The Physics of Atomic Nuclei Program at NSCL

A Free Residential Summer Camp for High/Middle School science Teachers and High School Students on the campus of Michigan State University

PAN 2008 dates announced:

July 14-25 for teachers

July 21-25 for students

PAN is an outreach program at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)—one of the world's leading nuclear physics laboratories—located on the campus of Michigan State University. It is run by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), NSCL faculty and staff.

The PAN experience:

Learn about research in one of the top rare-isotope laboratories in the world.
Get introduced to the fascination of astrophysics, cosmology, and nuclear science.
Perform your own nuclear physics experiments.
Experience the atmosphere of one of the biggest university campuses in the country.
Teachers can earn 5 SB-CEUs for participation in PAN.

Learn more on the PAN FAQ, About PAN 2008, or Downloads pages.

NSCL Contact: Zach Constan or PAN. Phone: 517-333-6363.

PAN 2007 in the words of participating teachers and students:

"The program was one of the best that I have attended. I only hope that they would offer a PAN II!"

"I used much of the material... you gave us to start the year off with a unit on nuclear phenomena. It worked well and was received quite well by students as it tied in with their previous experience in chemistry. Several students noted that there were questions on the ACT that dealt directly with the nuclear science material, so they did much better than others on the science part."

"I had a fabulous time! This was the best science camp I have ever attended!"

"[PAN] is amazingly well-planned and thought out."

95% of students and 100% of teachers at PAN 2007 would "Probably" or "Definitely" recommend the PAN program.