UVic CoOp Students in SLD and GLAST

The SLD group has been employing CoOp students from the Physics and Computer Science programs since 1988. Our charter students were Matthew Jones from Physics and Helmut Hissen from Computer Science.

After a hiatus of 4 years, we restarted hiring CoOp students in 1997 to work on two major projects:

• LCD
  • the next generation of high energy physics detector simulations and analysis tools. This is in support of an international collaboration aiming to convince the world that a 0.5-1.5 TeV e⁺e^- linear collider must get built to crack the next level of understanding of the Standard Model.
• GLAST
  • the next generation gamma ray space telescope for NASA. This instrument will measure the high energy gamma ray spectrum from 20 MeV to > 100 GeV in search of pulsars, active galactic nuclei and other exotica. Launch is scheduled for 2005.

The Current Crop

• May00-Apr01: Thomas Lindner
  Sept00-Aug01: Ian Gable
  • Supervisor: Richard Dubois
  • Project: GLAST
• Jan00-Aug00: Paul Spence
  Sept00-Apr00: Manj Benning
  • Supervisor: Tony Johnson
  • Project: Java Analysis Studio
• Oct00-Oct01: Ryan Smith
  • Supervisor: Norman Graf
  • Project: LCD

The Past Pantheon of Students

Generally Useful Information

Introduction to SLAC

Newbie introduction to SLAC

Housing: Students have historically taken rooms in private homes in the vicinity of SLAC. These are arranged by contacting SLAC Housing at Housing@slac.stanford.edu.

Getting Computer Accounts: This is a two-step process and well worth doing in advance!

• fill out a web form for the Users Group, SLUO.
• fill out the account request form and account responsibilities form. Fax these printed-out forms to Richard Dubois to get group approval.

Finding SLAC: Here are maps of the Palo Alto area. You can also use this tool for setting up your own maps.

Upon Arrival at SLAC:

• visit the SLUO welcome desk (main entrance of Building 84, next to parking lot C) to get 'signed-in'.
• sign up for radiation and safety training classes with the SLUO Coordinator
• visit the SLD Administrator to get signed up with SLD.
• go to the Badging Trailer for a temporary ID badge and dosimeter (to be replaced by permanent ones when you pass the above classes). If you have a car, you may also want them to give you a sticker for off-hours entry to the site.
• go to Personnel (building 41, 2nd floor) to get a Stanford visitors card entitling you to use of the Stanford campus facilities. Your SLAC ID will get you into most facilities, perhaps except the campus libraries.

R.Dubois Last Modified: 11/14/01 17:11