NIU physics professor David Hedin’s eyes lit up as he talked about the $270 million federally funded muon to electron (Mu2e) experiment.A muon is a subatomic particle that is similar to the electron, but 200 times heavier, and was discovered 80 years...

David Hedin, Board of Trustees professor of experimental particle physics, gave a speech called Understanding Our Asymmetric Universe Tuesday night in the staff lounge of Founders Memorial Library. Items covered ranged from the Big Bang theory to the...

Professor David Hedin explained qualities of the universe and the possibility of multiple universes at an event Tuesday.The speech was part of the annual programming for the Friends of NIU Libraries. Hedin, a Board of Trustees professor of experimental...