Evento

"PARTICLE FEVER" screening + UI physicist panel discussion

The Art Theater Co-The Art Theater Co-op presents a screening of the new film "PARTICLE FEVER" followed by a panel discussion - read more below!

Monday, May 12
7:30PM
The Art Theater Co-op (downtown Champaign)

ABOUT "PARTICLE FEVER"
Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity. For the first time, a film gives audiences a front row seat to a significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up 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? Directed by Mark Levinson, a physicist turned filmmaker, from the inspiration and initiative of producer David Kaplan and masterfully edited by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient), Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine.

PANEL PARTICIPANTS
Department of Physics, UIUC:
-Dr. Steve Errederof
-Dr. Jessie Shelton,
-Dr. Scott Willenbrock
-Facilitator: Dr. Jon Thaler
Department of Chemistry, UIUC:
-Mr Dave Forshier,
Fermilab:
-Dr. Verena Martinez Outschoorn