Particle physicists continue to explore fundamental questions about the universe, including its origins and composition. The Standard Model serves as a framework for understanding basic particles and their interactions, with the Higgs boson playing a crucial role in explaining how particles gain mass.
The Higgs boson was discovered in 2012, yet many questions remain. On October 30th, Viviana Cavaliere from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory will present the 538th Brookhaven Lecture titled "The Higgs Boson and the Fate of Our Universe." The lecture will be held at 4 p.m., both in person at Brookhaven's Physics Large Seminar Room and virtually on Zoom.
Cavaliere will provide an overview of the Standard Model and discuss experimental methods used to detect the Higgs boson through the ATLAS experiment at CERN. She will also outline future plans for studying this particle.
Cavaliere joined Brookhaven Lab's Physics Department in 2017 and was recognized by DOE’s Office of Science Early Career Research program in 2019. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Siena and a master's degree from the University of Rome.
The Brookhaven Lecture Series began in 1960, intended as an intellectual meeting ground for scientists to share new developments across various fields. This tradition continues with lectures like Cavaliere's providing insights into significant scientific topics.