Publications and conference contributions

Publications and conference contributions by members of the S'Cool LAB team

2022

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2022). Students' types of interest in physics. AAPT summer meeting and PERC conference, 09-14/07/2022, Grand Rapids and online, poster

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2022). A virtual and interactive learning unit about positron-emission-tomography. AAPT summer meeting, 09-13/07/2022, Grand Rapids and online, talk

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2022). Students' types of interest in physics. NARST conference, 27-30/03/2022, Vancouver and online, talk

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J. & Schmeling, S. (2022). MAKE IT MATTER: How to foster interest in particle physics by setting it in meaningful contexts. PoS (EPS-HEP2021), 889, 1-4, proceedings

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2022). Interesse an Teilchenphysik - Konzeptualisierung und Testentwicklung. In: S. Habig & H. van Forst (Hrsg.), Unsicherheit als Element von naturwissenschaftsbezogenen Bildungsprozessen. Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Virtuelle Jahrestagung 2021. (S. 400). proceedings


2021

Bernstein, F., Keller, O., Schmeling, S. & Wilhelm, T. (2021). 3D-Druck und Mikrocontroller: Ein Dreamteam für Lowcost-Hightech-Experimente? PhyDid B - Didaktik der Physik - Beiträge zur virtuellen DPG-Frühjahrstagung 2021, proceedings

Bernstein, F., Schmeling, S., Wilhelm, T. & Woithe, J. (2021). 3D-Printed Plasma Cathode Electron Source for Educational Purposes. In: B. Jarosievitz & C. Sükösd (eds), Teaching-Learning Contemporary Physics. Challenges in Physics Education (pp. 263-271). Springer, Cham, proceedings

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2021). Die Rolle interessanter Inhalte und Kontexte im Physikunterricht. Virtual GDCP conference, 14-17/09/2020, Aachen, talk and proceedings


2020

Bernstein, F., Keller, O., Schmeling, S., Wilhelm, T. & Woithe, J. (2020). Ein LINAC zum Selberbauen. Modell eines elektrostatischen Linearbeschleunigers. Unterricht Physik, 180, 33-35

Keller, O. (2020). Measuring radioactivity using low-cost silicon sensors. remote CCC congress rC3, 29.12.2020, talk, youtube english, youtube german translation

Bernstein, F., Schmeling, S., Wilhelm, T. (2020). 3D-gedruckte Experimente zur modernen Physik. Vom Michelson-Interferometer zum Quantenradierer, Plus Lucis, 4/2020, 33-39

Bernstein, F., Keller, O., Schmeling, S., Wilhelm, T., Woithe, J. (2020). Ein LINAC zum Selberbauen. Modell eines elektrostatischen Linearbeschleunigers, Unterricht Physik, 180/2020, 33-35

Woithe, J., Jansky, A., Keller, O., Goncalves, T. (2020). A Functional 3D-Printable Magnet Model of the ATLAS Toroid. The Physics Educator, 2(3), 2020002, DOI: 10.1142/S2661339520200024

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2020). Spreading interest in particle physics among high-school students – what matters? ICHEP – Virtual International Conference on High Energy Physics, 28/07/2020-06/08/2020, Prague, talk and proceedings

Woithe, J. (2020). Designing, measuring and modelling the impact of the hands-on particle physics learning laboratory S'Cool LAB at CERN. CERN-THESIS-2020-089, PhD thesis

Keller O., Müller A., Benoit M., Schmeling S. (2020). Radioactivity in soil and the atmosphere: Investigation of new experimental tools. Conference of DiNat - Swiss Science Education Association, 24/01/2020, Geneva, talk

Zöchling, S., Hopf, M., Woithe, J., Schmeling, S. (2020). The role of interesting topics and contexts in physics education. Conference of DiNat - Swiss Science Education Association, 24/01/2020, Genf, poster

Woithe, J., Kuhn, J., Müller, A., Schmeling, S. (2020). Educational Outcomes of a Hands-on Particle Physics Learning Laboratory. Conference of DiNat - Swiss Science Education Association, 24/01/2020, Genf, talk

Woithe, J., Kuhn, J., Müller, A., Schmeling, S. (2020). Hands-on & Minds-on Teilchenphysikexperimente im CERN Schülerlabor S’Cool LAB. In: Passon, O., Zügge, T., Grebe-Ellis, J. (Eds.). Kohärenz im Unterricht der Elementarteilchenphysik. Tagungsband des Symposions zur Didaktik der Teilchenphysik in Wuppertal 2018. Springer Verlag


2019

Keller O., Benoit M., Müller A., Schmeling S. (2019). Smartphone and Tablet-Based Sensing of Environmental Radioactivity: Mobile Low-Cost Measurements for Monitoring, Citizen Science, and Educational Purposes. Sensors, 19, 4264. journal article, open source hardware & software

Darmendrail L., Keller O., Müller A. (2019). Data, Data Everywhere, and Quite a Bit(e) to Learn. In: Koch A., Kruse S., Labudde P. (eds) Zur Bedeutung der Technischen Bildung in Fächerverbünden. Springer, book chapter

McGinness, L., Dührkoop, S., Jansky, A., Woithe, J. (2019). 3D Printable Quark Puzzle: A Model to Build Your Own Particle Systems. The Physics Teacher 57(8), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5131116

Woithe, J., Kuhn, J., Müller, A., & Schmeling, S. (2019) SchülerInnenvorstellungen zu ionisierenden Teilchen und Radioaktivität. GDCP conference, 09-12/09/2019, Vienna, poster

Woithe, J., Jansky, A. (2019). Escape Games in Particle Physics Education & Outreach. EPS-HEP conference 2019, Ghent, Belgium, 10-17/07/2019, talk

Woithe, J. (2019). Escape Games in Physics Education: Students’ Attitudes and Flow Experience. GIREP-⁠ICPE-⁠EPEC-⁠MPTL 2019 conference, 01-05/07/2019, Budapest, Hungary, poster (awarded poster price) & extended abstract

Woithe, J. (2019). S’Cool LAB: From hands-on learning activities to questionnaires and escape games. Idea Circle Dinner Discussion #3, https://indico.cern.ch/e/ICDD_3talk

Bernstein, F., Schmeling, S., Wilhelm, T., Dührkoop, S., Jansky, A., Keller, O., McGinness, L., Woithe, J. (2019). LowCost-Experimente zur modernen Physik mit dem 3D-Drucker. GDCP conference, 17-20/09/2018, Kiel, talk and proceedings

McGinness, L., Dührkoop, S., Jansky, A., Keller, O., Lorenz, A., Schmeling, S., Wendt, K., Woithe, J. (2019). 3D-printable model of a particle trap: development and use in the physics classroom. Journal of Open Hardware , 3(1),  DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/joh.12

Woithe, J., Schmidt, R., Naumann, F. (2019). Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles, Science in School, 46, 40-47

Woithe, J., Schmeling, S., Kuhn, J., & Müller, A. (2019). Affective and Cognitive Effects of Hands-on Particle Physics Workshops – An International Study. NARST Conference 2019, Baltimore, 31/03-03/04/2019, talk  

Keller O., Benoit M., Müller A., Schmeling S. (2019). Learning about radioactivity: From diodes to pixels - Development and investigation of new experimental tools, 4th Swiss Doctoral School for Science Education, Monte Veritá, talk


2018

Keller O. (2018). Build your own particle detector - discover natural radioactivity, Gathering for Open Science Hardware, October 2018, Shenzhen, China, invited workshop

Keller O. (2018). Hands-on timepix pixel detector lab and one-week hands-on physics class at 3rd Barcelona Techno Week, University of Barcelona, July 2018, invited workshops for professionals, hands-on detector class for high school students

Keller, O., Müller, A., Benoit, M., Schmeling, S. (2018). A cost and energy-efficient data acquisition architecture for pixel detectors in mobile applications using embedded multi-core processors. 20th  international Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, Sundsvall, Sweden, talk 

Keller, O., Müller, A., Benoit, M., Schmeling, S. (2018). Using Timepix pixel detectors in educational physics experiments about natural radioactivity and cosmic rays. 20th international Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, Sundsvall, Sweden, poster

Keller, O. (2018). Pixels for new physics and humans, Young Physicists Forum, 4-6/05/2018, invited talk

Woithe, J. (2018). Training the scientists of tomorrow. TMW Creative Impact Conference, Tallinn, 06-07/04/2018, invited talk

Jansky, A., Schmeling, S., Hopf, M. (2018). SchülerInnenvorstellungen zu Wahrscheinlichkeit und Zufall in der Teilchenphysik. DPG spring meeting, Würzburg, 19-21/03/2018, talk

Keller, O., Schmeling, S., Müller, A., Benoit, M. (2018). Towards a mobile and low-power platform for pixel detectors to be used in educational settings. DPG spring meeting, Würzburg, 19-21/03/2018, talk

Brown, A., Müller, A., Schmeling, S. (2018) High school physics teachers’s motivations for hands-on visits to CERN’s S’Cool LAB. Conference of DINAT - Swiss Science Education Association, Brugg, 18-19/01/2018, talk

Keller, O., Müller, A., Schmeling, S. (2018) Augmented Reality using a Pixel Detector: Visualisation of Radioactivity. Conference of DINAT - Swiss Science Education Association, 29/01/2016, Brugg, 18-19/01/2018, poster

Woithe, J., Jansky, A., Keller, O., Schmeling, S. (2018). 3D-Printable Things in Particle Physics Education. AAPT Winter Meeting, San Diego, 06-09/01/2018, talk

Woithe, J., Brown, A., Jansky, A., Keller, O., Schmeling, S. (2018). Hands-on & Minds-on Particle Physics in S’Cool LAB at CERN. AAPT Winter Meeting, San Diego, 06-09/01/2018, poster


2017

Woithe, J., Wiener, G. J., Van der Veken, F. (2017). Let’s have a coffee with the Standard Model of particle physics! Physics Education, 52(3), paper

Woithe, J., Brown, A., Feistmantl, A., Keller, O., Schmeling, S. (2017). 3D-Printable Experiments in CERN’s S’Cool LAB. EPS Conference of High-Energy Physics, Venice, 5-12/07/2017, talk

Keller, O., Schmeling S., Müller A., (2017) Augmented Reality mit einem Pixeldetektor: Visualisierung von Radioaktivität. DPG spring meeting, Dresden, 20-22/03/2017, poster

Woithe, J., Feistmantl, A., Keller, O., Gonçalves, T., & Schmeling, S. (2017). Particle Physics &  3D printers - Build your own ATLAS magnet: a functional 3D-printed model. DPG spring meeting, Dresden, 20-22/03/2017, talk

Woithe, J., Kuhn, J., Müller, A., Schmeling, S. (2017) Konzeptuelles Verständnis im Schülerlabor. GDCP conference, 18-21/09/2017, Regensburg, talk and proceedings

Brown, A. Müller, A., Schmeling, A. (2017) Understanding teachers’ motivations for bringing students to CERN’s hands-on learning lab. GDCP conference, 18-21/09/2017, Regensburg, talk 

Wiener, G., Woithe, J., Brown, A. & Jende, K. (2017). Wie passt der LHC in den Physikunterricht? Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 5-9

Woithe, J. & Wiener, G. (2017). Der Lagrangian entmystifiziert - Kaffeeklatsch mit dem Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 9-15

Wiener, G., Schmeling, S. & Hopf, M. (2017). Elementarteilchenphysik im Anfangsunterricht. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 15-21

Feistmantl, A., Woithe, J. (2017). Elektromagneten der Teilchenphysik hands-on – das ATLAS-Magnetsystem. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 21-28

Reifenrath, M., Weller, Ch., Woithe, J. (2017) Supraleitung – Moderne Schulphysik ohne Widerstand? Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 28-32

Feistmantl, A., Woithe, J., Wiener, G. & Hopf, M. (2017). Verschiedene Detektoren für den Unterricht - ein Überblick. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 33-36

Wiener, G. (2017). Wie kommt man am besten zum CERN? Praxis der Naturwissenschaften – Physik in der Schule, 66(1), 36-39.

Keller, Oliver (2017). Radioactif… ? Feedback audiovisuel en temps réel des objets du quotidien. La sémiosphère du Commun, Bâtiment d'art contemporain Genève, 17/02/2017, invited talk


2016

Wiener, G. J., Woithe, J., Brown, A., & Jende, K. (2016). Introducing the LHC in the classroom: an overview of education resources available. Physics Education, 51(3), paper

Keller O., Schmeling S., Müller A., & Benoit M. (2016). iPadPix - A novel educational tool to visualise radioactivity measured by a hybrid pixel detector, JINST 11 C11032, paper

Brown A, Müller A, Schmeling S. (2016). Preparing teachers & their students for S'Cool LAB days at CERN. GDCP conference in Zürich, 05-08/09/2016, poster.

Brown A, Schmeling S, Müller A. (2016). Preparing high school teachers and their students for visits to S'Cool LAB. Conference of DINAT - Swiss Science Education Association, 29/01/2016, Fribourg, poster

Woithe, J. Schmeling, S., Kuhn, J., & Müller, A. (2016). Hands-on Particle Physics Experiments for High-school Students at S'Cool LAB / CERN. GIREP seminar, 30/08-03/09/2016, Krakow, talk

Keller, Oliver (2016). iPadPix - ein Teilchen-Pixeldetektor im Praktikum. DPG - AG Physikalische Praktika, invited talk 

Woithe, J. Schmeling, S., Kuhn, J., & Müller, A. (2016). Students' Conceptions and Hands-on Learning of Particle Physics in S'Cool LAB. Conference of DINAT - Swiss Science Education Association, 29/01/2016, Fribourg, poster


2015

Woithe, J. Schmeling, S., Kuhn, J., & Müller, A. (2016). Konzepttest für Teilchenphysik im Forschungsumfeld Schülerlabor. GDCP conference, 14-17/09/2015, Berlin, poster and proceedings

Woithe, J., Keller, O., Feistmantl, A., Jende, K., & Schmeling, S. (2016). Learning Particle Physics Using Timepix-Based Pixel Detectors at CERN S’Cool LAB. MPTL conference, 9-11/09/2015, Munich, poster and selected papers

Woithe, J. Schmeling, S., Kuhn, J., & Müller, A. (2015). CERN S’Cool LAB – Ein internationales Teilchenphysik-Schülerlabor. DPG spring meeting, Wuppertal, 09-13/03/2015, poster