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Fermilab’s 2017 artist-in-residence, Jim Jenkins, melds pieces of physics experiments into his creations.

With Feb. 11 marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, female physicists, engineers and computer scientists from CERN and Fermilab share their experiences of building a career in science.

From Sciart Magazine, February 2018: Jim Jenkins, Fermilab artist-in-residence for 2017, shares thoughts on his residency. “[Fermilab] is first and foremost a place of thought. I find the blending of the intensely focused intellects and their pursuit of the elusive foundations of our reality stimulating and meditative simultaneously.” Subscription required: SciArtSubscriber467

He receives the honor for fundamental contributions to the development of new techniques for the direct detection of dark matter.

A retired rear admiral in the United States Navy and former Fermi Research Alliance Board member, Kate Gregory will serve as a valued resource to the lab’s leadership team.

From Physics World, January 2018: Nigel Lockyer talks about the future of particle physics – and why neutrinos hold the key.

Timpone made the leap from teaching to a life at Fermilab.

Wenzhao Wei and Dan Rederth are the first to earn physics Ph.D.s within the state of South Dakota.

Sept. 30, 1979, about 1:45 p.m.: SNAP!! Gerd Hartner, in the bow of his canoe at the race starting position, dipped his paddle in the water, gave a mighty first pull and, to his astonishment, broke it in half.

Sandra Miarecki went from Air Force pilot to neutrino physicist.