NSF-SPONSORED

ADVANCED LABORATORY WORKSHOP

Daryl W. Preston

California State University, Hayward

Principal Investigator

Phone: 510-885-3401

Fax: 510-885-4803

e-mail: DPRESTON@CSUHAYWARD.EDU

Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms Laboratory

PURPOSE:

1. To share information about the advanced laboratory, e.g.,  

2. To perform advanced laboratory experiments and possibility adapt them to the   laboratories of the participants.

TO APPLY:  Fax or e-mail a paragraph stating:

          1. your involvement or anticipated involvement in the advanced laboratory,

          2. what you would like to gain from the workshop.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  October 1, 1999. Applicants will be notified by October 4, 1999.

WORKSHOP DATES:  Thursday October 21, 1999 through Sunday October 24, 1999.

MEALS AND LODGING:  The NSF grant will cover meals Thursday evening through Sunday noon, and lodging Thursday through Saturday evening. Lodging will be at the San Leandro Marina Inn, San Leandro, CA.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

    From Oakland International Airport: The San Leandro Marino Inn will provide transportation from the Oakland Airport to the Inn. A University van will shuttle participants from the Inn to the campus. The Marina Inn is 15 minutes from the Airport, and they provide complimentary shuttle service. In the baggage claim area of the Oakland Airport there is a San Leandro Marina Inn courtesy phone. Use the phone to request shuttle service to the Inn.

    From San Francisco International Airport: Participants flying into San Francisco International are responsible for transportation to either the Inn or the campus.

Methods to travel from San Francisco International to the campus or Inn:

University vans will transport participants to the Oakland and San Francisco International Airports on Sunday, October 24.

AIR TRANSPORTATION:  To be provided by the participant’s institution.

EXPERIMENTS:

Experiments, from The Art of Experimental Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 1991, that will be available during the workshop:

Experiments that are not in The Art of Experimental Physics that will be available during the workshop:

Copies of these four experiments and a copy of the Instructor’s Manual for The Art of Experimental Physics will be mailed to each participant. All of the above experiments are described in the Instructor’s Manual.

WORKSHOP MATERIALS:

Please bring:

WORKSHOP PREPARATION:

Select six experiments from the above list of experiments. Rank the six experiments from 1 through 6 with number 1 being the most preferred. Assuming you are invited and accept the invitation to attend the workshop, include your list of six experiments with your acceptance letter. I will attempt to arrange it so that you perform some of the experiments that you list.

Use the Instructor's Manual and "dry lab" the six experiments prior to arriving.

ADVANCED LABORATORY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

21-24 October 1999

Arrive Thursday, October 21 in the morning or early afternoon.

Thursday, October 21 - Advanced Laboratory, Physics Department

Throughout the day a university van will shuttle participants from the San Leandro Marina Inn to the University. Each departure of the van from the Inn will be announced in the Inn Lobby.

Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23 - Advanced Laboratory Physics Department

Sunday, October 24 -– Advanced Laboratory, Physics Department  

Possible topics to discuss:

Are there particular topics that you would like discussed? Let me know what they are.

During the workshop friends, relatives, etc. may reach workshop participants via:

Advanced lab Phone: 510-885-3451

e-mail: dpreston@csuhayward.edu

San Leandro Marina Inn: 510-895-1311