Feb 4 2026

Colloquium: “The Muon Collider: A Next-Generation Machine for the Energy Frontier” with Prof. Karri Dipetrillo (University of Chicago)

Colloquium

February 4, 2026

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location

238 2SES

The muon collider has emerged as a transformative option for advancing the energy frontier of particle physics. Combining the precision of lepton colliders with the energy reach of hadron machines, a muon collider offers a unique window into the physics of electroweak symmetry breaking, the Higgs sector, and possible new physics at the multi-TeV scale. In this talk I will provide an overview of the physics motivation, accelerator concept, and detector challenges of the muon collider program. I will also touch on the status of R&D efforts coordinated by the U.S. Muon Collider and International Muon Collider Collaborations.

Contact

Physics Office

Date posted

Oct 21, 2025

Date updated

Jan 26, 2026