Darien Wood Professor of Experimental Particle Physics darien@neu.edu 617.373.2958 Expertise experimental particle physics, Higgs boson, high energy collisions of protons and antiprotons, muons, W and Z bosons Darien Wood for Northeastern Global News A pivotal moment for particle physics A pivotal moment for particle physics Northeastern physics professor Emanuela Barberis examines the meaning of the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle.” 3Qs: Searching for the “Holy Grail” of physics 3Qs: Searching for the “Holy Grail” of physics Researchers at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, reported this week they are getting closer to discovering the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that scientists believe will explain why everything in the universe has mass. The Higgs boson is considered to be the “Holy Grail” of particle physics, and finding it would be a great scientific advancement. We asked Emanuela Barberis, associate professor of physics, to explain the Higgs boson and what its discovery would mean to the world’s scientific community. Northeastern Researchers Play Key Role in DZero International Physics Research Collaboration Northeastern Researchers Play Key Role in DZero International Physics Research Collaboration ZZ diboson production observed for first time at Tevatron (Pictured – The Fermilab accelerator complex in Batavia, IL. Photo courtesy of Fermilab.) Boston – August 4, 2008 – Darien Wood, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics at Northeastern University, and other researchers from Northeastern have played integral roles in the recent discovery of the production of […] Northeastern University Professor Darien Wood Elected Spokesperson of DZero Experiment at Fermilab Northeastern University Professor Darien Wood Elected Spokesperson of DZero Experiment at Fermilab On August 19, Northeastern University Associate Professor of Physics Darien Wood assumed the position of Spokesperson for the DZero Experiment, which is located at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, IL. The DZero Experiment, well-known for its pursuit of the Higgs particle, explores the fundamental nature of matter. The experiment uses […]