WEEK ONE Saturday 10-Jun-17 1200-2000 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-17 1200-2000 A. Van Wyngarden/T. Baisden/TA's Program Kick-off - Early dinner (all Students and Staff) Monday 12-Jun-17 0830-0900 A. Van Wyngardenr (SJSU) Welcome, Information from NCSS Site Director for SJSU 0900-0930 T. Baisden NCSS Introduction and Expectations 0945-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 1 -- History of Nuclear Chemistry 1300-1430 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lecture: Health Physics and Radiation Safety 1445-1630 T. Baisden Chapter 9 -- Counting Statistics Tuesday 13-Jun-17 0830-1000 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lecture: Health Physics and Radiation Safety Quiz 1 distributed 1015-1100 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lab: Radiation safety, radiation survey meters 1100-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 2 -- Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay 1300-1345 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Radiation Detection - Electronic circuits - Geiger Mueller (GM) counters 1400-1700 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment 1- Using Oscilloscopes to Measure Electrical Signals Wednesday 14-Jun-17 0830-1120 T. Baisden Chapter 2 -- Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay 1130-1200 T. Baisden/TAs Pre-lab II: Learning to micropippette 1300-1330 T. Baisden/TAs Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Gas Ionization Detectors - Geiger-Mueller Counting 1330-1400 H. Bechtel Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Handling Counting Data 1400-1700 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment II - Geiger-Mueller Counting and Micropipetting Thursday 15-Jun-17 0830-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 3 -- Nuclear Mass and Stability Lab I due 1300-1330 H. Bechtel Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 -Measurement of Half-lives and Working with Decay Curves 1330-1400 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Isotope Generators and Radiochemical Separations 1415-1700 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment III - Decay Curves and Half-lives Friday 16-Jun-17 0830-1200 T. Baisden Finish Chapter 3 -- Nuclear Mass and Stability; Start Chapter 4 -- Radioactive Decay Kinetics - Radioisotope Dating Quiz 1 - Due 1330-1400 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Radiation Safety Quiz 1415-1515 J. Braley (CSM) Guest Lecture: "Separations in Actinide Science." 1530-1630 S. Yennello (TAMU) Guest Lecture -"Studying the Stars here on earth: How the EOS of Nuclear Matter Impacts the Formation of the Elements" 1730-1930 Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Braley and Yennello Saturday 17-Jun-17 0900-1900 Field Trip San Francisco Bay tour, Pier 39, City
WEEK TWO Monday 19-Jun-17 0830-0930 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Review of Radiation Safety Lab II Due 0945-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 4 -- Radioactive Decay Kinetics - Radioisotope Dating Quiz 2 Distributed 1300-1330 D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture 1330-1700 D. Ensor/TAs Experiment IV - Absorption of Beta and Gamma Radiation Tuesday 20-Jun-17 0830-0945 T. Baisden Chapter 5 -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter Lab III Due 1000-1200 D. Ensor (TTU) Lecture: Solvent Extraction 1300-1330 D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture 1330-1700 D. Ensor/TAs Experiment V: Solvent Extraction Determination of Metal Ion Charge of Eu-155 Wednesday 21-Jun-17 0830-1000 D. Ensor (TTU) Lecture: Chemistry of the Manhattan Project 1015-1200 D. Ensor (TTU) Lecture: Modern Separation Techniques 1300-1330 D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture 1330-1700 D. Ensor/TAs Experiment VI: Analytical Separation of Eu3+ and Cs+ Using a Pre-packed Extraction Column Thursday 22-Jun-17 0830-0930 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Radiation Safety Final Exam Quiz 2 -Due 1000-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 5 -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter Lab IV Due 1300-1330 D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture 1330-1700 D. Ensor/TAs Experiment VII: Radioisotopes as Tracers in Anal. & Physical Chem - Determination of the Ksp of Lead Iodide Friday 23-Jun-17 0830-1045 T. Baisden Chapter 6 -- Mass Spectrometry, Applications of Isotopic Analysis, Isotope Separation Lab V Due 1100-1200 D. Ensor (TTU) Lab Prep Lecture Quiz 3 Distributed 1300-1415 D. Ensor/TAs Experiment VIII: Actinide Environmental Chemistry: Kd Measurement in Soil 1430-1545 J. Auxier (UTK) Guest Lecture: "Radiochemistry at UTK: Expanding the Horizons of Nuclear Forensics Analysis - To Infinity and Beyond!" 1545-1700 R. Sudowe (CSU) Guest Lecture "Environmental Studies in Japan post Fukushima" 1730-1930 Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Ensor, Auxier, and Sudowe Saturday 24-Jun-17 0900-1900 Field Trip Excursion: Santa Cruz Boardwalk and Beach - Late lunch or early Dinner
WEEK THREE Monday 26-Jun-17 0830-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 7 -- Radiotracer Methods; Chapter 8 --Radionuclides in the Environment Lab VI due 1300-1345 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Experiment IX: Radioimmunoassay of Insulin 1345-1430 T. Baisden Pre-lab X: Prepare Quench Standards for Experiment X-Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry 1430-1630 T. Baisden Study Session for the Mid-term Tuesday 27-Jun-17 0830-9:00 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 1300-1345 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 - Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) and Cerenkov Radiation 1400-1700 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment X - Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) and Cerenkov Counting Wednesday 28-Jun-17 0900-1200 P. Karol Chapter 11 -- Nuclear Models Quiz 4 distributed 1300-1345 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 -- NaI(Tl) Scintillation Counting and Gamma Ray Spectroscopy 1345-1630 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XI: Gamma Ray Spectroscopy using NaI(Tl) Scintillation Detectors Thursday 29-Jun-17 0900-1200 P. Karol Chapter 12 -- Nuclear Structure I 1330-1530 T. Baisden/TAs Mid-Term Examination Friday 30-Jun-17 0900-1200 P. Karol Chapter 13 -- Nuclear Structure II Lab VIII due 1300-1415 P. Karol Chapter 14 -- Nuclear Reactions Saturday 1-Jul-17 All day FREE WEEKEND 1445-1545 R. Wilson (ANL) Guest Lecture: "The Chemistry and Radiochemistry of Protactinium" 1600-1700 K. Nash (WSU) Guest Lecture - "Understanding f-element Chemistry Separation Systems" 1800-1930 Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Wilson, Nash, and Karol
WEEK FOUR Monday 3-Jul-17 0830-0945 T. Baisden NOTE EARLY START: Chapter 15 - Isotope Production and Particle Generators Lab IX Due 1000-1200 D. Shuh (LBNL) Guest Lecture "Advanced X-Ray Techniques, Synchrotron Light Sources" Tuesday 4-Jul-17 ALL Day Free 1300-1345 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 -- Introduction to Gamma-Ray spectroscopy - HPGe 1400-1630 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XII: High Resolution Gamma Ray Spectroscopy using Semiconductor HPGe Detectors Wednesday 5-Jul-17 0900-1730 Field Trip Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - arranged by D. Shuh, Director, The Glenn T. Seaborg Center 1045-1145 (UCB/LBNL) Visit Tour of Actinide Labs - LBL 1145-1245 (UCB/LBNL) Visit Lunch 1300-1600 (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-17 900-1000 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Chapter 16 - NUCLEAR MEDICINE - Introduction to Molecular Imaging & Radiopharmaceuticals Quiz 4 - Due 1015-1100 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Radiopharmaceutical Design Quiz 5 Distributed 1115-1200 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Imagining Isotope Production 1300-1330 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Lab Preparation Lecture 1330-1700 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Experiment XIII: Preparation and Characterization of a Radiopharmaceutical Friday 7-Jul-17 900-1000 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Nuclear Imaging Instrumentation Lab X Due 1015-1200 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Imaging Drug Development and Tracer Applications 1300-1700 H. VanBrocklin (UCSF) Guest Lectures "Nuclear Medicine Workshop 1330-1430 A. Boswell (Genetech) Molecular Radioprobes for Quantitative and Mechanistic Studies of Drug Disposition 1445-1545 F. Chin (Stanford) PET Radiochemistry Development for Imaging Diseases in Living Subjects 1600-1700 TBD Life of a Graduate Student After the DOE/ACS Summer School 1730-1900 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
WEEK FIVE Monday 10-Jul-17 0900-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 17 -- Fission and Nuclear Power Lab XIand XII Due 1300-1330 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 -- Introduction to Alpha Spectroscopy 1345-1600 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XIV: Alpha-Spectrometry Using a Silicon Surface Barrier Detectors Tuesday 11-Jul-17 0830-1200 Students Student Oral Presentations 1300-1330 T. Baisden Lab Prep Lecture - Chapter 10 -- Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) 1345-1630 T. Baisden/TAs Experiment XV: Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) of Silver Wednesday 12-Jul-17 0900-1200 T. Baisden Chapter 18 -- Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Waste Disposal Lab XIII Due 1300-1400 T. Baisden Chapter 19 -- Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Particles 1415-1630 T. Baisden/TAs Finish Expt-XV: Neutron Activation Analysis of an Unknown Thursday 13-Jul-17 0900-1000 T. Baisden Finish Chapter 19 -- Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Particles Quiz 5 - Due 1030-1200 T. Baisden (LLNL) Guest Lecture - "The National Ignition Facility and the Quest for Inertial Confinement Fusion Lab XIV Due 1400-1515 P. Mantica (MSU) Guest Lecture - "Nuclear Chemistry Research at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams" 1530-1645 D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Guest Lecture "When electrons are not enough application of radiochemistry" 1800-1930 Dinner with Guest Lecturers Dinner with Profs. Robertson and Mantica Friday 14-Jul-17 0800-1545 Field Trip Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) - Mavrikk Zavarin, Director, Seaborg Institute 0830-0900 West Badge Office BADGING - Must have acceptable photo ID (drivers license or passport) to present at the Badge Office 0915-1015 S. Tumey (tour guide) Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) 1030-1130 Seaborg Institute/ M. Zavarin Seaborg Institute (3 projects, career paths) 1145-1315 Lunch Poppy Ridge (plus 3 from LLNL) 1330-1445 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
WEEK WEEK SIX Monday 17-Jul-17 0900-1200 D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Chapter 20 - Nucleosynthesis 1300-1430 D. Robertson (U. of Missouri) Feedback from Students to National Summer Schools Director 1430-17:00 F. Chin (Stanford) Visit to Stanford Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Facilities (Optional) Tuesday 18-Jul-17 0930-1030 P. Grant (LLNL) Guest Lecture "Nuclear Forensics Lab XV Due 1045-1145 K. Moody (LLNL) Guest Lecture "Super Heavy Element Discoveries" 1330-1500 T. Baisden 1515-1700 T. Baisden/TAs Study Period - Prep for Final Exam Wednesday 19-Jul-17 0900-1200 T. Baisden/A. Van Wyngarden/TAs ROUND TABLE: Opportunities for Graduate Education in Nuclear Science/ Summer Internships 1330-1400 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Distribute packing supplies 1415-1630 T. Baisden Study Period - Prep for Final Exam Thursday 20-Jul-17 0900-1030 V. Maraschin (SJSU) Lab Clean-up and Survey 1030-1200 T. Baisden Study Period - Prep for Final Exam 1330-1530 T. Baisden/TAs Final examination Friday 21-Jul-17 0900-1100 T. Baisden/TAs Course evaluation / Student Feedback/UPS Packing / Prepare for departure/take individual student pictures 1130-1330 T. Baisden Announcement of top student, issue grades, concluding remarks and festivities 1400-1530 Students and Staff Late Lunch Saturday 22-Jul-17 0600 - end A. Van Wyngarden/TAs Students departure