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Join us for a special panel discussion on December 5, 2012, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM at the Rackham Amphitheater. Esteemed panelists including theorists Gordy Kane and Aaron Pierce and experimentalists Homer Neal, Jay Chapman, and Jianming Qian, will explore the history of particle physics, the Higgs boson, and the role of the University of Michigan in advancing research and experimentation. They’ll address detector design and the significance of the Higgs discovery at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, discussing its impact on future particle physics. Q&A will follow.
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Discovery of the Higgs BosonSpecial Panel DiscussionDecember 5, 2012 4:00-5:30 PMRackham Amphitheater (4th Floor) Gordy Kane Theorist Homer Neal Experimentalist Jay Chapman Experimentalist Jianming Qian Experimentalist Aaron Pierce Theorist Experimental and Theoretical Discussions on: Particle physics history of the past half century, and how it relates to the Higgs boson. The role of UM in experiments to unlock the mystery of electroweak symmetry breaking Particle physics detector design and construction at UM The Higgs boson discovery with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider The significance and impact of the Higgs discovery in future particle physics The physicists will field questions at the panel’s conclusion.