outreach Archives

Volunteers sought for Vamos a Fermilab program

Do you have an interest in helping Hispanic/Latinx students from area colleges learn more about careers in science? If so, the group Vamos a Fermilab wants you. As discussed HERE, Vamos a Fermilab (Let’s go to Fermilab) is a DOE-funded outreach program designed to attract a more diverse spectrum of applicants to WDTS’s Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships program, Community College Internships program, and the Office of Science Graduate Student Research program. Vamos a Fermilab is seeking volunteers to mentor Hispanic…

Fermilab engineers give high marks to Visiting Faculty Program

Fermilab engineers Meredith Lee and George Lolov admit that they didn’t know a lot about the Visiting Faculty Program before they decided to participate this summer. But they both say they would be happy to do it again.

Learn about the ‘Invasivore’ movement at Fermi lecture Nov. 19

From the Daily Herald, October 17, 2021: The Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series will continues with a virtual program titled, “Eat the Invaders: Can Harvesting Introduced Species Reduce Their Impact?” presented Dr. Joe Roman of the University of Vermont on November 19.

Even Bananas 09: A bunch of neutrino questions

A woman with long wavy brown hair wearing a black T-shirt holds a banana in one hand. She is in front of a turquoise gradient background with question marks on it. In the lower left corner is an illustration of a banana. Across the middle the text "Viewer Questions!"

Fermilab scientist Kirsty Duffy responds to some of the many wonderful questions viewers have left in the comments. Plus, a guest visit from fellow Fermilab science communicator Don Lincoln.

CERN lays first stone of Science Gateway

from CERN, June 21, 2021: Yesterday, CERN held a first stone ceremony for Science Gateway, the Laboratory’s new flagship project for science education and outreach.

2021 Fermilab Physics Slam

In the 2021 Fermilab Physics Slam, each contender had 10 minutes to present their topic in the most interesting way possible. This annual favorite was presented in a new, virtual format, with a Zoom audience choosing the Physics Slam Champion.

A champion of physics in South Africa

A cartoonish illustration of a man in a labcoat holding a yellow book. Behind him to the right are notes with equations on them. To the left of him, goats. In the background, trees and a starry night. In the left upper corner, in a bubble similar to a thought bubble in a comic strip, a child reading a book by candlelight.

In recognition of his own past, physicist Azwinndini Muronga has brought STEM enrichment opportunities to youth in remote, underserved towns and villages.

On the marvels of physics

An image of a man in glasses and a purple shirt, Dr. Clifford Johnson, is overlaid on an illustration of comic strips. The panels include a hand writing equations on a whiteboard, an Agent Carter script, textbooks, and a male superhero talking to a person in a dress with the speech bubbles blank and formulas being written beside them.

Theoretical physicist Clifford Johnson answers questions about his work in science and outreach, including advising on movies like Avengers: Endgame.

Fermilab’s Jeny Teheran wins leadership award from Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Jeny Teheran holds her SHPE award, which is made of transparent glass with words etched on it. She wears a red shirt and the background is a bright green field and blossoming tree or shrub.

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers awarded Fermilab’s Jeny Teheran the 2020-2021 Excellence in Leadership Award. She currently serves as the president of the Fermilab chapter of SHPE. Teheran received this award for a second year in a row.

Teachers work with Fermilab staff in professional development ‘hackathon’

An example of a tool that middle- and high-school teachers generated in EPE’s professional development hackathon on February 26, 2021.

Fermilab’s Office of Education and Public Engagement hosted a science teaching “hackathon” titled “Making It Real, Virtually! Connecting Fermilab Science to Your Classroom” for the DuPage Regional Office of Education Countywide Teacher Institute Day on February 26. This was a virtual first for EPE.