Fermilab drives economic growth in Illinois and South Dakota March 28, 2024 …investment during FY22 as excavation and engineering activities were underway to expand caverns at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. The seven-story tall caverns, completed in January…
Inventors, creators and entrepreneurs honored at 2024 Inventor Recognition Ceremony March 22, 2024 …of Chicago, said, “We are advancing the frontiers of science and have a fortress of intellectual property, know-how, engineering and equipment backing us. I believe the wind is at our…
Engineers Week at Fermilab offers inspiration February 19, 2024 …pursue is high. Describing it as “engineering refinement at its best,” Shetty explained how such high-precision engineering cannot have any wiggle room in the variables. The deliverables of a project…
Silvia Zorzetti receives DOE Early Career Award for her quantum research February 8, 2024 …we preserve the information and enhance the overall efficiency compared to typical methods.” Through careful design and optimal engineering, it seems possible to improve the microwave-optical conversion efficiency up to…
Fermilab offers weeklong hands-on camp to educate and inspire students in STEM February 6, 2024 The Science Accelerating Girls’ Engagement in STEM program aims to broaden gender diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and inspire students to pursue careers in a STEM field. The…
Excavation of colossal caverns for Fermilab’s DUNE experiment completed February 1, 2024 …making this world-class underground facility a reality.” Engineering, construction and excavation teams have been working 4,850 feet below the surface since 2021 at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, home of…
Researchers at Fermilab use electron beams to eradicate forever chemicals in water January 29, 2024 …scientist Slavica Grdanovska, engineering physicist Yichen Ji and Cooper, used an electron beam accelerator at the laboratory for their testing. Used for proof-of-concept testing, the Accelerator Application Development and Demonstration…
Bringing compact particle accelerators to industry January 22, 2024 …variety of applications,” said Chris Edwards, engineering project manager at Fermilab. One such use case is metal 3D printing, which involves laying down metal powder and fusing the added metal…
NIU engineering and management professors receive DOE grant for student program with Fermilab January 18, 2024 It all started in 2018, when Nicholas Pohlman went on sabbatical leave. “I had time to think about the future,” said Pohlman, professor of mechanical engineering at Northern Illinois University….
Teachers take on scientific research through Fermilab’s TRAC program January 16, 2024 …technology, engineering and mathematics. Every year, Fermilab’s Teacher Research Associates program, or TRAC, invites outstanding science, math, computer science and technology teachers to the laboratory to conduct hands-on, personalized research…
