Explore Brookhaven Lab

Scheduled Activities

Mr. Fish's Phenomenal Physics (SHOW)

See a renowned circus performer present astounding tricks with scientific explanations. This talk is suitable for all ages.

Noon • 1:30 p.m. • 3 p.m. (1 hour)

Berkner Auditorium

Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. Arrive early. The auditorium may fill up quickly.

RHIC and the EIC: The Physics and Engineering Powering Two Particle Colliders (TALK)

Learn about the amazing science and engineering at RHIC and the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). Take a virtual tour of RHIC and learn about plans for the EIC, a next-generation discovery machine. This talk is recommended for those ages 10 and older.

Presented by Kevin Smith, EIC Technical Systems Division.

11 a.m. • 12:30 p.m. • 2:30 p.m. (45 minutes)

Hamilton Seminar Room, Chemistry (Bldg. 555)

STAR-struck! (TALK)

Take a virtual tour of the awe-inspiring STAR detector at RHIC. For more than two decades, scientists have used STAR to investigate the astounding stuff that came before stars in the early universe. This talk is recommended for those ages 10 and older.

Presented by Gene Van Buren and Rongrong Ma of Brookhaven Lab's Physics Department.

10:30 and 11:15 a.m., noon, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, and 3 p.m. (45 minutes)

Office of Educational Programs Seminar Room (Bldg. 438)

All-Day Activities

Superconducting Magnet Division Tour (long version)

Visit the Superconducting Magnet Division, which designs unique magnets for particle accelerators, experimental facilities, and industrial applications. This tour is approximately one hour, and appropriate for those ages 10 and older.

* Tour starts in Berkner Hall Room B. Bus transportation is provided to the Superconducting Magnet Division. Arrive by 2:30 p.m. for the last bus to the facility.

The Dipole Magnet at the Superconducting Magnet Division (short version)

See a special dipole magnet designed at the Superconducting Magnet Division for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), which smashes ions at nearly the speed of light. This activity is approximately 30 minutes, and appropriate for those ages 10 and older.

* Tour starts in Berkner Hall Room B. Bus transportation is provided to the Superconducting Magnet Division. Arrive by 2:30 p.m. for the last bus to the facility.

See What's Inside sPHENIX, the Newest Detector

Learn about the newest nuclear physics experiment at the RHIC: sPHENIX! The sPHENIX detector has a powerful superconducting magnet—much like the ones use in MRI machines, but big enough for an elephant to walk through. That magnet, with other components, measure the energy of particles produced when gold ions collide in sPHENIX and can help advance our knowledge about quarks and gluons—subatomic building blocks for nearly everything we see in the visible universe. This activity is appropriate for those ages 10 and older.

Lobby, Chemistry Division (Bldg.555)

Hands-on Science

Explore engineering, electricity, and magnetism with employees of Brookhaven Lab's Collider-Accelerator Department. This activity is recommended for those ages 10 and older.

Berkner Hall