William Pellico receives 2024 URA Honorary Engineering Award
William Pellicoβs philosophy on life has always been βbe comfortable with being uncomfortable.β Heβs lived by this principle to the fullest extent during his 30-plus-year engineering career at the U.Sβ¦.
Contract awarded for acquisition of large cryogenic system for DUNE detectors in South Dakota
A newly awarded multi-year contract for the acquisition of a large cryogenic plant to cool tens of thousands of tons of liquid argon brings the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment oneβ¦
Major upgrade to Fermilab accelerator complex gets green light
The U.S. Department of Energy has formally approved the scope, schedule and cost of the PIP-II project at DOEβs Fermilab. The approval, known as Critical Decision 2 or CD-2, isβ¦
UK scientists build core components of global neutrino experiment
Editorβs note: This is a version of an article originally published by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council. Engineers and technicians in the UK have started production of keyβ¦
Underground event marks excavation completion on colossal caverns for underground neutrino laboratory, DUNE
Lead, S.D. (Aug. 15, 2024) β A ribbon-cutting event was held today at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, S.D. to mark the completion of excavation work forβ¦
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New group accelerates Fermilabβs sustainability practices
In general, using electricity and water, constructing buildings and transporting goods and people all can come at a big environmental cost. Mega particle accelerator experiments, groundbreaking discoveries and the infrastructureβ¦
DUNE prepares for data onslaught
The international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, hosted by Fermilab, will be one of the most ambitious attempts ever made at understanding some of the most fundamental questions about our universeβ¦.
First DUNE science components arrive at SURF
Editorβs note: This article originally was published by Sanford Underground Research Facility. Traveling by rail, sea, interstates and shafts, the first components of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment haveβ¦
CERN moves forward with support for Fermilab-hosted neutrino experiment, DUNE
Neutrinos are the most abundant matter particles in the universe. Lightweight and elusive, they may hold the key to answering some of the greatest mysteries in particle physics and astrophysicsβ¦.