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Fermilab technology debuts in supercollider dress rehearsal at CERN

Several components developed, assembled and tested by the HL-LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project, a consortium of U.S. national laboratories and institutions, including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, take center stage as engineers at CERN build and test a section of the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, a major upgrade to the world’s most powerful supercollider.

A minute with Mackenzie Ring

Mackenzie Ring helps bring quantum research to life as a mechanical technician for the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center at Fermilab, assembling and maintaining the complex systems inside the SQMS dilution refrigerators. Mackenzie’s role combines hands-on work, problem-solving and collaboration to support cutting-edge experiments at the forefront of science.

Interim Director of Fermilab, Young-Kee-Kim, (center left) shows Secretary of Energy Chris Wright (center right) the design of the Fermilab campus with the aid of a 3D map and the panoramic view to the outside from the windows on the 15th floor of the lab’s iconic Wilson Hall on July 17, 2025. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visits Fermilab

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited Fermilab recently to see how the lab is driving American leadership in fundamental sciences and discovery, including in cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence. His tour included one of the laboratory’s five particle accelerators, and the Secretary learned more about Fermilab’s flagship project, the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.