The saga of a high-energy physics experiment – Public lecture by Dr. Jorge Morfin
Channel: Fermilab
Category: Science & Technology
Description: Using neutrino experiments at Fermilab as an example, Dr. Jorge Morfin explains the path of a large physics experiment from inspiration through the proposal process to approval. The lecture is part II of the virtual lecture series, “How to do big science,” hosted by the Fermilab Arts & Lectures At Home Series. It was presented on Feb. 11, 2022. Each talk of the series is intended to stand alone and will be posted on the Fermilab YouTube channel. Morfin is scientist emeritus at Fermilab and has been deeply involved with accelerator-based neutrino experiments for over four decades. He initiated the establishment of the MINERvA neutrino-nucleus scattering experiment and served as MINERvA collaboration co-spokesperson for six years. He has also been deeply involved in educational outreach and created the MINERvA Latin American Initiative, which has attracted multiple groups from various Latin American countries to come to Fermilab and conduct their research on MINERvA. He has mentored over 40 Latin American graduate students in obtaining their M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. List of lectures that are part of the How to do big science series: Part I: The unseen universe: Challenges for theory and experiment, by Dr. Marcela Carena youtube.com/watch?v=ALsxesmHZ_Q Part II: The saga of a high-energy physics experiment – from inspiration to approval, by Dr. Jorge Morfin Later this spring: Part III: I can’t believe we built the whole thing: The MINERvA experiment, by Dr. Deborah Harris For more information on the Fermilab Arts & Lectures series, please visit: events.fnal.gov/arts-lecture-series
