Virtual Ask-a-Scientist

Are antiprotons really regular protons traveling backwards in time? Can you create a black hole in a particle accelerator? What is the smallest particle and how can you measure it? If you have ever asked yourself these questions or have additional high-energy physics questions, Virtual Ask-a-Scientist may be your solution.

Virtual Ask-a-Scientist is an online chat session with Fermilab scientists that gives participants the opportunity to ask questions about high-energy physics. Fermilab invites people of all ages and all science backgrounds to participate. Due to time constraints, some questions may not be answered during the on-line session. Full transcripts will be available on-line about a week after the chat session.

Interested participants may join the Virtual Ask-a-Scientist chatroom on the day of the session by clicking a link on the Fermilab homepage and following the directions to log in and ask questions. Java enabled browsers are required. Internet Explorer version 4 or higher is recommended, but Netscape's browsers may also be used. (Netscape is not recommended for Macintosh users.)

Contact Elizabeth Clements at the Fermilab Office of Public Affairs for more information.
Email: lizzie@fnal.gov
Phone: (630) 840 2326

Questions and Answers from previous Virtual Ask-a-Scientist sessions

February 2, 2002
March 19, 2002
June 5, 2002
October 9, 2002
December 12, 2002
March 12, 2003
May 6, 2003
June 5, 2003
September 22, 2003
November 18, 2003
December 18, 2003
January 29, 2004
March 31, 2004