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Fermilab’s newest leading-edge research building, named after renowned accelerator physicist Helen Edwards, was dedicated today in a formal ceremony with DOE, state and local officials. The newly dedicated research center serves as a collaborative hub for engineers, technicians, scientists and experts from across the lab as Fermilab enters a new era of research.

A team rigging operators at SURF have completed 486 slung-loads down the Ross Shaft in support development of DUNE. This process involving the Ross Shaft will increase dramatically as construction of the DUNE cryostats starts early next year.

William Pellico received this year’s URA Honorary Engineering Award highlighting his innovative application of power-over-fiber technology for use in DUNE’s cryogenic environments.

DOE Office of Science will support two new areas of growth for Fermilab: high school student apprenticeship to expand the technicians’ teams and lab engineers in the
development of innovative ideas.

A group of engineers in the Engineering Services group at Argonne designed shielding doors for radiation protection and a crucial component of the DUNE detector for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

Engineers at Fermilab work on a wide breadth and depth of technical work. This week, the laboratory celebrates their accomplishments and learns about new projects.

From msn.com, July 26, 2023: The story of Felicia the ferret with her amazing contribution of helping clean and decontaminate the tunnels of main ring particle accelerator in 1971 is still making headlines around the world.

On April 13, Gov. Pritzker and other local legislators joined DOE officials at Fermilab for the “Building Fermilab’s Future” event, which marked the opening of the IERC and PIP-II Cryoplant buildings and the groundbreaking for the Linac Complex.

From the Rapid City Journal, Jan. 12, 2023: An interview with Fermilab project manager Joshua Willhite on the excavation of the caverns for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) being built under the Black Hills of South Dakota at SURF. Willhite is a mechanical engineering graduate of the South Dakota Mines university who spoke with him about his love of engineering and how the program at SD Mines led to his work on DUNE. This article is an adaptation of the South Dakota Mines story that published on Jan. 10.

Each summer, 10 upper-level university students participate in an internship that exposes them to professional experience in accelerator science and technology.