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  • Herbert Lengeler (1931 – 2021)

    Herbert Lengeler (1931 – 2021)

    Herbert Lengeler(1931 – 2021) — It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Herbert Lengeler, an experimental physicist who made great contributions to the development of superconducting radiofrequency (SC RF) cavities. Herbert passed away peacefully on 26 January 2021, in his home, only three weeks short of his 90th birthday.

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  • Arnulfo Zepeda Domínguez (1943 – 2020)

    Arnulfo Zepeda Domínguez (1943 – 2020)

    Arnulfo Zepeda Domínguez(1943 – 2020) — Born in 1943 in San Luis de Potosí, Mexico, Arnulfo Zepeda graduated in nuclear engineering from the University of Prague in 1967. He then joined Cinvestav (the Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional), where he obtained a PhD in physics in 1970, and

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  • Excellence in science thrives on global interaction

    A year ago, it seemed that the world closed around us. From one day to the next, travel and movement became restricted. The usual in-person exchanges with colleagues from across the world suddenly became a rare occurrence. Yet, while the pandemic may have changed how we interact, it has also highlighted the inherently global nature

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  • Gerd-Jürgen Beyer (1940 – 2021)

    Gerd-Jürgen Beyer (1940 – 2021)

    Gerd-Jürgen Beyer(1940 – 2021) — Gerd Beyer, who passed away on 20 January at the age of 81, left his mark by developing the biomedical field of research, both at ISOLDE (CERN) forty years ago and at many other laboratories. He will be remembered as a tireless worker in the field of nuclear and applied

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  • CERN’s accelerators at the dawn of a new mandate

    With a challenging Long Shutdown 2 coming to an end, the Accelerators and Technology sector stands ready to build CERN’s future

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  • Jean Willy André Cleymans (1944 – 2021)

    Jean Willy André Cleymans (1944 – 2021)

    Jean Willy André Cleymans(1944 – 2021) — Jean Cleymans, a pioneer in the study of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions and a leader of the South Africa–CERN collaboration, passed away on 22 February 2021 in a tragic accident in his hometown, Turnhout, in Belgium. Jean was not only a most distinguished theorist in the field of high-energy

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  • Mobilising the resources that CERN needs to stay in the vanguard of scientific and technological innovation

    The Finance and Human Resources sector is gearing up to tackle the huge challenges that face CERN in the years ahead, against a unique political, economic and social backdrop

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  • The world needs diverse and inclusive science

    The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an occasion to encourage everybody, and girls in particular, to consider a career in science

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  • Roland Windmolders (1940 – 2020)

    Roland Windmolders (1940 – 2020)

    Roland Windmolders(1940 – 2020) — Roland Windmolders, our dear colleague, died suddenly on 27 November 2020 in Prévessin (FR). Of Belgian nationality, he completed his university education at the University of Louvain (BE), first in civil engineering and then in mathematics and physics. At the age of 27, he defended his PhD in particle physics

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  • Estonia becomes an Associate Member of CERN in the pre-stage to Membership

    Estonia becomes an Associate Member of CERN in the pre-stage to Membership

    CERN welcomes Estonia as an Associate Member State in the pre-stage to Membership

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