From Andina (Peru), March 22, 2021: Read more about the participation of Peruvian engineer Juan Vega from the Directorate of Astronomy and Space Sciences (DIACE) of the Peruvian Space Agency in the development of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment managed by Fermilab.
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Fermilab news
New results from the CMS experiment put W boson mass mystery to rest
Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that is notoriously difficult to study and has captivated the physics community for decades.
Kevin Pedro receives 2024 URA Honorary Early Career Award
To aid in the search for elusive dark matter, Kevin Pedro looks for ways to harness the capabilities of artificial intelligence for analyzing particle collision data. For this work, Pedro was awarded the 2024 Universities Research Association Honorary Early Career Award.
Brynn Kristen MacCoy receives 2024 URA Honorary Doctoral Thesis Award
Brynn Kristen MacCoy's work on improving beam dynamics has helped Muon g-2 researchers better understand and account for the behavior of the muon beam.
William Pellico receives 2024 URA Honorary Engineering Award
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.
Ana Martina Botti receives 2024 URA Honorary Tollestrup Award for Postdoctoral Research
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.
First neutrinos detected at Fermilab short-baseline detector
After years of preparation, the first neutrinos have been observed by the Short-Baseline Near Detector collaboration. The data SBND collects will expand our knowledge of how neutrinos interact with matter and will be used to search for evidence of new physics.
In The Media
From Business Wire, March 22, 2021: On World Water Day 2021, the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory highlight Chicago and the greater Midwest as a hub for water innovation.
From Vanity Fair, March 18, 2021: April is national STEM month in Italy. and Fermilab's Anna Grasselino is highlighted as a role model for young women in pursuit of a career in STEM.
From Sci-News.com, March 19, 2021: Physicists from the TOTEM (TOTal cross section, Elastic scattering and diffraction dissociation Measurement) Collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the DØ Collaboration at Fermilab have found strong new evidence for the odderon, an elusive three-gluon state predicted almost five decades ago.
From Construction and Engineering, March 16, 2021: A construction and engineering short view on the development of DUNE and the impressive engineering and excavation process involving hundreds of thousands of tons of rock almost a mile below the surface.
From the Cornell Chronicle, March 16, 2021: Fermilab's Sam Posen has joined the Center for Bright Beams to develop the next generation of superconducting materials that will greatly reduce the costs associated with operating large particle accelerators and lessen their environmental impact.