AIP Women in Physics Public Lecture: Big Question, Big Facilities - The Discovery of the Origin of Mass?
Event Details
- Date:
- Tuesday, 22 October 2013
- Time:
- 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Room:
- 358
- UQ Location:
- Physiology Lecture Theatres (St Lucia)
- URL:
- http://www.smp.uq.edu.au/women-in-physics
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Ms Aarti Kapoor
- Phone:
- 69935
- Email:
- a.kapoor@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Mathematics and Physics
Event Description
- Full Description:
- Come learn more about the story behind the Higgs Boson, in the context of its implications for our quest to understand the origin of mass…
The understanding of our universe, from the largest to the smallest scale, has progressed significantly in recent decades. Large, complex and expensive facilities have been essential in the pursuit of knowledge of the fundamental structure, constituents and forces in nature; and the demand to make observations, measurements and analyses has driven technological advancement.
Specifically, on July 4th 2012, experiments at the Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle. This breakthrough will be described and discussed in the context of its implications for our quest to understand the origin of mass.
About the speaker:
Professor Elisabetta Barberio, the 2013 Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics Lecturer, is a member of the Experimental Particle Physics Group at the University of Melbourne. She joined the University of Melbourne in 2004. Previously, she was a staff researcher at CERN, (CH), the European laboratory of Particle Physics.
She played a crucial role in data analysis in the OPAL experiment at Large Electron Positron Collider at CERN. Precision measurements made at this collider have confirmed the theory describing the fundamental particle behaviour to an extraordinary degree of precision. She is currently participating in the e ATLAS experiment and her group had an important role in the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle at the Large Hadron Collider.
This event is hosted by the Australian Institute of Physics (QLD Branch), together with The University of Queensland.
To secure your seat at this free event, please RSVP online at: http://ems.gs/3iGO0ekKdK
Directions to UQ
- Google Map:
-
- Directions:
- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
Event Tools
Share This Event
Print
Email
Share
