Target Summer Institute: Virtual Lectures

Week 1: Introduction to Science at Fermilab with Pedro Machado - live lecture and Q&A

Introduction to Science at Fermilab Resources:


Week 2: Relativity OR Quantum Mechanics - You only need to watch one lecture of your choice!

Relativity: Supplementary materials

Quantum Mechanics: Supplementary materials



Week 3: The Standard Model of Particle Physics

  1. Standard Model of Particle Physics - Dr. Don Lincoln

  2. CERN - The Standard Model

  3. Interactive Model - Symmetry Magazine - be sure to look and see how many particles were discovered at Fermilab!


Week 4: Particle Accelerators and Particle Detectors

  1. Better Particle Accelerators with SRF Technology - video by Dr. Don Lincoln

  2. Accelerator Science: Circular vs Linear - video by Dr. Don Lincoln

  3. Accelerator Science: Collider vs. Fixed Target - video by Dr. Don Lincoln

  4. Particle Accelerators​

  5. Fermilab Article - Particle Detectors

  6. Particle Detectors - video by Dr. Don Lincoln

  7. CERN - How a detector works

  8. CMS Detector


Week 5: Neutrinos or Quantum Computing - You only need to watch one lecture of your choice!

Quantum Computing: Supplementary Materials

  1. Fermilab Quantum Institute - Quantum computing applications

  2. A beginner's guide to quantum computing - TED Talk

  3. Quantum Computing as a High School Module - this is lengthy but has a lot of good information!

  4. Fermilab's YouTube Quantum Physics Playlist

The Ghostly Neutrinos: Supplementary Materials

  1. How do you detect a neutrino?

  2. Fermilab Science - Neutrinos

  3. All Things Neutrino

  4. VENu - the Virtual Environment for Neutrinos


Week 6: Physics and Society with Dr. Joseph Lykken - Live Talk with Q&A

Physics and Society Resources: