Prof. Michael Hildreth
Tuesday September 27th 2022 - 6:30 pm ET
Ballroom, Main Branch, St. Joseph County Public Library
Many science projects today require huge teams of scientists to uncover how the universe works. Examples of these “Big Science” projects include the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012 at CERN, the world’s largest particle accelerator, near Geneva, Switzerland.
Prof. Michael Hildreth will describe how Notre Dame scientists were active and important participants in the discovery of the Higgs Boson. He will describe the sociological challenges of working on such a global “Big Science” project, and will discuss the technical capabilities and partnerships required to support this work. Finally, he will explore the future of particle physics research and how Notre Dame will continue to support these efforts.
