Prof. Lars Brink, Chairman, 2013 Nobel Committee for Physics, at Daytona State, Feb. 19

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2014) – More than 50 years after scientists first theorized such a tiny particle existed, the Higgs boson was discovered and became the central part of the Standard Model of particle physics describing how the world is constructed. Last year, the Nobel Committee for Physics awarded Francois Englert and Peter Higgs the Nobel Prize for their foresight in predicting the particle’s existence.

Professor Lars Brink, who chaired the Nobel Committee for Physics which awarded the Nobel prize for the Higgs boson, will present the next STEM seminar at Daytona State College.

All are welcome to the free session on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m. on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus in the Madorsky Theater in the Hosseini Center, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

“We are delighted that Lars Brink will be joining us for Wednesday’s presentation – it’s a huge thrill to have this giant of physics as part of our seminar series,” said DSC professor Gajendra Tulsian, School of Biological and Physical Sciences. “His talk well suits the seminars’ goal to raise awareness of STEM disciplines and how science, technology, engineering and mathematics affect daily life.”

The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1901. Membership in the Academy constitutes exclusive recognition of successful research achievements.

For more information, call (386) 506-3779.

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