Stefan Spanier, an associate professor of physics and expert in accelerator-based particle physics, shares his insight into the hunt for the Higgs boson, also known as the “god” particle. Spanier and his research group, University of Tennessee High Energy Physics group, have spent the past seven years working with the European Center for Nuclear Research in its attempt to find the Higgs boson particle. For more information, visit the Department of Physics and Astronomy website.