Argonaut project launches design effort for super-cold robotics May 20, 2021 Argonautdetectorengineeringliquid argonouter spaceroboticsFermilab featureSymmetry feature …possible to make the interior cameras movable. A robotic camera may sound simple — but engineering it for a liquid-argon environment presents unique challenges. All of the electronics have to…
SQMS Center at Fermilab announces Carolyn B. Parker Fellowship for postdocs May 6, 2021 diversity equity and inclusionfellowshiphistorySQMSSQMS CenterSuperconducting Quantum Materials and Systems CenterFermilab feature …background in physics or engineering. It offers a three-year appointment at SQMS with a possible two-year extension. One applicant will be selected annually. The chosen fellow will conduct research both…
High school students to talk one-on-one with STEM professionals at Fermilab’s online STEM Career Expo April 14, 2021 engineeringphysicsSTEMSTEM Career ExpoPress release …the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will offer high school students an opportunity to ask those questions at the annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Career…
Crews complete major upgrade to Ross Hoists March 23, 2021 constructionDUNELBNF/DUNESanford LabSanford Underground Research FacilityFermilab feature …will be preserved by Sanford Lab for educational purposes. “The facility’s hoists are an amazing engineering feat,” Headley said. “They have served the site well for nearly 90 years, and…
Chicagoland Research Institutions Look to Transform the Water Industry March 22, 2021 electronsIARCIllinois Accelerator Research Centerparticle acceleratorwaterFermilab feature …of the Center for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory and Senior Scientist at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME). The PME integrates science and engineering…
A brief history of women of Fermilab March 8, 2021 diversity equity and inclusionhistorySTEMFermilab feature …from 2006 to 2013. Other women have been and continue to be leaders in experimental physics, theoretical physics, accelerator physics, computing, education, engineering, workforce development, administration, quantum science and many…
Mentoring relationship between two women in STEM spurs personal, professional growth March 8, 2021 diversity equity and inclusionpeopleSTEMFermilab feature …relationship has bridged the gap from colleague to friend, and that perhaps even wider chasm — from electrical to mechanical engineering. Farah Fahim Do you feel like being mentored has…
Fermilab names Kevin Pitts as chief research officer March 1, 2021 peopleFermilab feature …Engineering. He has a long history working on experiments at Fermilab, including participation in the discovery of the top quark in 1995. Additionally, he has been serving on the Long…
Testing wraps up for first Fermilab-designed cryomodule for PIP-II accelerator March 1, 2021 acceleratorbeamBhabha Atomic Research CentercavitycryomoduleDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEFranceIndiainternational engagementItalypeoplePIP-IIPolandsuperconducting technologyUnited KingdomFermilab feature …at Fermilab,” said Fermilab engineer Vincent Roger, who leads the engineering design of PIP-II cryomodules, “but it was the first time at Fermilab to fully design and build a cryomodule…
One minute with Arden Warner, accelerator physicist February 22, 2021 accelerator technologydiversity equity and inclusionpeopleFermilab feature …and as its current chair, I’m pushing to make it as inclusive as I can. I think there’s a big need for inclusiveness at the laboratory. To work in engineering…