2026 Peterson Public Lecture
Dr. Eric Cornell
JILA/National Institute of Standards and Technology
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
4:30 p.m.
In Person: Cardwell 101 or Zoom
Email office@phys.ksu.edu for a Zoom link
Looking for Fossils of the Big Bang
How can you learn about the early moments of the universe? How can you discover evidence for new sub-atomic particles? We usually think of ever-more exotic telescopes, or of ever-larger particle accelerators. I will talk about a third option which is analogous to fossil hunting. We will see that a deeper look into the humble electron today might shed light on a mystery from 14 billion years ago.