Each three-hour session includes a presentation by a scientist, a tour, and a Q & A period. The docent-led tour includes visiting the 1st and 15th floor of Wilson Hall, the Linac building with the first two accelerators, the neutron therapy area and the Main Control Room. There is no charge for the session, but advance registration is required. The minimum age for the tour is 10 years old. No exceptions.
Suggested audience: adults and students with a keen interest in science! The presentation and tone is set for high school seniors – college freshman. Students 10 to 14 years old can attend, but must be accompanied by an adult.
General directions to Fermilab
You can look at Previous Ask-a-Scientist talks.
Occasionally we have Ask-a-Scientist in Spanish. These are not listed below. Look at the Special Events Calendar for them.
No fee, but registration is required. Registration deadline is the Friday
before the event. Click here for complete details and registration.
March 1, 2020, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Engineering at Fermilab with
Mayling Wong-Squires
April 5, 2020, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Looking Back in Time: Cosmology at the
Beginning of the World - Adam Anderson
May 3, 2020, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Playing Quantum (Quantum
Computing Games) - Adam Lyon
June 7, 2020, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM: "The Sky's the Limit: Radiation Hazards
of Space Travel" - Jim Welsh, Loyola Medical Center and Hines VA Hospital
July 12, 2020, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Historical Hindsight: When Physics
Gets It Wrong - Justin Vasel, Indiana University