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Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion

    From APS News, March 1, 2021: APS News hosted a session on diversity and inclusion titled, Effecting Change, naming Brian Nord and Jessica Esquivel of Fermilab for their roles and accomplishments at the Lab.

    Cryomodules of five different types, one of which is the SSR1 pictured here, boost the energy of the beam. cryomodule, beam, PIP-II, superconducting technology, accelerator Photo: Tom Nicol, Fermilab

    Testing wraps up for first Fermilab-designed cryomodule for PIP-II accelerator

    A Fermilab team has completed tests for a crucial superconducting segment for the PIP-II particle accelerator, the future heart of the Fermilab accelerator chain. The segment, called a cryomodule, will be one of many, but this is the first to be fully designed, assembled and tested at Fermilab. It represents a journey of technical challenges and opportunities for innovation in superconducting accelerator technology.

    Paul Alivisatos named next president of the University of Chicago

      From UChicago News, Feb. 26, 2021: The University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees has named Paul Alivisatos as the university’s 14th president. An accomplished leader in higher education and a world-renowned scientist, Alivisatos is currently executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a professor and the former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.