Partículas: do Universo ao Laboratório
"LIP celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a public session led by LIP PhD and master students"
LIP celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with the public session «Partículas: Do Universo ao Laboratório».
The session, attended by about 140 secondary school students and teachers, was conducted by six young people (with absolute gender parity!) who studied physics or physics engineering in several Portuguese universities and are now doing their PhD or master work within the LIP research groups: Luísa Carvalho and Ricardo Barrué work in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC; Júlia Silva and Diogo de Bastos in the LHC CMS experiment; Ana Sofia Inácio in the SNO+ neutrino experiment, and Ricardo Luz in the Pierre Auger Observatory.
The goal was to convey some ideas about particle physics and the universe we live in, in a somewhat more dynamic way than in a conventional lecture. But also, and most of all, share the enthusiasm they have for the area in which they work!
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established by the UN, considering that science and gender equality are two vital factors for the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The idea is to promote the work of women in science and, from their example, to encourage girls to choose science as a profession.
