An evening showcasing Chicagoland’s support for Science and Technology.

The Evening’s Events include:
Celebrity guests, dinner, cocktails, silent auction, museum exhibits and more!

Join us for a night of celebration and discover how C2ST is shaping the science and technology landscape for Chicago.

DATE: June 14, 2012

TIME: 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

LOCATION: Adler Planetarium

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Some scientists believe that the Higgs boson, a never-before-seen subatomic particle, is the fundamental building block of the universe that gives mass to matter. Recent high-energy particle experiments at CERN and Fermilab have hinted at the existence of this particle. But make no mistake — there’s more mystery and misconception surrounding the Higgs than the question of whether or not it exists. Click more to read symmetry magazine’s Kathryn Grim little-known facts about this subatomic particle.

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Sophie J. McCoy
PhD candidate (Ecology and Evolution)
ARCS Foundation Scholar at the University of Chicago
www.home.uchicago.edu/~mccoy/Sophie.html

Sophie is interested in how ecological communities interact with climate and react to changes in climate. Sophie’s research project is focusing on a group of marine algae from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. As in all ecological communities, the coexistence of many similar kinds of algae depends on subtleties in their ecological behavior, in this case, small differences in growth rates and resistance to algae-eating mollusks. Changes in seawater chemistry associated with increased global CO2 emissions have altered the growth environment for both algae and their associated mollusk community. Sophie aims to understand how these chemical changes in seawater affect interactions among these organisms, and how to interpret these changes by placing them in a broader historical context. Sophie’s project takes her to the beautiful coastal Washington State and to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents:

What: CERN: What’s it all about?

When: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
5:00pm Reception & Registration
6:00pm Presentation

Where: Chicago Club
Mezzanine level
81 E. Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605

Non member fees: $10 Advance Reg / $15 Door / $5 Student

Abstract:
Some scientists believe that the Higgs boson, a never-before-seen subatomic particle, is the fundamental building block of the universe that gives mass to matter. Recent high-energy particle experiments at CERN and Fermilab have hinted at the existence of this particle. But what exactly is the Higgs boson and why do some people call it the ‘god particle’? The program will highlight the importance of this subatomic particle and discuss what would its discovery mean for physics and society. The program will also present recent advances of the Higgs boson research and future directions of high-energy particle experiment in Europe and the USA.

Speaker: Young-Kee Kim, Deputy Director, Fermilab and Professor of Physics, the University of Chicago

Parking will be available at the following at the following locations:
Area Parking

Topic Resources:
The Higgs Boson: Have Scientists Found the Mystery Particle?

Not just the Higgs boson

Boost for Higgs from Tevatron data

Fermilab physicist talks about finding the “God” Particle

Data Hint at Hypothetical Particle, Key to Mass in the Universe