Category: At CERN
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Winners of the 2022 ATLAS Thesis Awards announced
The ATLAS collaboration celebrated some of its best and brightest PhD students at the recent Thesis Awards. Since 2010, these awards have recognised the outstanding contributions made to the ATLAS collaboration in the context of PhD theses. The winners of the 2022 ATLAS Thesis Awards were announced at an awards ceremony held in CERN’s Main
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Karel Cornelis (1955 – 2022)
Karel Cornelis(1955 – 2022) — Our dear colleague and friend Karel Cornelis passed away unexpectedly on 20 December 2022. After finishing his studies in physics at the University of Leuven (Belgium), Karel joined CERN in 1983 as Engineer in Charge of the SPS at the time when the machine was being operated as a proton–antiproton
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How can citizens contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
To find out, join the Crowd4SDG Final Conference and take part in panel discussions and hackathons.
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Claude Rosset (1946 – 2023)
Claude Rosset(1946 – 2023) — Claude Rosset passed away suddenly on 28 January 2023. Claude began his career at CERN in 1976, in the Experimental Physics (EP) department – more specifically, in the unit responsible for mechanical engineering for the detectors. He spent his whole career there, retiring early at the end of 2001 due
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Managing energy responsibly: CERN is awarded ISO 50001 certification
CERN’s accelerators are responsible for most of its energy consumption. As powerful research instruments, these machines make a unique scientific programme possible and support a global community of scientists. CERN makes every effort to run them in the most energy-efficient way possible. Powering CERN’s unique array of accelerators, detectors and infrastructure primarily needs electricity, which
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Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On 11 February 2023, we acknowledge the valuable contributions of women and girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics
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CERN is awarded the ISO 50001 energy certification
As part of CERN’s commitment to responsible energy management, the Organization began the ISO 50001 certification process in 2022. The certification was officially awarded on 2 February 2023 for a period of three years, i.e. until 1 February 2026. ISO 50001 is the benchmark international standard for implementing systems and processes to continually improve energy
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CERN’s Building 60 to be restored to its former glory
One of the original buildings of the Meyrin campus – Building 60 – is showing its age, and is about to undergo a two-and-a-half-year restoration
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Meenakshi Narain (1964 – 2023)
Meenakshi Narain(1964 – 2023) — Meenakshi Narain, a physicist par excellence, inspirational leader and champion of diversity, died unexpectedly on 1 January 2023 in Providence, RI, USA. A renowned experimental particle physicist, and considered by many as a “force of nature”, Meenakshi’s impact on the physics community has left an indelible mark. Meenakshi grew up