The Department of Physics of IPB again invites practitioners outside of IPB to share knowledge and experiences with offline students on the Dramaga IPB campus. On this occasion, Particle Physics expert Dr. Suharyo Sumowidagdo gave a guest lecture on the FIS425 Course in Nuclear and Particle Physics on Monday and Tuesday 7, 8, 14 and 15 November 2022.

Dr. Suharyo Sumowidagdo is a Particle Physics expert from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) who received the 2015 Ahmad Bakrie Award as an outstanding young researcher. He played a role in the discovery of the Higgs Boson “God Particle” which later had implications for awarding the Nobel Prize in Physics to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert in 2013.

Dr. Suharyo filled lectures and responded to. In his presentation, he explained about elementary particle detectors at the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) and particle accelerators. Particle detection is very challenging and not easy because the design of the detector is greatly influenced by the type and energy of the particles to be detected. This activity is carried out by multidisciplinary scientists who work together according to their respective expertise in an effort to detect certain particles. Detector designs for low-energy particles such as X-rays and gamma rays certainly have a different design from cosmic ray detectors. The discovery of particles really helps ease human life today. For example, the use of x-rays and gamma rays in the medical field to assist doctors in diagnosing a patient. In addition, these particles are also used in various industries such as energy, agriculture, and mining. The role of Physics in the research and utilization of these particles is urgently needed at this time.

At the end of the lecture and response sessions, he motivated students to always dream and strive to be able to take part on an international scale. He was very pleased to be given the opportunity to be able to share knowledge and experience with IPB Physics students.

“I often hear about a multinational mega project in the world, namely the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) technology by CERN. Interestingly, the wide use of this technology also reaches the medical field, such as Proton Beam Therapy for cancer cases. I am very grateful, having the opportunity to learn directly from a researcher at CERN from Indonesia. He conveyed a lot of learning, starting from the particle detector at the LHC, to his personal experience while working at CERN. Hopefully this guest lecture program can continue every semester, and can invite many sources work in the development of science and technology in Indonesia,” said Imam Taufik Hidayat, student 56 of the Department of Physics.

Another student, Rukhson Muhammad also revealed the many benefits he gained during the guest lecture with Dr. Suharyo. “I am more interested in the field of Particle Physics and hopefully I can have a career as a researcher abroad,” he continued.

The Department of Physics is committed to continuously improving the quality of education and research by providing opportunities for off-campus practitioners to share knowledge and experience in the field of Physics, including Biophysics, Theoretical Physics and Applied Physics.