Category: Newsletter
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SFT participates in 2013 Google Summer of Code
SFT participates in 2013 Google Summer of Code In 2013, CERN/SFT is participating in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) for the third time, following previous years' great experiences. The group submitted proposals for a variety of projects, covering a wide range of their activities. More specifically, student developers had the opportunity to sharpen their
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TH Institute: Amplitudes, String Branes
TH Institute: Amplitudes, String Branes A TH institute on the theory of scattering amplitudes and string branes was held from 15 to 26 July, offering a space where experts in the field exchanged and furhter developed their ideas. The theory of scattering amplitudes has seen rapid progress over recent years, with development on many fronts,
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CERN Summer Students: A summer to remember!
CERN Summer Students: A summer to remember! Summer Students had the unique opportunity to get a glimpse of the life at CERN by attending fascinating lectures, visiting the underground facilities and working in the experimental teams. In addition, besides developing their academic skills, the summer school experience will help the participants establish useful contacts with
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Editorial – August 2013
Editorial – August 2013 The Summer Student program is well known and is a great success thanks to the dedication of CERN staff and of the numerous teachers from our community who contribute to an excellent series of lectures. What is probably less well known is that, following the strong involvement of pioneers such as
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CERN Schools of High-Energy Physics
CERN Schools of High-Energy Physics Each year CERN organizes Schools that give junior researchers the chance to learn about recent developments in High-Energy Physics (HEP). Two Schools are organised by CERN every year: namely the annual European School and another School that is organized alternately in Latin-American countries (in odd-numbered years) or in the Asia–Pacific
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Interview with John Ellis
Interview with John Ellis Summer students met and discussed with John Ellis about his early career in physics, his current research interests and his views on the relation between philosophy and science… When did you decide that you would become a theoretical physicist? When I was a child, my mother often used to take my
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CERN Open Days are fast approaching
CERN Open Days are fast approaching CERN OpenDays 2013 will be taking place in one month’s time. During Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September 100 000 visitors are expected in the world’s biggest laboratory. The organizers have prepared a rich programme that aims to entertain and educate the visitors. It includes visits to the laboratories,
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Antimatter Event with Rolf Landua: Everything you wanted to ask.
Antimatter Event with Rolf Landua: Everything you wanted to ask. Shortly after Dirac’s prediction, the first antiparticle was discovered in 1932. Since then, antimatter has been largely studied and produced in many experiments in order to help unrevealing the mysteries of the Universe. Antimatter has also reached the general public through science fiction, especially through
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CERN continuous support to EPLANET
CERN continuous support to EPLANET As the recipient of a large fraction of the Latin American grants (79%), CERN provides resources to administer and manage the project. Administrative personnel from the various experiments and activities involved in the 8 work packages help the grantees to find their way at CERN. This includes their reception, their
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The Non-Member States (NMS) Summer Students Programme: CERN opens to the world’s young
The Non-Member States (NMS) Summer Students Programme: CERN opens to the world's young The NMS Summer Student Programme gives an alternative summer option to undergraduate students of physics, engineering, computing and mathematics, who are nationals of Non Member States of CERN. The Programme offers a first-class education course that consists of interesting lectures, discussion sessions,