Spring 2019 Neubauer Lecture

Office of the Provost

Smashing Protons: Using the Biggest Machines Ever Built to Study the Fundamental Fabric of the Universe
with David W. Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics Neubauer Family Assistant Professors Program Alumnus
Understanding the building blocks of nature has been one of the foremost questions in the minds of humans since the pre-Socratic ancient Greeks devised the concept of the atom. David W. Miller will discuss modern research into the fundamental particle structure of the universe performed at enormous particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider, and how these insights have allowed for the discovery of the Higgs boson, insights into the nature of quarks and gluons, and the quest to explain deep mysteries of nature. These discoveries and insights are only possible thanks to advancements in theoretical models, custom instrumentation, high-speed electronics, worldwide computing, data analytics, machine learning, and, most importantly, the diverse scientific communities like the University of Chicago.