Tag: CERN community
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CERN openlab CTO co-founds Swiss chapter of Women in High-Performance Computing advocacy group
Women in HPC works to reduce this gender gap in high-performance computing, or “HPC”
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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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Computer Security: How AI are you?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on everyone’s mind, and CERN is no exception
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The CERN Accelerator School, a school like no other
Registration is open for the 2023 CERN Accelerator Schools, taking place in Austria, Germany and Spain – surely one is the right fit for you!
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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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Female science ambassadors reach out to more than 5000 local schoolchildren
Women working in science and engineering took time out to visit local schools and talk about their jobs as part of “Women and girls in science and technology” week
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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