Indiana University Cinema Bloomington, IN
Dr. Hal Evans
Professor of Elementary Particle Physics, University of Indiana; Technical Coordinator for the US-ATLAS Upgrade Project
andDr. Daria Zieminska
Research Scientist
andDenver Whittington
Graduate Student, Department of Physics, Indiana University
andBen Weinert
Graduate Student, Department of Physics, Indiana University
Particle Fever— Humanity and the Hadron Collider
Program Description
A panel discussion about the significance of the Large Hadron Collider for physics and for humanity.
Presented At
Indiana University Cinema Bloomington, IN
Film Synopsis
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time—or perhaps their greatest failure.
Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist?
About the Speaker
Dr. Hal Evans is a professor of elementary particle physics and the technical coordinator for the US ATLAS upgrade project.
Dr. Daria Zieminska is a research scientist with a long involvement in the ATLAS project. Her field of research is elementary particle physics, studying the fundamental nature of matter, including the most fundamental question: Why we are here? She works in the Department of Physics at Indiana University.
Denver Whittington is a PhD candidate at Indiana University studying elementary particle physics.
Ben Weinert is a PhD candidate in the Department of Physics at Indiana University. His research is in high energy physics, studying the fundamental questions of physics, under Daria Zieminska . His main interest is to understand the internal structure of matter at the most elementary of levels.