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Speaker: Prof. Mark Kruse, Duke University, USA
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Title: "Closing in on the Higgs Boson"
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Abstract:

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, is currently
preparing for proton-proton collisions at unprecendented energies.
The highly anticipated physics that will result is expected to
uncover many discoveries and change the way we think about
the Universe. One of the fundamental questions in particle
physics concerns the origin of mass and the breaking of the
electroweak symmetry (EWSB). The discovery of a Higgs boson
would provide a breakthrough to our understanding of the mechanism
behind EWSB and is considered one of the most important quests
currently in physics. While the LHC is gearing up for collisions,
the Tevatron Collider at Fermilab is steadily accumulating
data (at a lower collision energy) and also making a serious
bid for a Higgs boson discovery, producing a fascinating race
in particle physics. Being involved in both the CDF experiment
at Fermilab (as convener of the "Higgs Discovery Group"), and
as a member of the ATLAS collaboration at the LHC, I will survey
the current status of this race which is unfolding now with
increasing intensity. 
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