SMP Spring 2026 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 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