Lia Merminga appointed director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory April 5, 2022 Lia Merminga, an internationally renowned physicist and scientific leader, has been appointed to lead the U.S.’ premier particle physics and accelerator lab, effective April 18. Merminga will be the seventh director of Fermilab and the first woman to serve in the role.
Fermilab site reopens to the public, welcomes visitors March 28, 2022 Beginning March 28, Fermilab will again be open to the public for outdoor activities, such as biking, hiking, running and viewing the bison herd.
Straws, crystals and the quest for new subatomic physics March 24, 2022 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 Lederman Fellow recognized with dissertation award March 21, 2022 Cristina Mantilla Suarez is the recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics by the American Physical Society.
Building for science and society March 15, 2022 The career of Elaine McCluskey, who most recently served as project manager constructing the future facility for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, has had a lasting impact.
Fermilab scientist Matt Toups elected new co-spokesperson of MicroBooNE March 15, 2022 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 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 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.
Fermilab’s Patty McBride elected next CMS spokesperson March 3, 2022 Starting in September, McBride will lead one of the largest scientific collaborations in history.
Bernstein, Bhat elected 2021 AAAS fellows March 1, 2022 The two Fermilab scientists were recognized for distinguished contributions to the field of physics: experimental particle physics and accelerator physics, respectively.
