A minute with Olivier Napoly, accelerator physicist

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Olivier Napoly has worked internationally on a variety of accelerator and collider projects. At Fermilab, he works as a guest scientist, helping to build the PIP-II particle accelerator. As an accelerator physicist, Napoly focuses on every aspect of PIP-II’s construction from design to assembly.

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Building a cross-border dark matter experiment deep underground — during a pandemic

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Creating a hypersensitive dark matter detector in a clean lab more than a mile underground is no mean feat in and of itself. Add a closed border and COVID restrictions to the mix, and you have the scenario that Fermilab, SNOLAB and the SENSEI collaboration faced. Undeterred, they found a way to proceed with installation.

How to train your magnet

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New accelerator magnets are undergoing a rigorous training program to prepare them for the extreme conditions inside the upgraded Large Hadron Collider.

Scientists assemble final detector of Fermilab’s Short-Baseline Neutrino Program

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This summer, a team of scientists, engineers and technicians finished installing one of the main components that will create the strong electric field within the Short-Baseline Near Detector. Now they are getting ready to assemble the rest of the detector.

New results from NOvA experiment shed more light on neutrinos’ identity-changing behavior

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The NOvA collaboration has released the result of its latest measurement of neutrino oscillations. The results provide greater insight into neutrino properties, specifically mass ordering and charge parity symmetry.

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The coevolution of particle physics and computing

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Over time, particle physics and astrophysics and computing have built upon one another’s successes. That coevolution continues today. New physics experiments require computing innovation, including cluster computing for the Tevatron, and more recently machine learning and quantum problem-solving.

Bringing the whole self to science

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The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science helps students and professionals find community.

DOE invests $13.7 million for research in data reduction for science

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The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced $13.7 million in funding for nine research projects that will advance the state of the art in computer science and applied mathematics. One of the recipients of this funding, Fermilab scientist Nhan Tran will lead a project to explore methods for programming custom hardware accelerators for streaming compression.

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Curious physics results could shed light on dark matter

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Even experiments that aren’t looking for dark matter directly, such as Muon g-2, could give us hints about the mysterious substance that permeates our universe.

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SQMS Center announces the addition of Rutgers University-New Brunswick to its growing collaboration

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Rutgers joins 19 other contributing partners, representing national labs, academia and industry, to conduct SQMS research activities.

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