FSPA

This year, FSPA will continue to host our monthly seminar series aimed at early-career researchers from across all of Fermilab’s divisions. This series focuses on career perspectives presented by researchers in the early stages of their careers, both in academia and in industry. Speakers will discuss what made their career paths unique and will provide advice for navigating the job market. Beginning in April, seminars will be held on the first Thursday of the month at noon CT as a…

Please join the FSPA on Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Users Center for an informal social event for the early career community. Pizza and other refreshments will be served. For those interested in connecting virtually for after-hours chats with the FSPA officers and members of the early career community, please reach out to a member of the FSPA.

The FSPA Early-Career seminar series is continuing with its next talk tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 28, at noon CT (Hybrid mode). In-person location: ND/ Oscillatorium (WH13NW). Virtual connection details: please click here. If you attended our past seminars, the Zoom link remains the same. We are pleased to host Benton Pahlka, previously of MINOS and MINERvA, now a medical physicist at Texas Children’s Hospital, who will be talking about “Medical Imaging and Medical Nuclear Physics at a Pediatric Hospital.” Abstract: The…

FSPA nominations for next year’s officers now being accepted through Sept. 1. FSPA is the Fermilab Student and Postdoc Association with the mission to support the community of students, postdocs, and all other early career researchers at Fermilab by performing endeavors such as • organizing social events and the annual New Perspectives conference • holding professional development activities • organizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion related activities • act as a liaison between students/postdocs and the Fermilab directorate If you are…

The FSPA early-career seminar series is continuing with its next talk being held on Wednesday, July 27, at noon CT. For those on site and interested in attending this seminar in person, please know that we will continue to monitor attendance to ensure the safety of all participants and to comply with COVID-19 capacity limits. We are also still providing a virtual presence for those who prefer to or feel more comfortable with joining us remotely. Currently, our invited speakers…

The abstract submission deadline for New Perspectives 2022 is fast approaching! To ensure full consideration, abstracts must be submitted by June 3. Note that the registration deadline for attendees of New Perspectives remains June 10. New Perspectives 2022 will take place on June 16-17 & June 21-22. This year we will organize the first two days as a hybrid conference (in-person at Fermilab and on Zoom), and June 21-22 as a virtual conference to make it as accessible to as…

The FSPA Early-Career seminar series is continuing on Wednesday, May 25, at noon CT. In-person location: ND/ Oscillatorium (WH13NW). Note that we will continue to monitor attendance to ensure the safety of all participants and to comply with COVID-era capacity limits, but on-site Fermilab users and employees can attend this seminar in person. We will still maintain a virtual presence for those who wish to join us remotely. In the short term, speakers will continue to connect via Zoom. Zoom…

This is a reminder that the next FSPA Early-Career seminar is Wednesday, April 27 at noon CT (Hybrid mode). In-person location: ND/ Oscillatorium (WH13NW). Note that while we will continue to monitor attendance to ensure the safety of all participants and to comply with COVID-era capacity limits, the FSPA officers are pleased to announce that on site Fermilab Users and Employees can now attend this seminar in person. We will still maintain a virtual presence for those who wish to…

As we approach the dates for the virtual Neutrino2022 conference, the FSPA, in coordination with the Fermilab Neutrino Division, is sending the following survey to gauge interest for an on-site watch party and satellite poster session. Please note that in the event of a satellite watch party, we will communicate any and all on-site access information to ensure the safety of all participants and to comply with COVID capacity limits at the lab. The dates of the virtual conference in…

The Fermilab Student & Postdoc Association is excited to announce this year’s annual Halloween Party open to the full Fermilab Community!  The party will be in Kuhn Barn in the village on Friday, November 1, with most of the activities beginning at 6.30pm.  As always, there will be activities for families and children starting at 5.30pm. We will have food, drinks, costume competitions, pumpkin carving, decorations and much more, and we look forward to seeing you there! FSPA Officers Abhilash,…