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1 WEEK ONE Saturday Sunday 11-Jun A. Van Wyngarden/T. Baisden/TA's 12-Jun A. Van Wyngarden/T. Baisden/TA's Student arrival, pick up at airport, International House, informal get together with pizza Program Kick-off - Early dinner Monday 13-Jun A. Van Wyngardenr (SJSU) Welcome, Information from NCSS Site Director for SJSU T. Baisden NCSS Introduction and Expectations T. Baisden Chapter 1 -- History of Nuclear Chemistry V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lecture: Radiation safety, radiation survey meters T. Baisden Chapter 9 -- Counting Statistics Tuesday 14-Jun V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lecture and in the Lab: Radiation safety, radiation survey meters Quiz 1 distributed T. Baisden Chapter 2 -- Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Geiger Mueller (GM) counters T. Baisden/TAs Expt-I-1: Determining the Working Characteristics of a Geiger-Mueller Counter Expt-I-2:Determination of the Resolving Time of a G-M Tube Expt-I-3:Determination of GM counting Efficiency for Beta and Gamma Radiation Expt-I-4:Counting Statistics Expt-I-5: Determination of the Limit of Detection and Minimum Detectable Activity of a G-M System Expt-I-6: Assessment of Micropipetting Technique Wednesday 15-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 2 -- Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Isotope Generators and Measurement of Half-lives T. Baisden/TAs Expt-II-1: Determination of the Half-lives for Two Components Curve Resolution Expt-II-2: Determination of the Half-Life of 137mBa Using the Mini-Generator Expt-II-3: Separation of 137mBa from 137Cs by Sulfate Precipitation Expt-II-4: Half-life of 234mPa from adsorption on a fresh MnO2 precipitate Prepare Quench Standards for Experiment III-Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry Thursday 16-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 3 -- Nuclear Mass and Stability T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) Lab I due T. Baisden/TAs Expt-III-1: LSC-Experiment 1: Comparison of Counting Vials Friday 17-Jun T. Baisden Expt-III-2: LSC-Experiment 2: Efficiency Determination by the Internal Standard Method Expt-III-3: LSC-Experiment 3: Double Isotope Counting Expt-III-4: Cerenkov Counting of 40K Chapter 3 -- Nuclear Mass and Stability and Chapter 4 -- Radioactive Decay Kinetics - Radioisotope Dating Quiz 1 - Due V. Maraschin (SJSU) Radiation Safety Quiz J. Braley (CSM) Guest Lecture: "Separations in Actinide Science." T. Albrecht-Schmitt (FSU) Guest Lecture: "Plutonium and Beyond: Understanding Bonding in Actinides" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Braley and Albrecht-Schmitt Saturday 18-Jun Field Trip San Francisco Bay tour, Pier 39, City

2 WEEK TWO Monday 20-Jun V. Maraschin (SJSU) Review of Radiation Safety Lab II due T. Baisden Chapter 4 -- Radioactive Decay Kinetics - Radioisotpoe Dating Quiz 2 distributed D. Ensor Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Expt-IV-1: Self-Absorption of Weak Beta Radiation Expt-IV-2: Absorption of Beta Radiation Expt-IV-3: Absorption of Gamma Radiation Expt-IV-4: Thickness Gauging by Radioactive Tracer Techniques Tuesday 21-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 5 -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter D. Ensor Lecture: Solvent Extraction D. Ensor Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Expt-V: Solvent Extraction Determination of Metal Ion Charge of Eu-155 Wednesday 22-Jun D. Ensor Lecture: Chemistry of the Manhattan Project Lab III due D. Ensor Lecture: Modern Separation Techniques D. Ensor Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Expt-VI: Analytical Separation of Eu3+ and Cs+ Using a Pre-packed Extraction Column Thursday 23-Jun V. Maraschin (SJSU) Radiation Safety Final Exam Quiz 2 -Due T. Baisden Chapter 5 -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter Quiz 3 distributed D. Ensor Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Iodide Friday 24-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 6 -- Mass Spectrometry, Applications of Isotopic Analysis, Isotope Separation Lab IV due D. Ensor Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Expt-VIII: Actinide Environmental Chemistry: Kd Measurement in Soil R. Wilson (ANL) Guest Lecture: "The Chemistry and Radiochemistry of Protactinium" S. Yenello (TAMU) Guest Lecture - "Studying the Stars here on earth: How the equation of State of Nuclear matter impacts the formation of the elements" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Ensor, Wilson, and Yenello Saturday 25-Jun Field Trip Excursion: California redwoods and beaches, Cowell State Park, Santa Cruz

3 WEEK THREE Monday 27-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 7 -- Radiotracer Methods Lab V due T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter Introduction to Gamma-Ray spectroscopy - NaI(Tl) T. Baisden/TAs Expt-IX: Introduction to NaI(Tl) Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Tuesday 28-Jun :45 T. Baisden Chapter 8 -- Radionuclides in the Environment Quiz 3 - Due D. Shuh (LBNL) Guest Lecture "Advanced X-Ray Techniques, Synchrotron Light Sources" V. Maraschin (SJSU) Expt X: Radioimmunoassay of Insulin T. Baisden Study Session for the Mid-term Wednesday 29-Jun P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Models Lab VI due T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter Introduction to Gamma-Ray spectroscopy - HPGe Quiz 4 distributed T. Baisden Expt-XI: Introduction Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Using HPGe Detectors Thursday 30-Jun P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Structure I T. Baisden/TAs Mid-Term Examination Friday 1-Jul P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Structure II Lab VII due T. Baisden Chapter Nuclear Reactions R. Sudowe (CSU) Guest Lecture "Nuclear Incidents: Radioanalytical Chemistry & Emergency Response" Guest Lecture- "The Two-mode Fission Hypothesis and the Effect of Resonances on the Mass R. Rundberg (LANL) Yield Curve" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Sudowe and Karol and Dr. Rundberg Saturday 2-Jul-16 All day Free Weekend Free Weekend

4 WEEK FOUR Monday 4-Jul-16 ALL Day Free Tuesday 5-Jul T. Baisden Chapter 15 - Isotope Production and Particle Generators T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter Introduction to Alpha Spectroscopy T. Baisden/TAs Expt-XIII: An Introduction to Alpha-Spectrometry Using a Silicon Surface Barrier Detector Wednesday Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - arranged by D. Shuh, Director, The Glenn T. Seaborg 6-Jul Field Trip Center (UCB/LBNL) Visit Tour of Actinide Labs - LBL (UCB/LBNL) Visit Lunch (UCB/LBNL) Visit Tour of ALS (D. Shuh) and 88-inch Cyclotron Thursday 7-Jul H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Chapter 16 - NUCLEAR MEDICINE - Introduction to radiopharmaceuticals Lab VIII due H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Isotope Production for Nucelar Medicine Applications Quiz 4 - Due H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Radiopharmaceutical Design H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Lab Preparation Lecture H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Expt-XII: Preparation and Characterization of a Radiopharmaceutical - VanBrocklin Friday 8-Jul H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Imaging Instrumentation Quiz 5 distributed H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Positron Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals Lab X due H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Imaging in Drug Development H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Guest Lectures "Nuclear Medicine Workshop A. Boswell (Genetech) Molecular Radioprobes for Quantitative and Mechanistic Studies of Drug Disposition F. Chin (Stanford) PET Radiochemistry Development for Imaging Diseases in Living Subjects Student - UC Davis Life of a Graduate Student After the DOE/ACS Summer School Workshop Speakers Dinner with Prof. VanBrocklin and workshop lecturers Saturday 9-Jul-16 Field Trip Excursion: San Francisco, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, UCSF Nuclear Med Facilities

5 WEEK FIVE Monday 11-Jul T. Baisden Chapter Fission and Nuclear Power Lab IX, XI due T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture T. Baisden/TAs Expt-XIV: Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) of Silver Tuesday 12-Jul Students Student Oral Presentations T. Baisden Chapters Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Waste Disposal T. Baisden Finish Expt-XIV: Neutron Activation Analysis of an Unknown Wednesday 13-Jul T. Baisden Chapter Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Nuclear Particles Lab XII due T. Baisden Catch up time F. Chin Visit to Stanford Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Facilities (Optional) Thursday 14-Jul T. Baisden Finish Chapter Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Nuclear Particles Quiz 5 - Due T. Baisden (LLNL) Guest Lecture "The National Ignition Facility and the Quest for Inertial Confinement Fusion K. Nash (WSU) Guest Lecture - "Solving a Chemical Mystery: Dissecting the TALSPEAK Process" P. Mantica (MSU) Guest Lecture - "Nuclear Chemistry Research at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Mantica and Nash Friday 15-Jul Field Trip Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) West Badge Office BADGING - Must have acceptable photo ID (drivers license or passport) to present at the Badge Office Seaborg Institute/ Seaborg Institute (3 projects, career paths) A.Kersting Lunch Poppy Ridge (plus 3 from LLNL) T. Baisden (tour guide) National Ignition Facility (NIF) S. Tumey (tour guide) Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Saturday 16-Jul-16 Field Trip Excursion: Monterey area and aquarium tour

6 WEEK WEEK SIX Monday 18-Jul P. Grant (LLNL) Guest Lecture "Nuclear Forensics Lab XIII due K. Moody (LLNL) Guest Lecture "Super Heavy Element Discoveries" T. Baisden T. Baisden/TAs Study Period - Prep for Final Exam Tuesday 19-Jul D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) :00 D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Chapter 19 - Nucleosynthesis Guest Lecture "When electrons are not enough application of radiochemistry" Feedback from Students to National Summer Schools Director Wednesday 20-Jul T. Baisden/A. Van Opportunities for Graduate Education in Nuclear Science/ Summer Internships Wyngarden/TAs Lab XIV due V. Maraschin (SJSU) Get packing supplies T. Baisden Study Period - Prep for Final Exam Thursday 21-Jul V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lab Clean-up and Survey T. Baisden Final examination Friday 22-Jul T. Baisden/TAs Course evaluation / Student Feedback/UPS Packing / Prepare for departure/take individual student pictures T. Baisden Announcement of top student, issue grades, concluding remarks and festivities Everyone Late Lunch Saturday 23-Jul end A. Van Wyngarden/TAs Students departure

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