Using neutrino experiments at Fermilab as an example, Dr. Jorge Morfin explains the journey of a large physics experiment, from inspiration to proposal process to approval. The lecture is part two of the “How to Do Great Science” virtual lecture series, hosted by the Fermilab Arts & Lectures At Home series. It was presented on February 11, 2022. Each lecture in the series is intended to be self-contained and will be posted on the Fermilab YouTube channel.

Morfin is a distinguished scientist at Fermilab and has been deeply involved in accelerator-based neutrino experiments for more than four decades. He initiated the creation of the MINERvA neutrino-nucleus scattering experiment and was co-spokesperson for the MINERvA collaboration for six years. He was also deeply involved in educational outreach and created the Latin American MINERvA Initiative, which attracted several groups from various Latin American countries to come to Fermilab and conduct their research on MINERvA. He has mentored more than 40 graduate students from Latin America in earning their master's and doctoral degrees. degrees.

Conferences part of the “How to do big science” series:

Part I: The invisible universe: challenges for theory and experimentation, by Dr Marcela Carena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vtXqQZuZgpxs

Part II: The saga of a high energy physics experiment – from inspiration to approval, by Dr. Jorge Morfin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vtXqQZuZgpxs

Part III: I Can't Believe We Built It All: The MINERvA Experiment, by Dr. Deborah Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vT1jnQVZtBH4

Part IV: Peer review and publication, by Dr Boaz Klima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v2MLnshrYmcU

For more information on the Fermilab Arts & Lecture series, please visit:
https://events.fnal.gov/arts-lecture-series/

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