Category: At CERN
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Claude Détraz (1938 – 2020)
Claude Détraz, a noteworthy figure in nuclear and particle physics in France and Europe, passed away on Saturday, 20 June 2020
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Henri Laporte (1928 – 2020)
Henri Laporte(1928 – 2020) — One of the key figures in the construction of LEP passed away on 18 May 2020. Henri Laporte led the civil-engineering work for the Large Electron-Positron Collider in the 1980s, the biggest construction project for fundamental research ever undertaken and which included the construction of the 27 km tunnel that
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Estonia to become Associate Member in the Pre-Stage to Membership of CERN
Today, the representatives of CERN and of the Government of Estonia signed an Agreement admitting Estonia as an Associate Member in the Pre-Stage to Membership of CERN.
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High-school teams from Switzerland and Germany win CERN Beamline for Schools competition
Two teams of high-school students from Switzerland and Germany, have won the 2020 Beamline for Schools competition
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CERN statement on diversity and inclusiveness
The search for knowledge is an intrinsic human aspiration; it cuts across borders of political ideologies, race, gender and cultures, at all times. CERN was founded with a spirit of international collaboration and peace at its core. Hence, our community strives to carry out its scientific mission in a cooperative, respectful and inclusive manner. Scientists
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Pierre Lazeyras (1931 – 2020)
Pierre Lazeyras(1931 – 2020) — Pierre Lazeyras, who played leading roles in the ALEPH experiment, neutrino beams and silicon detectors during a 35-year-long career at CERN, passed away on 4 April aged 88. Born in Limoges, France, in July 1931, Pierre graduated from the École supérieure de physique et chimie industrielle (ESPCI), Paris, in 1954.
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Adolf Minten (1931 – 2020)
Distinguished CERN physicist Adolf Minten passed away on 21 March at the age of 88
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Teresa Rodrigo Anoro (1956 – 2020)
Teresa Rodrigo Anoro(1956 – 2020) — Teresa Rodrigo Anoro, professor of atomic and nuclear physics at the University of Cantabria, died peacefully at home on 20 April after a long illness. Teresa Rodrigo was a leading figure within the particle physics community and played a key role in shaping Spanish particle physics policies, with emphasis
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Danila Tlisov (1983–2020)
Danila Tlisov(1983–2020) — It is with great sadness that we inform you that Danila Tlisov, a member of the CMS collaboration at CERN, passed away on 14 April in Russia due to complications associated with COVID-19. He was 36 years old. Danila joined the INR Moscow group in 2010 as a young researcher after graduating
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Aldo Michelini (1930–2020)
Aldo Michelini(1930–2020) — If Aldo Michelini, who has passed away at the age of 89, was a giant of physics, he was a gentle one. Aldo was known as much for his kindness and care for his colleagues, particularly those just embarking on their careers, as for the physics at which he excelled. First coming