Tag: CERN community
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Alasdair Smith (1942–2025)
Alasdair Smith(1942–2025) — Alasdair Smith passed away in March at the age of 82. After receiving a PhD in physics from the University of Glasgow in 1970, Alasdair began a long career at CERN, working on experiments at the ISR, then on OPAL at LEP and, finally, on LHCb at the LHC. At the ISR,
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Top marks for CERN in 2025 European Physical Society awards
The CERN-led educational programme Beamline for Schools is among the recipients of the 2025 awards of the European Physical Society’s High Energy and Particle Physics Division
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Renzo Riva (1942 – 2025)
Renzo Riva(1942 – 2025) — With great sadness, the CERN Ski club bids farewell to Renzo Riva, an extraordinary person who passed away on 24 March2025 at the age of 82. He was not only a key figure in the club for over four decades but also a dear friend, mentor, and leader whose contributions
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This Earth Day, CERN underlines its commitments to energy management
CERN is committed to improving its energy performance. Having been one of the first scientific laboratories to obtain ISO 50001 certification for energy management, the Organization has now successfully passed its 2025 surveillance audit
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European Strategy for Particle Physics: community input received
Substantial contributions to the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics set the stage for discussions that will define the next flagship collider at CERN
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Accelerator Report: LHC protons outpacing the Easter tradition
The LHC has restarted and both beams have been circulating in the machine since 8 April, meaning that the start of the LHC beam commissioning during Easter is apparently not a constant of nature
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A journey through CERN’s past in black and white
An exhibition of old black-and-white photos at Geneva’s Bains des Pâquis retraces some of CERN’s history
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Hans Gutbrod (1942 – 2025)
Hans Gutbrod(1942 – 2025) — Hans Gutbrod, a pioneer of heavy-ion physics from its beginnings in the 1970s, passed away on 3 March 2025. He was one of the founding members of the ALICE collaboration at CERN and leader of the FAIR core team at GSI, Darmstadt. Hans studied at the Technical University of Karlsruhe