Buffalo, NY - Canisius University Physics Professor Michael Wood, PhD, will present on the building blocks of matter, Wednesday, September 17, in a public talk titled “How to Build a Proton.” The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Science Hall Room 1053.
Wood will share findings from his recent sabbatical, during which he conducted advanced research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. His work focuses on the most basic of building blocks of matter – protons – and the subatomic particles that form a stable proton. “The talk will illuminate how big science can explain such a small thing,” he says.
Wood will also discuss what it means to take a sabbatical as a university researcher, how new knowledge is discovered and how faculty research fuels both personal growth and societal advancement.