SMP Spring 2026 Schedule

The Lederman Science Center will be closed from December 22nd until January 4th for the winter holidays. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, January 5th.

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 Spring 2026 lectures and tours; please note that schedule is subject to change. 

DateLecture topic Speaker Tour or panel topic
January 24thIntro to FermilabJosh Barrow, FermilabWH / Driving Tour / SQMS / SiDet
January 31stQuantum MechanicsSohitri Ghosh, FermilabWH / Driving Tour / SQMS / SiDet
February 7thThe Standard Model of Particle Physics / LHC PhysicsMike Wagman, Christina Wang, FermilabCMS Virtual Tour
February 14th RelativityPaddy Fox, FermilabWH / Driving Tour / SQMS / SiDet
*February 21stOff-site at Northwestern University: How We Make and How We Detect ParticlesJason St John, Dylan Temples, FermilabNorthwestern lab Tours
*February 28thOff-site at Griffin MSI Chicago: Muon physicsDavid Kessler, Kevin Lynch, FermilabPath to becoming a scientist panel
March 7thNeutrinosGray Putnam, FermilabNeutrino panel
*March 14thOff-site at University of Chicago: Cosmology and Dark MatterGordan Krnjaic, FermilabEveryday life of a scientist panel
March 21stEnergy Flows on Planet EarthBryan Ramson, FermilabPrairie activity
March 28th No Session
April 4th No Session
April 11thQuantum ComputingGabe Perdue, FermilabComputing activity
April 18thPhysics and SocietyTBD, FermilabGraduation