Dimitrios
Chatziioannou

Dimitrios is currently approaching his integrated master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Thessaly in Volos, Greece. He joined CERN as technical student in October 2019 and works on various development projects at CERN. He also maintains S'Cool LAB's online presence as well as its IT equipment. Dimitrios is interested in mobile and smart systems integration.

Joined S'Cool LAB: October 2019
Favourite S'Cool LAB experiment: Plasma-cathode electron gun
Favourite particle: Gluon

Sarah
Zöchling

Sarah studied Physics, Latin, and Education at the University of Vienna, Austria. After working as a physics teacher at a Viennese high school, she joined the S’Cool LAB team as a doctoral student in physics education research. In the framework of her PhD project, Sarah studies the role of interesting topics and contexts in physics education while focusing on modern physics topics and medical applications.

Joined S'Cool LAB: September 2019
Favourite experiments: Superconductivity Workshop
Favourite particle: Tau neutrino

Fabian
Bernstein

Fabian Bernstein has studied physics, music and cultural sciences in Berlin and Paris and holds various diplomas. He has been working as a teacher at the Boarding School Schloss Hansenberg in Hessen, Germany before joining the S’Cool LAB Team. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD at CERN in cooperation with the University of Frankfurt a. M., Germany. His research focuses on developing modern physics hands-on activities fit for classroom use.


Joined S'Cool LAB: June 2018
Favourite S'Cool LAB experiment: Plasma-cathode electron gun
Favourite particle: Beauty quark

Oliver
Keller

Oliver Keller holds a diploma in engineering and worked on embedded systems in the industrial sector before joining CERN in 2013. His M.Sc. thesis in applied physics was carried out in the CERN MediaLab which resulted in a novel tool to visualise radioactivity using CERN's pixel detector technology. He is currently developing further educational tools and experiments for the S'Cool LAB within a PhD project in cooperation with the University of Geneva. Oliver is passionate about making things and an advocate of open standards, data and methods.

Joined S'Cool LAB: January 2016
Favourite experiments: Hunting cosmic particles and natural radioactivity
Favourite particle: Muon

Alexandra
Jansky

Alexandra Jansky is a physics education researcher and communicator. In the past years, she investigated students’ conceptions on randomness and probability in the scientific context as a doctoral student in cooperation with the University of Vienna. Besides doing research, she was resposible for the tutor liaison within the S’Cool LAB team. Since October 2019, she is responsible for the content development of the Science Gateway Education Labs.

Joined S'Cool LAB: July 2015
Favourite S'Cool LAB experiment: Magnet Workshop
Favourite particle: Strange quark

Vincent
Frederic Darras

Vincent is an operation technician who has been working at CERN since 1999, and holds a diploma in process industries from TETRAS Annecy University. 1999-2001: Solid State Detectors Section (aging test) 2001-2009: Building and commissioning electrical systems for gas detectors in CERN's physics department 2009-2014: Control process for cryogenics system in the LHC with LHe at 1.9 Kelvin to cool down 27 kms of superconducting magnets 2014-today: Joined the exhibition team and in 2015, S'Cool LAB at CERN.

Joined S'Cool LAB: March 2015
Favourite experiments: DIY Cloud Chamber
Favourite particle: Dark matter

Julia
Woithe

Julia Woithe a senior fellow managing S'Cool LAB, and investigating cognitive and affective effects of its hands-on learning opportunities. After studying physics, mathematics, and education at the University of Dresden, Germany, Julia started her PhD studies in physics education research at CERN in cooperation with the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her current (research) interests include students’ conceptions in particle physics, low-cost 3D-printable particle physics experiments, and educational escape games.



Joined S'Cool LAB: March 2014
Favourite S'Cool LAB experiment: Positron-Emission-Tomography (PET)
Favourite particle: W+ Boson

Jeff
Wiener

Jeff worked as a high school teacher for physics, philosophy, and psychology in Vienna, Austria. He then joined CERN to pursue his PhD in physics education research in cooperation with the University of Vienna through the Austrian Doctorate Programme. His research goals focused on how to adequately integrate particle physics into modern curricula. During his PhD studies he also served as project manager for S'Cool LAB by designing and developing the lab in its initial phase. Hence, he is also responsible for the fantastic word-play joke which became the name of S'Cool LAB. Nowadays, Jeff is managing CERN's national and international teacher training programmes.

Joined S'Cool LAB: March 2013
Favourite experiments: DIY Cloud Chamber
Favourite particle: Gluon

Sascha
Schmeling