Orimoto spends much of her time conducting research at Northeastern but collaborates daily with her colleagues at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). NUSci contributor Gwen Schanker first spoke to Orimoto in 2013 about her role in the discovery of the Higgs boson, which completed physicists’ understanding of the standard model of particle physics. Two years later, Orimoto discussed what’s been happening since the LHC underwent a two-year shutdown and energy boost, and also shared some personal anecdotes.