SMP Fall 2025 Schedule

All lectures begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. We recommend that you join the Saturday Morning Physics Zoom meeting between 8:45–8:50 a.m.

The lectures are two hours long, with a 10-minute break. Virtual tours and Q&A sessions start at about 11:00 a.m., with everything wrapping up at around noon.

*Lectures are given off-site. Student will need to make travel arrangements or plan to attend through the Zoom meeting.

Preliminary schedule of Fall 2025 lectures and tours; please note that schedule is subject to change. 

DateLecture topic Speaker Tour or panel topic
September 13thIntro to FermilabJosh Barrow, FermilabWH / Driving Tour / SQMS / SiDet
September 20thQuantum MechanicsSohitri Ghosh, FermilabWH / Driving Tour / SQMS / SiDet
September 27thRelativityTBAWH / Driving Tour / SQMS / SiDet
*October 4thOff-site at University of Chicago: How We Make and How We Detect ParticlesJason St John and Dylan T, FermilabSouth Side Science Festival
October 11thThe Standard Model of Particle Physics / LHC PhysicsChristina Wang, FermilabCMS Virtual Tour
October 18thNeutrinosGray Putnam, FermilabNeutrino panel
October 25thMuon physics (g-2, Mu2e, collider)TBAPath to becoming a scientist panel
*November 1stOff-site at Griffin MSI Chicago: Energy Flows on Planet EarthBryan Ramson, FermilabClimate Q&A
November 8thQuantum ComputingGabe Perdue, FermilabEveryday life of a scientist panel
*November 15thOff-site at Northwestern University: Cosmology and Dark MatterGordan Krnjaic FermilabNorthwestern lab Tours
November 22ndPhysics and SocietyYoung-Kee Kim, FermilabGraduation