NIU students lend their engineering skills to PIP-II June 22, 2022 acceleratorcleanroomcryomoduleengineeringNIUPIP-IIFermilab feature Senior engineering students designed a portable cleanroom and a modular cryomodule mockup for Fermilab’s new accelerator complex upgrade project.
A minute with Abhishek Pathak, PIP-II postdoctoral researcher June 1, 2022 peoplePIP-IIFermilab feature A postdoc on the PIP-II project, Pathak works on beam dynamics and also enjoys riding his bike around Fermilab and admiring the blue sky of the Illinois prairieland.
What’s new for LHC Run 3? April 22, 2022 ATLASCMSLHCLHC Run 3Fermilab feature CERN’s accelerators and the LHC’s detectors have undergone major upgrades that will allow scientists to collect more data in the upcoming run than they did in the previous two runs combined.
A minute with Wally Levernier, lab ecologist April 21, 2022 Earth DayecologyFermilab feature Levernier shares his passion for the environment, birding and prairie restoration at Fermilab.
Suzie Shrubb draws musical inspiration from the cosmos at large April 15, 2022 guest composerFermilab feature As this year’s composer-in-residence, they will create musical pieces in concert with Fermilab’s scientists.
Georgian Technical University and Fermilab sign collaboration agreement on neutrino research April 7, 2022 DUNEdune-internationalinternational collaborationinternational engagementFermilab feature The two institutions have signed an agreement to collaborate on research in support of one of the largest particle physics experiments in the world: DUNE, hosted by Fermilab.
Straws, crystals and the quest for new subatomic physics March 24, 2022 detectorexperimentleptonMu2emuonsneutrinoFermilab feature The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will look for a never-before-seen subatomic phenomenon that, if observed, would transform our understanding of elementary particles: the direct conversion of a muon into an electron. An international collaboration of over 200 scientists is building the Mu2e precision particle detector that will hunt for new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Fermilab scientist Matt Toups elected new co-spokesperson of MicroBooNE March 15, 2022 MicroBooNEneutrinopeoplespokespersonFermilab feature Toups now co-leads the precision neutrino experiment through its analysis phase, along with Justin Evans of the University of Manchester.
A minute with Sandra Nelson, manager – sponsored programs and corporate accounting March 8, 2022 peopleFermilab feature Fermilab’s Sandra Nelson talks of her love of math, tennis tournaments and jazz music.
Fermilab open house reaches science fans around the world March 7, 2022 eventFamily Open HouseFermilab feature An array of virtual events brought Fermilab physics to more than 12,000 participants in 35 countries. The 2022 Fermilab Family Open House included tours, talks, demos, classroom visits and more.
