Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2019
Volume 64, Number 3
Saturday–Tuesday, April 13–16, 2019; Denver, Colorado
Session J03: Honoring Leon LedermanInvited Undergraduate
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Sponsoring Units: DPF Chair: Pier Oddone, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Sheraton Plaza E |
Sunday, April 14, 2019 1:30PM - 2:06PM |
J03.00001: From Neutrinos to B quarks Invited Speaker: Sally Dawson Leon Lederman’s discoveries fundamentally changed our understanding of particle physics. He began his career with the verification of parity violation in weak interactions (1956). This was followed by the discovery of the muon neutrino (1962), establishing that there was more than one type of neutrino. His observation of the bottom quark (1977) was the beginning of the concept of generations of fermions. I will discuss how Lederman’s groundbreaking discoveries shaped the current standard model of particle physics. |
Sunday, April 14, 2019 2:06PM - 2:42PM |
J03.00002: In Leon’s company, it seemed that anything might be possible Invited Speaker: Chris Quigg Leon Lederman was an early and vigorous advocate for the “Truly National Laboratory,” realized as the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. He led a series of influential experiments at the new laboratory that culminated in the discovery of the Upsilon particles, bound states of a new fifth quark, b, and its antiparticle. Lederman served as Fermilab’s director from 1978 to 1989, a decisive period for the construction of the Tevatron superconducting synchrotron and its exploitation as a proton–antiproton collider. This talk will focus on Leon’s time as Director and his contributions to Fermilab’s science and spirit. |
Sunday, April 14, 2019 2:42PM - 3:18PM |
J03.00003: The Singing Janitor and Other Stories: Leon's Adventures in Science Education Invited Speaker: Marjorie G Bardeen Leon Lederman had a passion for science education. He knew all students would not become scientists and believed in teaching everyone the process of science and taking time to tell science stories. Students may not remember F=ma, but they will remember the stories! We tell the stories behind Leon's contributions to K-12 science education. Giving opportunities to young people was a driving force of Leon's life. He started Saturday Morning Physics at Fermilab and was a founder of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Understanding that educators could use help responding to the call for enhancing science education in the 1983 national report, A Nation at Risk, he helped establish a non-profit to support programs for K-12 educators at Fermilab. He created the Fermilab Education Office and arranged for the establishment of the Leon M. Lederman Science Education Center. Nationally, perhaps he is best known as a champion of P-C-B or Physics First. Leon had a way of bringing people together, of inspiring others—scientists, engineers, educators—to collaborate with him on education reform. He was a physicist, a professor, a champion for science education! |
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