Canisius University Physics Professor Michael Wood, PhD, recently presented at the BDX & Beyond Workshop held September 4-5 at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in Newport News, VA. Jefferson Lab is home to one of the world’s premier electron accelerators, where Wood conducts his research.
He is a collaborator on the Beam Dump eXperiment (BDX), an initiative that would use the laboratory’s beam dump—a device that absorbs high-energy electron beams that do not interact during measurements—as a source to produce a Dark Matter beam. The experiment has the potential to open new pathways for understanding one of the most mysterious components of the universe.
At the workshop, Wood presented on ways undergraduate students at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) like Canisius can engage with large-scale national research projects. His talk emphasized the role that liberal arts institutions can play in advancing particle physics while providing students with direct access to cutting-edge science.
“This kind of research experience is transformative for students,” Wood said. “It connects them to the global scientific community and allows them to see firsthand how their work can contribute to solving some of the most fundamental questions in physics.”
The BDX & Beyond Workshop brought together researchers from across the country to explore new experimental opportunities at Jefferson Lab.
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