It was in May that the lab received the name Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, during a dedication attended by Laura Fermi.
Fermilab features
I was about to leave one of the lab’s service buildings when in came someone like a streak of lightning.
Fermilab’s annual STEM Career Expo featured more than 140 professionals from 40 organizations.
The connection between Fermilab and the Illinois Math and Science Academy goes back to the lab’s second director.
As a summer student, it was fun to go exploring different lab buildings and rooms.
In particle physics, the difference of a millimeter or two can make or break an experiment.
My first year at Fermilab was 1968. Our crew worked closely with Wilson. He was charismatic, friendly and outgoing.
Plans for a new accelerator laboratory began in April 1963. Subsequent Aprils brought the completion of the Central Laboratory Building and the installation of the final Main Ring magnet.
Urban Sketchers holds monthly sketch crawls, as they’re called. Their mission is to “show the world, one drawing at a time.”
Laura Fields looks forward to supporting MINERvA’s early-career researchers and to being a good role model for women in the collaboration