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1 WEEK ONE Saturday 10-Jun A. Van Wyngarden/T. Baisden/TA's Student arrival, pick up at airport, International House, informal get together with pizza at the I-House Sunday 11-Jun A. Van Wyngarden/T. Baisden/TA's Program Kick-off - Early dinner (all Students and Staff) Monday 12-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: Health Physics and Radiation Safety T. Baisden Chapter 9 -- Counting Statistics Tuesday 13-Jun V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lecture: Health Physics and Radiation Safety Quiz 1 distributed V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lab: Radiation safety, radiation survey meters T. Baisden Chapter 2 -- Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Radiation Detection - Electronic circuits - Geiger Mueller (GM) counters T. Baisden/TAs Experiment 1- Using Oscilloscopes to Measure Electrical Signals Wednesday 14-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 2 -- Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay T. Baisden/TAs Pre-lab II: Learning to micropippette T. Baisden/TAs Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Gas Ionization Detectors - Geiger-Mueller Counting H. Bechtel Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Handling Counting Data T. Baisden/TAs Experiment II - Geiger-Mueller Counting and Micropipetting Thursday 15-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 3 -- Nuclear Mass and Stability Lab I due H. Bechtel Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 -Measurement of Half-lives and Working with Decay Curves T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Isotope Generators and Radiochemical Separations T. Baisden/TAs Experiment III - Decay Curves and Half-lives Friday 16-Jun T. Baisden Finish Chapter 3 -- Nuclear Mass and Stability; Start 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." S. Yennello (TAMU) Guest Lecture -"Studying the Stars here on earth: How the EOS of Nuclear Matter Impacts the Formation of the Elements" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Braley and Yennello Saturday 17-Jun Field Trip San Francisco Bay tour, Pier 39, City

2 WEEK TWO Monday 19-Jun V. Maraschin (SJSU) Review of Radiation Safety Lab II Due T. Baisden Chapter 4 -- Radioactive Decay Kinetics - Radioisotope Dating Quiz 2 Distributed D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Experiment IV - Absorption of Beta and Gamma Radiation Tuesday 20-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 5 -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter Lab III Due D. Ensor (TTU) Lecture: Solvent Extraction D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Experiment V: Solvent Extraction Determination of Metal Ion Charge of Eu-155 Wednesday 21-Jun D. Ensor (TTU) Lecture: Chemistry of the Manhattan Project D. Ensor (TTU) Lecture: Modern Separation Techniques D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Experiment VI: Analytical Separation of Eu3+ and Cs+ Using a Pre-packed Extraction Column Thursday 22-Jun V. Maraschin (SJSU) Radiation Safety Final Exam Quiz 2 -Due T. Baisden Chapter 5 -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter Lab IV Due D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture D. Ensor/TAs Experiment VII: Radioisotopes as Tracers in Anal. & Physical Chem - Determination of the Ksp of Lead Iodide Friday 23-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 6 -- Mass Spectrometry, Applications of Isotopic Analysis, Isotope Separation Lab V Due D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture Quiz 3 Distributed D. Ensor/TAs Experiment VIII: Actinide Environmental Chemistry: Kd Measurement in Soil J. Auxier (UTK) Guest Lecture: "Radiochemistry at UTK: Expanding the Horizons of Nuclear Forensics Analysis - To Infinity and Beyond!" R. Sudowe (CSU) Guest Lecture "Environmental Studies in Japan post Fukushima" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Ensor, Auxier, and Sudowe Saturday 24-Jun Field Trip Excursion: Santa Cruz Boardwalk and Beach - Late lunch or early Dinner

3 WEEK THREE Monday 26-Jun T. Baisden Chapter 7 -- Radiotracer Methods; Chapter 8 --Radionuclides in the Environment Lab VI due V. Maraschin (SJSU) Experiment IX: Radioimmunoassay of Insulin T. Baisden Pre-lab X: Prepare Quench Standards for Experiment X-Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry T. Baisden Study Session for the Mid-term Tuesday 27-Jun :00 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Complete Expt. IX: Radioimmunoassay of Insulin Quiz 3 - Due 9:15-10:15 T. Baisden SPECIAL TOPIC LECTURE - All you wanted to know about giving a good presentation Lab VII due 10:30-12:00 T. Baisden Chapter 8 - Radionuclides in the Environment T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) and Cerenkov Radiation T. Baisden/TAs Experiment X - Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) and Cerenkov Counting Wednesday 28-Jun P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Models Quiz 4 distributed T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter NaI(Tl) Scintillation Counting and Gamma Ray Spectroscopy T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XI: Gamma Ray Spectroscopy using NaI(Tl) Scintillation Detectors Thursday 29-Jun P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Structure I T. Baisden/TAs Mid-Term Examination Friday 30-Jun P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Structure II Lab VIII due P. Karol Chapter Nuclear Reactions Saturday 1-Jul-17 All day FREE WEEKEND R. Wilson (ANL) Guest Lecture: "The Chemistry and Radiochemistry of Protactinium" K. Nash (WSU) Guest Lecture - "Understanding f-element Chemistry Separation Systems" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Wilson, Nash, and Karol

4 WEEK FOUR Monday 3-Jul T. Baisden NOTE EARLY START: Chapter 15 - Isotope Production and Particle Generators Lab IX Due D. Shuh (LBNL) Guest Lecture "Advanced X-Ray Techniques, Synchrotron Light Sources" Tuesday 4-Jul-17 ALL Day Free T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter Introduction to Gamma-Ray spectroscopy - HPGe T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XII: High Resolution Gamma Ray Spectroscopy using Semiconductor HPGe Detectors Wednesday 5-Jul Field Trip Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - arranged by D. Shuh, Director, The Glenn T. Seaborg 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 1700 Dinner Dinner with Dr. D. Shuh and some staff from the Seaborg Center Thursday 6-Jul H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Chapter 16 - NUCLEAR MEDICINE - Introduction to Molecular Imaging & Radiopharmaceuticals Quiz 4 - Due H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Radiopharmaceutical Design Quiz 5 Distributed H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Imagining Isotope Production H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Lab Preparation Lecture H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Experiment XIII: Preparation and Characterization of a Radiopharmaceutical Friday 7-Jul H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Nuclear Imaging Instrumentation Lab X Due H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Imaging Drug Development and Tracer Applications 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 TBD Life of a Graduate Student After the DOE/ACS Summer School Dinner with Workshp Speakers Dinner with Prof. VanBrocklin and workshop speakers Saturday 8-Jul-17 Field Trip Excursion: San Francisco, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, UCSF Nuclear Med Facilities

5 WEEK FIVE Monday 10-Jul T. Baisden Chapter Fission and Nuclear Power Lab XIand XII Due T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter Introduction to Alpha Spectroscopy T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XIV: Alpha-Spectrometry Using a Silicon Surface Barrier Detectors Tuesday 11-Jul Students Student Oral Presentations T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XV: Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) of Silver Wednesday 12-Jul T. Baisden Chapter Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Waste Disposal Lab XIII Due T. Baisden Chapter Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Particles T. Baisden/TAs Finish Expt-XV: Neutron Activation Analysis of an Unknown Thursday 13-Jul T. Baisden Finish Chapter Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Particles Quiz 5 - Due T. Baisden (LLNL) Guest Lecture - "The National Ignition Facility and the Quest for Inertial Confinement Fusion Lab XIV Due P. Mantica (MSU) Guest Lecture - "Nuclear Chemistry Research at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams" D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Guest Lecture "When electrons are not enough application of radiochemistry" Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Robertson and Mantica Friday 14-Jul Field Trip Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) - Mavrikk Zavarin, Director, Seaborg Institute West Badge Office BADGING - Must have acceptable photo ID (drivers license or passport) to present at the Badge Office S. Tumey (tour guide) Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Seaborg Institute/ M. Zavarin Seaborg Institute (3 projects, career paths) Lunch Poppy Ridge (plus 3 from LLNL) T. Baisden (tour guide) National Ignition Facility (NIF) 1500 TAs Drive Back to SJSU Saturday 15-Jul-17 Field Trip Excursion: Monterey area and aquarium tour

6 WEEK WEEK SIX Monday 17-Jul D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Chapter 20 - Nucleosynthesis D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Feedback from Students to National Summer Schools Director :00 F. Chin (Stanford) Visit to Stanford Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Facilities (Optional) Tuesday 18-Jul P. Grant (LLNL) Guest Lecture "Nuclear Forensics Lab XV Due K. Moody (LLNL) Guest Lecture "Super Heavy Element Discoveries" T. Baisden T. Baisden/TAs Study Period - Prep for Final Exam Wednesday 19-Jul T. Baisden/A. Van Wyngarden/TAs ROUND TABLE: Opportunities for Graduate Education in Nuclear Science/ Summer Internships V. Maraschin (SJSU) Distribute packing supplies T. Baisden Study Period - Prep for Final Exam Thursday 20-Jul V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lab Clean-up and Survey T. Baisden Study Period - Prep for Final Exam T. Baisden/TAs Final examination Friday 21-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 Students and Staff Late Lunch Saturday 22-Jul end A. Van Wyngarden/TAs Students departure

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