Fermilab Physics Slam is this Friday! This annual event brings Fermilab to the public in new and unique ways. Most years it sells out months in advance, but this year’s virtual edition has room for everyone. Five Slammers, Lauren Biron (Office of Communication), Elena Gramellini (Lederman Fellow), Jimmy McLeod (Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Wally Levernier (Fermilab Ecologist), and Adam Schreckenberger (Muon g-2) will compete for the title of slam champion. We all miss seeing them in the hallway…
Physics Slam
Do you know someone who is excited about science and their work at Fermilab? Are they enthusiastic, creative and willing to share their work with others? We’re looking for a few creative and courageous people to take part in the next Fermilab Physics Slam, to be held virtually on April 30, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. CDT. The Physics Slam has a long tradition of excellence at Fermilab and a tremendous roster of Slam Alumni. Past contenders have channeled Dr. Who and…
If you didn’t get a chance to attend this year’s Physics Slam, never fear. It’s now available on the Fermilab YouTube channel. Presented by the Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series, the Physics Slam is a friendly competition between five contestants who each get 10 minutes to present their topic in the most interesting way possible. Champion is decided by audience vote. This year’s slammers were Fernanda Psihas, “Failure in physics”; Valerie Higgins, “Time-traveling through physics history”; Joe DalSanto, “How big…
From College of DuPage, Nov. 6, 2019: College of DuPage Associate Professor of Astronomy Joe DalSanto has been selected as one of five participants to compete at Fermilab’s eighth Physics Slam competition, one of the highlights of Fermilab’s Art and Lecture Series, on Friday, Nov. 15.
For his 2018 Physics Slam presentation at Fermilab, Northwestern University scientist André de Gouvêa took on one of the most fascinating particles in physics: the neutrino. In 10 minutes, he explained — with the help of a few props — what neutrinos are and how physicists discovered that these particles can transform into one other, a phenomenon known as neutrino oscillation. At the end of the evening, the audience declared him to be the winner of the 2018 Physics Slam.
From The Aurora Beacon-News, Dec. 1, 2016: Physics Slam V, had five scientists looking to present physics in a way that was accessible, understandable, entertaining and, well, poetic. Read the article and view the 3-minute video.