Jun 16, 2014
Feature Guest: Scott Menary
Are there anti-matter galaxies out there in space? Will we ever be
able to make anti-atoms of heavy elements? How do you trap
something that is detroyed immediately upon contact? And of course,
will anti-matter become an energy source for space exploration
propulsion systems a la Star Trek?
Professor Scott Menary joins Justin Trottier at The Star Spot to
discuss his work studying the properties of anti-matter, the
relationship between anti-matter and anti-gravity, and his attempts
to answer one fundamental question: where did all the anti-matter
go?
Current in Space
Benjamin brings us a whiff of space, helping us add the sense of
smell to our repertoire of data on alien worlds.
About our Guest
Scott Menary is professor of physics at York university. He works
on the ALPHA experiment at CERN to produce and trap antihydrogen
atoms in order to study their properties. He has also worked at
fermilab studying neutrino oscillation physics and charm quarks. He
is also a recipient of the Polanyi Prize in honour of the 1986
nobel prize winner John Charles Polanyi.