7 Reasons NOT to miss Neutrino Day X
7. It's not just neutrinos
7. It's not just neutrinos
Neutrino Day is about creating a festive space for youth to explore science in all its forms. This year’s lineup includes blacksmithing and geology demonstrations, art stations, reading activities, gold panning and safety demonstrations from our Emergency Response Team. From historical legacies, engineering marvels and future experiments—learning abounds at Neutrino Day X!
6. Out-of-this-world speakers
Ariel Waldman, art-student-turned-NASA consultant, is the face of the “science hacking” movement. As the keynote speaker for Neutrino Day, Waldman will explain how science hacking—the art of weird and whimsical exploration—brings the vast field of science into contact with our everyday lives. She will also hold a book signing for her playful text What’s It Like in Space?
The largest subterranean experiment in the United States is coming to an underground laboratory near you—and Christopher Mossey, Fermilab Deputy Director for LBNF, is here to tell us all about it. LBNF/DUNE will send a beam of neutrinos from Fermilab to Lead to learn how these “ghost particles” behave on their journey. From excavation to design, Mossey will explain just how this ginormous experiment will take be built at the 4850 Level of Sanford Lab.
5. Nitrogen ice cream
Daunted by the summer heat? July temperatures in the Black Hills are no match for nitrogen ice cream. Dr. Michael Dowding, a professor of physics at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, will be scooping chilled vanilla goodness, keeping our visitors cool all day long.
4. A window into the underground…
“I wish I could see what was happening down there!”
You can! Live video chats with scientists at the 4850 Level of Sanford Lab and Fermilab’s accelerator give visitors a window into the marvelous spaces that allow deep science to take place!
3. And how we get down there
Think your commute is a doozy? Take a tour of the Yates Hoistroom to see the massive drums and advanced engineering that make a one-mile vertical ride to work possible for dozens of infrastructure technicians, scientists and engineers every day!
Tours are free but space is limited. Schedule your tour early in the day at the Visitor Center to guarantee your ticket!
2. After 10 years of Neutrino Day… you still don’t know what a neutrino is?
Neutrinos are all the rage, and it’s not just particle physicists that are amazed by these ubiquitous particles. There are a billion times more neutrinos than there are particles that make up stars, planets and people. They pass harmlessly through atoms that make up the earth and everything on it, including humans. In nature, neutrinos are produced in great quantities in the sun and in smaller quantities in the interior of the earth. Even bananas and people emit neutrinos.
Find out the significance of these “ghost particles”—and even detect some of your own—on July 14!
1. It’s FREE
When it comes to family fun, free is the way to go. Neutrino Day is the largest science festival in the region, offering world-class speakers, dozens of activities and outstanding STEM education—at no cost to you!