Category: Newsletter
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From Thailand to CERN
From Thailand to CERN How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I have always wanted to explore the world. Studying abroad is the perfect choice since I can continue my study and see the world in parallel. CERN summer student programme was advertised in many universities across Thailand. Due to its
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Simulating a detector for iOS/Android devices.
Simulating a detector for iOS/Android devices. How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I knew about CERN’s summer program long time ago. Actually, I was planning to apply for it last year. However, for a certain reason, I decided to apply for the CERN’s program in 2013. The HEP game team
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Search engines for metadata in ATLAS
Search engines for metadata in ATLAS How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I was a DESY summer student last year(2012) and that’s when I first heard about the CERN summer student. It sounded like a great experience working at CERN and hence I decided to apply. What is your previous
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Using GEANT4 for medical applications
Using GEANT4 for medical applications How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I heard about CERN summer student program from the internet and learnt more from my supervisor. What is your previous background? My previous background is programming using Geant4 in medical applications. Tell us a few words about your project.
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Working together for the pursuit of Truth
Working together for the pursuit of Truth Awe-inspiring. That pretty much sums up everything about my 8 weeks stay in CERN as a summer student. As this was my first time venturing out of Malaysia, everything, from the European summer to the culture, is practically new to me and I have to say that I
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CERN: A Maltese experience
CERN: A Maltese experience How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I applied for the summer student programme through the University of Malta which issued a call for applications. The call was followed by a shortlisting of applications and the chosen applicants, one from each related faculty, were guided to apply
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The greatest journey of my life
The greatest journey of my life To me, this has been a humbling experience and the greatest journey of my life in search of understanding the truth in science and belief. I have never imagined in my wildest dream to be working among the top and the greatest people in the science industry. As a
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Pushing analysis to the frontiers
Pushing analysis to the frontiers How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I first heard about the program from a fellow student in the year above me who had applied for the program last year. After discussing it with a few of his friends who were previous summer students, I decided
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Upgrades studies for the ATLAS experiment: The search for SUSY
Upgrades studies for the ATLAS experiment: The search for SUSY How did you decide to apply for the summer student programme? I heard about the summer student programme through the Institue of Particle Physics (IPP) of Canada. I applied for the programme and was extremely excited when I got my offer. What is your previous
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A wonderful opportunity to start working in the field of HEP
A wonderful opportunity to start working in the field of HEP I had heard about CERN’s summer student programme in the Physics Department of my University. I discussed with some friends from my university who have previously been here as summer students. I thought this will be a precious experience and maybe important to my