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Christina Wang, a postdoctoral researcher and Lederman Fellow at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2026 Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Award in Experimental Particle Physics for her pioneering work in particle detection. Her innovative techniques, which open new pathways for identifying elusive dark matter candidates, are advancing the search for physics beyond the Standard Model.

The Underground Construction Association awarded the LBNF project the 2026 Project of the Year award to the teams who removed over 800,000 tons of rock from this extreme depth.

On April 18, the winners of some of the most lucrative prizes in science, were announced at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony. The Muon g-2 collaboration won the award in Fundamental Physics for the most precise measurement of the muon to date.

IFL Science talks with Chris Polly about the Muon g-2 collaboration’s precise measurement of the g-2 value honored with $3 million from the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

The LBNF/DUNE project hosted by Fermilab has been named the Underground Construction Association’s 2026 Project of the Year.

Aleksandra Ćiprijanović will use artificial intelligence to solve the domain shift problem in high-energy physics research. Fermilab’s computing capabilities make it uniquely positioned to support this project.

Anna Grassellino, a senior scientist and the director of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center at Fermilab, was honored with the Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for her pioneering contributions to superconducting quantum technologies. Known for her groundbreaking work on superconducting radiofrequency cavities, Grassellino has helped to revolutionize and lead advancements in particle accelerators and quantum information science.

Ana Martina Botti’s work as a postdoctoral researcher has helped pave the way for more sensitive dark matter searches using skipper CCDs. For this important contribution, Botti was presented the 2024 URA Honorary Tollestrup Award for Postdoctoral Research.

The Italian Marisa Bellisario Award was presented to Anna Grassellino, an Italian and American scientist with Fermilab who was recognized in the international category for her scientific work and leadership.

Congratulations to Anna Grassellino who is among the winners of the women’s Oscar, the Marisa Bellisario Award, dedicated to “Women who make the difference”. She will be awarded the international prize for her the role for leading the SQMS Center at Fermilab.