Summer Program at CETUP*

该奖项将为早期职业科学家和研究生参与第二届CETUP*项目提供参与者支持，该项目计划于2012年7月10日至8月1日在SD的Lead举行。将涵盖的主题是粒子和核物理研究主题的前沿，并将探索超越标准模型的新物理。粒子、核物理学家和天体物理学家对中微子物理和暗物质的研究非常感兴趣。正在进行和计划中的暗物质和中微子实验预计将揭开科学家们过去几十年来提出的关键问题的答案。最近对所有中微子混合角的精确测量需要一个未来的理论路线图。更好地了解暗物质的性质将有助于更好地了解宇宙的组成。2012年夏季CETUP*计划的范围将包括“暗物质”计划，随后是一个为期三天的间歇计划(7月19日至21日)，其中包括“暗物质、中微子物理和统一”。在此之后，将有为期一周半的“中微子物理与统一”理论会议和为期三天的长基线中微子实验(LBNE)物理工作组研讨会(7月30日至8月1日)。在更广泛的影响中，更好地了解中微子的性质可能对天体物理学和宇宙学具有重要意义，并可能为解决目前的谜题提供解决方案，如宇宙中物质的丰富性超过反物质。外展工作将旨在与K-12学生和普通公众分享这项研究的兴奋之处。选定的CETUP*参与者将进行三次公开演讲，概述暗物质和中微子研究的重要性。在公众能够理解的水平上进行这种介绍，对于发展公众对国家对基础科学的投资的支持是重要的。南达科他州公共广播公司将在全州范围内录制和直播讲座，并将其发布在他们的网站上，供那些无法现场参加的人使用。他们还将与疯马纪念基金会合作，接触美洲原住民学生，让他们参与CETUP*的教育活动，并组织一次非正式的聚会，讨论他们对科学的兴趣和未来STEM可能的职业机会。

This award will provide participant support for early career scientists and graduate students to participate in the second CETUP* program that is planned to take place on July 10 - August1, 2012 in Lead, SD. The topics to be covered are at the forefront of research topics in particle and nuclear physics and will explore new physics beyond the Standard Model. The study of neutrino physics and dark matter is of high interest to particle and nuclear physicists and astrophysicists. The ongoing and proposed dark matter and neutrino experiments are expected to unveil the answers to critical questions asked by scientists for last few decades. Recent precise measurements of all the neutrino mixing angles necessitate a theoretical roadmap for the future. Understanding the nature of dark matter better would help to understand the composition of the cosmos better. The scope of the 2012 summer CETUP* program will include the "Dark Matter" program followed by a three day interlude program (July 19-21) comprising of "Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Unification." Following that, there will be a week and a half long focused theory session on "Neutrino Physics and Unification" and a 3-day long Physics Working Group workshop of Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) (July 30 - August 1).Among the Broader Impacts, understanding neutrino properties better could have significant implications in astrophysics and cosmology, and may offer solutions to the current puzzles such as the abundance of matter over antimatter in the Universe. Outreach efforts will aim to share the excitement of this research with K-12 students and general public. Selected CETUP* participants will give three public lectures that outline the importance of dark matter and neutrino research. Such presentations at a level comprehensible by the general public are important for developing public support for national investment in basic science. South Dakota Public Broadcasting will record and stream the lectures state wide as well as post it on their website for those who couldn't participate live. They also will be working with the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation to reach out to Native American students and include them in the educational activities at the CETUP* as well as organize an informal get together with the students and discuss their interests in science and possible future STEM career opportunities.