Chicago Area Educator Alert: Free Lunch and Science at Argonne National Laboratory.

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My wife and I met our son's new girlfriend in Princeton this weekend, a wonderful young woman, and at lunch she asked about the resources we used in the area when our boys (including our son) that were connected with the area.

We spoke of all the cultural events we attended connected with the University, and our use of the University libraries, but of course we mentioned the best thing about being a parent in this area, the educational resources of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - now probably under threat with the attack on science - Science on Saturday, a series offered every winter where scientists give lectures on a broad range of scientific subjects, including but not limited to nuclear fusion development.

Our National Laboratories made America Great, even as the thugs in Washington, controlling all three branches engage in a doublespeak destruction of science.

I'm not a member of the American Nuclear Society - I don't qualify - but I am on their mailing list. This is short notice, and just a day before the No Kings protests, but I received this notice in my inbox:

Greetings, xxxxx!

I’m excited to invite you and your students to RadFest—an all-out nuclear science experience designed for high school students and educators, hosted at Argonne National Laboratory.


Date: Saturday, June 14
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Lunch Included!
Location: Argonne National Laboratory


RadFest is a great opportunity for you and your students to get hands-on with nuclear science! We'll have fun activities, giveaways, and will be joined by science educator and YouTuber Kyle Hill.

Space is limited, and all participants must complete the badge process for entry to Argonne National Lab. Please register as soon as possible and help spread the word by sharing the event flyer!


Feel free to reply to this email with any questions you may have. We hope to see you there!

Stay curious,

Uchenna Ezibe, STEM Programs Senior Manager

Registration is required.

I cannot recommend more to those living in close proximity to National Laboratories to explore the offerings they may have for education in sciences.

It's short notice, but if you can go, do so. Regrettably I'm not in the Chicago area.

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1. Very interesting...

Register now before all places Argonne?

(I'll be here all week but not close enough to the Chicagoland area to attend. Please tip your servers.)

However, in looking at the Argonne page, there is this coming up on 11 June 2025 and is not locationally challenged as it were:

Reddit AMA — Ask Me Anything about the final result of the Muon g-2 experiment

June 11, 2025
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Online

Speaker: Peter Winter, Muon g-2 Co-Spokesperson and Physicist, Argonne
Speaker: Simon Corrodi, Muon g-2 Co-analysis Coordinator and Physicist, Argonne
Speaker: Yuri Oksuzian, Muon g-2 Co-analysis Coordinator and Physicist, Argonne
Speaker: Sam Grant, Postdoctoral Appointee, Argonne
Speaker: Yongyi Wu, Postdoctoral Appointee, Argonne
Speaker: Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool
Speaker: Matthew Bressler, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Massachusetts Amherst

A Reddit AMA hosted by Argonne exploring the final result and impact of the Muon g-2 experiment.

Abstract: A collaborative team of researchers from multiple institutions, including Argonne National Laboratory, has been conducting groundbreaking work at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to investigate whether the magnetic behavior of the muon deviates from predictions made by the Standard Model — a foundational theory in particle physics. This research, known as the Muon g-2 experiment, released initial measurements of the muon’s magnetic moment in 2021 and 2023. Now, in 2025, the final result is available — potentially pointing to previously unknown particles or forces that could reshape our understanding of the universe.

To mark this milestone, we’re hosting a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) — an interactive online Q&A session where the public can engage directly with some of the scientists behind the Muon g-2 experiment. This is a rare chance to connect with leading experts in high-energy and particle physics, ask your most curious questions, and learn more about the implications of this achievement.

Curious now? Visit the Reddit AMA page ahead of time to submit your questions ahead of the event.

https://www.anl.gov/event/reddit-ama-ask-me-anything-about-the-final-result-of-the-muon-g2-experiment

If you're interested in particle physics, you might find that to be neat for lurking.