CERN Talk - With CERN at the forefront of most scientists minds at the moment, with the hunt being on for the definitive proof of Neutrinos that travels faster than light, a selection of pupils from the 6th form had the opportunity to meet Dr Lyn Evans one of the project leaders involved with the development of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. At this very moment investigations are being conducted to see whether a critical part of Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is actually correct. The pupils were given an enthralling talk on what is actually happening at CERN at the moment and how this could change the course of Physics forever! With Dr Evans actually coming from Aberdare, it was an excellent chance for the students to meet someone from their local community who after hard work and perseverance has become one of the top Physicists in the world! In total 11 students from Aberdare Girls’ attended alongside other pupils from Aberdare High and St. Johns, all of whom showed great delight in listening to Dr Evans speak about Particle Physics and its implications, including maybe even the chance of time-travel. Encouraging young students, especially girls, into Physics is a difficult task but with such an important figure from the Science world coming from Aberdare, it was inspiring to all the pupils to see what they might be able to achieve in the future!

