Argonne National Laboratory

AI Roadshow

The AI Roadshow is bringing exciting AI and AI-powered research happening at Argonne to unexpected community spaces.

Get ready to rock! We’re hitting the road with live conversations and panels featuring Argonne researchers at libraries, museums, university campuses and even comic conventions.

The best part? You’re invited! Grab a friend and come hear how researchers across Argonne are using AI to accelerate scientific discovery.

Upcoming Tour Stops

Plant a Seed, Read Events

This summer we’re going to Plant a Seed, Read. Our AI and soil science-themed events incorporate the 2026 iRead Summer Reading Series theme for many public libraries across Illinois.

Digging into Dirt: Discovering Hidden Ecosystems with DNA and AI

Rockin' Recaps

Other Past Shows

Matthew Tufedal builds a portable 3d weather station
Atmospheric researcher Matthew Tuftedal assembles a 3d-printed weather station for library guests at Soil, Sky, and AI: The Science of Rain and Weather.
Paytsar Muradyan shows a library patron a soil sensor.
Atmospheric researcher Paytsar Muradyan explains how AI is incorporated into research using the soil sensor at Soil, Sky, and AI: The Science of Rain and Weather.
Matthew Tuftedal gives a talk with multiple atmospheric sensors in front of him.
Atmospheric scientist Matthew Tuftedal explains various sensors used for atmospheric research at Soil, Sky, and AI: The Science of Rain and Weather.
Two speakers stand by a presentation and give a talk on robotics
Researchers Matthew Tuftedal (EVS) and Rory Butler (DSL) speak at These Are the Droids We’re Looking For: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Build C-3POs for Science.
A group sits and watches two speakers in a cabin-style event room
A crowd listens to Argonne speakers at These are the Droids You’re Looking For: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Build C-3POs for Science.
An expert speaks at a public library event.
Argonne researchers Casey Stone and Ryan Lewis speak on an AI and Makerspace panel at Indian Prairie Public Library.
A group of people speak in front of a screen that reads 'What is artificial intelligence?'
Moderator Gillian King-Cargile introduces Argonne researchers Casey Stone and Ryan Lewis at Indian Prairie Public Library.
A group of experts at C2E2.
Researchers from Argonne and UChicago prepare to speak at Project Hail Mary and the Science Behind Blockbuster Sci-Fi. Argonne experts included Dion Antonopoulos and Gregory Grant.
Panel audience for Project Hail Mary and the Science Behind Blockbuster Sci-Fi at C2E2.
Panel audience for Project Hail Mary and the Science Behind Blockbuster Sci-Fi at C2E2.
Speakers at a C2E2 panel
Argonne researcher Chick Macal is joined by a local educator and science fiction writer for The Learning Dead: What Zombie Stories Teach Us About Education panel at C2E2.
A group of panelists at C2E2.
Argonne Leadership Computing Facility director of science, Katherine Riley, is joined by multiple writers and librarians for Thrill of the Chill: Turning Fear Into a Catalyst for Creativity at C2E2.
A group of experts prepare to speak to an audience at a film screening.
The expert panel prepares to speak after a pre-release screening of Project Hail Mary. (Image courtesy of UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering/Elaina Eichorn.)
A group of people explore activity booths in a movie theater lobby.
Attendees explore the AMC lobby prior to the pre-release screening of Project Hail Mary. (Image courtesy of UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering/Elaina Eichorn.)
A pair of attendees in a movie theater lobby participate in a hands-on demonstration.
Attendees watch a hands-on demonstration at the pre-release Project Hail Mary screening. (Image courtesy of UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering/Elaina Eichorn.)
A group of expert speakers laugh.
The Project Hail Mary expert panel included Gillian King-Cargile (moderator, Argonne), Nicholas Chia (Argonne), Gregory Grant (Argonne), Fred Ciesla (UChicago) and Wendy Freedman (UChicago.) (Image courtesy of UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering/Elaina Eichorn.)