Splash Biography
DANIELLE NORCINI, Yale Graduate Student studying Particle Physics
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Major: physics College/Employer: Yale Year of Graduation: G18 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
B.S. Physics from Penn State University In Progress: PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from Yale University Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)E1403: The Ghost Particle in Sprout Spring 15 (Feb. 14 - 28, 2015)
Neutrinos are one of the most difficult particles for scientists to find. They don't like to play with other particles and they are very small. As a result, neutrinos can travel many, many miles without ever bumping into anything else!
In this seminar, we will learn about neutrinos and how physcists finally discovered that they were real. We will also do an activity that shows how hard it is to guess what something is, if you can't see it. This activity will allow us to use the same skills that particle physicsts needed to find neutrinos.
E1223: The Ghost Particle in Sprout Fall 2014 (Oct. 04 - 18, 2014)
Neutrinos are one of the most difficult particles for scientists to find. They don't like to play with other particles and they are very small. As a result, neutrinos can travel many, many miles without ever bumping into anything else!
In this seminar, we will learn about neutrinos and how physcists finally discovered that they were real. We will also do an activity that shows how hard it is to guess what something is, if you can't see it. This activity will allow us to use the same skills that particle physicsts needed to find neutrinos.
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