nano-devices will be organized by bio-physics research group. This program is best suited to grade 10 and 11 students; however, it may be of interest to more advanced junior HS students (grade 8/9).