SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science September 18, 2023 cryomoduleLCLS-IIx-rayFermilab featurePress release …its pioneering superconducting accelerator,” said Fermilab Director Lia Merminga. “The collective engineering, technical and scientific expertise and talent of the collaboration deserve immense credit for its successful construction and for…
Fermilab joined national effort to increase efficiency in microelectronics August 9, 2023 emerging technologiesenergy efficiencymicroelectronicsFermilab feature …Division. Next, guests toured the new, sustainably built Integrated Engineering Research Center. Nicola Bacchetta, a senior scientist at Fermilab, explained how this space will help engineers develop and assemble particle…
Contract awarded for acquisition of large cryogenic system for DUNE detectors in South Dakota July 19, 2023 cryogenicsDUNELBNF/DUNEliquid argonFermilab feature …Allentown, Pennsylvania. The overall scope of this contract includes the engineering, manufacturing, installing and commissioning of a liquid nitrogen refrigeration system to cool down and keep the argon at minus…
Fermilab-led microelectronics codesign team works to develop a cutting-edge particle detector July 12, 2023 detectoremerging technologiesmicroelectronicsFermilab feature …states away at MIT in Boston, Karl Berggren, professor of electrical engineering, leads a team of graduate students in designing and building the circuitry that will connect the cryoASIC chip…
LBNF/DUNE gears up for next stage of construction in South Dakota July 10, 2023 LBNF/DUNEFermilab feature …will also set up a structure on the surface for receiving deliveries of argon. The architecture and engineering company Arup USA developed the blueprints for the infrastructure that will be…
DOE science and innovation officials visit projects, see progress at Fermilab May 4, 2023 DOEtourVIPFermilab feature …about the Accelerator Science Program to Increase Representation in Engineering fellowship program from PIP-II scientist Jeremiah Holzbauer with Fermilab Director Lia Merminga (center) and Rich Stanek, interim PIP-II project director….
New group accelerates Fermilab’s sustainability practices April 20, 2023 Edwards CentersustainabilityFermilab feature …Wills, department head of the Conventional Facilities Engineering Department at Fermilab. “There’s has always been a grassroots movement here to do things more sustainably. Now, senior leadership has taken an…
DOE Deputy Secretary Turk, Gov. Pritzker, local legislators unveil new buildings to advance science at Fermilab April 14, 2023 acceleratorCMB-S4DOEDUNEEdwards CenterengineeringLinacPIP-IIPress release …we get to celebrate discovery and innovation in real time, right now,” said Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The brand-new, 80,000-square-foot Integrated Engineering Research Center (IERC), located next to the iconic Wilson…
New center will enhance engineering research at Fermilab April 10, 2023 Fermilab feature The Integrated Engineering Research Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is about to become the place to tackle the technical challenges of particle physics experiments….
A minute with Brian Vaughn, electrical engineer February 22, 2023 Fermilab feature …made the electrical engineering portion of the class one of the most fun I ever had in any class in high school, and I was like, “I need to be…