Reyna Pratt spends her days preparing high school students in Virginia for an increasingly competitive world. They learn biology, algebra, English composition, world history, and world cultures.
In August 2008 I built my summer vacation around a trip to CERN, the European high-energy physics laboratory near Geneva. I am a womens rights lawyer and a former art historian, and it might seem unusual that someone so totally outside the field would consider that fun.
Sixteen elementary types of particles form the basis for the theoretical framework known as the Standard Model of fundamental particles and forces. J.J.
In the swirling sea of thousands of people who contribute to a major particle physics experiment, how can a young physicist pop to the surface and get noticed? An international committee offers ideas.