Director-General of CERN Mark Thomson gives a public talk in Think Corner on 9.6.

The newly appointed Director-General of CERN, professor Mark Thomson will give a public talk in The University of Helsinki Think Corner on Tuesday 9.6. at 17.00. Thomsons talk, Particle Physics today and tomorrow will be followed by a short Q&A and a panel discussion on The Next Frontier of Fundamental Physics.

As European high energy community is planning the next generation particle collider and deciding its strategic direction, the time is ripe for a public event discussing the future outlook of the field. What is being planned in high energy physics? How do the researchers and leaders see the field developing?

The newly appointed Director-General of CERN, professor  will give a public talk on Particle Physics today and tomorrow in The University of Helsinki Think Corner on Thuesday 9.6. at 17.00.

The talk will be followed by a short Q&A and a panel discussion on the Next Frontier of Fundamental Physics.

The event showcases prominent researchers and leaders in high-energy physics discussing how they see the Next Frontier of Fundamental Physics. It is organized in connection to the 30-year anniversary of the Helsinki Institute of Physics HIP, and the FCC Week conference taking place during the same week in Helsinki.

Program

 Talk: Particle Physics today and tomorrow

  •   Mark Thomson, the Director-General of CERN

 Panel discussion: The Next Frontier of Fundamental Physics

  •  Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Uppsala University
  • Anu Kankainen, Academy Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Panja Luukka, Professor LUT University, and HIP
  • Michelangelo Mangano, CERN
  • , Professor, University of Helsinki, and HIP
  • , Professor, University of Helsinki, and HIP

 The host of the event is Isak Rautio.

Think Corner is located at Yliopistonkatu 4. The event is open for everyone and free of charge. It will be streamed live.

Organiser: in collaboration with .