Tag: CERN community
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Environmental awareness: CERN’s process for minimising environmental noise
In the design phase of a new project, CERN takes into account the 2018 reference levels for noise limits, the new noise source characteristics, and noise from existing infrastructure. The data is then processed by a 3D georeferenced modelling software. Mitigation measures are defined where needed, based on the results of the modelling. Before the
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Entering a new chapter for the HL-LHC project
More than 200 participants gathered online at the 11th annual HL-LHC collaboration meeting to take stock of CERN’s flagship project as it starts taking shape on an industrial scale.
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CERN unveils quantum research programme
CERN QTI reaches its next milestone today, with the unveiling of a first roadmap defining its medium- and long-term quantum research programme
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Helmut Weber (1947 – 2021)
Helmut Weber(1947 – 2021) — Helmut Weber, CERN Director of Administration from 1992 to 1994, passed away on 16 July. Born in 1947, he obtained his PhD from the University of Vienna, after which he pursued a high-flying career in the aerospace industry, where he acquired considerable managerial experience. Prior to joining CERN, Helmut had
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Egil Lillestøl (1938 – 2021)
Egil Lillestøl(1938 – 2021) — Norwegian experimental particle physicist Egil Sigurd Lillestøl passed away in Valence, France, on 27 September. He will be remembered as a passionate colleague with exceptional communication and teaching skills, and a friend with many personal interests. He was able to explain the most complex systems and mechanisms in physics so
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Environmental awareness: Mitigation of environmental noise from CERN’s installations
Reducing environmental noise: Not just loud words
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Collide residency award launches new call for entries
Arts at CERN launches a new call for Collide, its flagship residency programme, in partnership with the City of Barcelona