'60 Minutes' segment to feature high-energy physicists Sunday

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ARGONNE, Ill. (Sept. 25, 2008)—Bob Stanek of Argonne's High Energy Physics Division is one of several scientists to be featured in "The Collider," a segment of CBS' "60 Minutes" TV show, scheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m.

The segment, which focuses on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, will also feature scientists Monica Dunford from the University of Chicago, Steven Goldfarb from the University of Michigan, Steve Nahn from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and James Gillies and Austin Ball from CERN.

Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America 's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.

For more information, please contact Brock Cooper (630/252-5565 or media@anl.gov) at Argonne.