Speakers include Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman, of the Illinois Math and Science Academy, and Fermilab Director Pier Oddone in addition to several high-energy scientists representing Fermilab and universities from across the nation. Topics range from historical reflections on Einstein's discoveries to dark energy, the relationship between space and time and the future of Fermilab. "We want to let people know that physics didn't end in 1905," Pasero said. "It's still going quite strong and the most exciting stuff is yet ahead of us."

Although the symposium is geared toward students of high-school level or higher, Pasero said the event will satisfy the curiosity of anyone with an interest in physics. A continental breakfast will be provided and refreshments will be served during breaks. Scientists from Fermilab's Ask-a-Scientist program answer questions during breaks and after presentations. Tickets cost $5. To register, visit the website or call Nancy Lanning at 630-840-5588.
—Kendra Snyder

Leonid Landsberg, a longstanding Fermilab user, passed away in Protvino, Russia after a long illness. Leonid was the leader of the IHEP Protvino group in the SELEX (E781) Fermilab experiment, and several precision kaon physics experiments and proposals in the US over a period of more than twenty years. He also led SPHINX, the hadron spectroscopy experiment at IHEP where, in addition to many physics results, a generation of physicists was trained. A strong physics tradition was apparent in every aspect of his professional work. His experience and leadership were always demonstrated by raising the right questions to elucidate the real problems in designing new experiments and improving the current experiments. He was an exceptionally well-read physicist, and excelled in formulating the physics motivation of his proposals.

Nikolai Tyurin, Director of the IHEP, observed that "Leonid Grigor'evich Landsberg was a talented experimentalist and one of the key figures at IHEP. He supported a really creative and scientific atmosphere and helped to grow a few generations of young physicists".

Over the last few years, Leonid was in residence at Fermilab a significant fraction of the time and took an active part in the physics life of Fermilab. He was seen and often "heard" in the "Wine and Cheese" seminars here. His questions were often not easily answered, but more than often appreciated.

Leonid made many contributions to the Fermilab and particle physics community, not the least of which includes his son Professor Gregory Landsberg of Brown University and the DZero collaboration.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2005 with one half to Roy J. Glauber Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA "for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence" and one half jointly to John L. Hall JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, USA and Theodor W. Hänsch Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany "for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique".

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