Lee Teng internship fosters undergraduate researchers in accelerator science and engineering December 1, 2022 Each summer, 10 upper-level university students participate in an internship that exposes them to professional experience in accelerator science and technology.
Neutrino detector on the move December 1, 2022 A new 20,000-pound particle detection system built for a neutrino experiment will be transported 3 miles across the Fermilab campus today. About the size of a small house, it will be the heart of the Short-Baseline Near Detector at Fermilab.
Fermilab and collaborators lead work on quantum gravity tests November 30, 2022 A team of physicists from Caltech, Harvard, Fermilab, MIT and Google present results in the Dec. 1 issue of Nature on a pair of quantum systems that exhibit the behavior of a traversable wormhole.
Inaugural cohort of ASPIRE fellows share their experiences November 21, 2022 The ASPIRE Fellowship, open to engineering students from underrepresented backgrounds, celebrates its successful first year and looks ahead to 2023. Applications are now open.
Swiss state secretary for education, research and innovation visits Fermilab November 18, 2022 While many components of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are being developed, international collaborators such as Switzerland are making valuable contributions. Recently, the Swiss state secretary visited Fermilab to discuss DUNE and other joint areas of science research.
Madagascar’s path to neutrino physics November 16, 2022 Laza Rakotondravohitra was the first Malagasy grad student to conduct research in neutrino physics. He and others are working to ensure he will be far from the last.
Access to University of Chicago’s Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility enables quantum research November 9, 2022 SQMS Center researchers have fabricated quantum devices to evaluate the effect of different materials on qubit performance, thanks to proximity to the Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility.
SBND scientists complete assembly of large neutrino detection system November 7, 2022 An international group of scientists has finished the assembly of the large neutrino detection system for the Short-Baseline Near Detector at Fermilab.
Fermilab receives Inflation Reduction Act funding November 4, 2022 The U.S. Department of Energy allocated funds to its 17 national laboratories from the Inflation Reduction Act to mitigate the rise of project costs as a result of inflation. Fermilab will spend the funding on the lab’s on-going construction projects. This will allow the lab’s major projects to uphold their schedules and keep their commitment to international collaborators.
15 photos celebrating Fermilab’s storied bison November 4, 2022 National Bison Day is Nov. 5. To mark the occasion, here’s a look at the lab’s herd over the years.