Tag: Beamline for Schools
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You belong to science – an open letter from Violeta
You belong to science – an open letter from Violeta his article series is a part of a larger initiative by CERN & Society Foundation to inspire young girls and women in STEM careers and help aspiring scientists push existing boundaries. Our Women in STEM campaign aims to reduce the gap between dreaming and achieving
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2024 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN and DESY
2024 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN and DESY CERN and DESY welcomed the winners of the 2024 Beamline for Schools competition from 12 to 26 September From 12 to 26 September, CERN and DESY (the German electron synchrotron facility) welcomed the winners of the 2024 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition. Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA carried out their
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Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for Schools
Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for Schools Three teams of secondary school pupils from Estonia, Japan and the United States have been selected to carry out their own experiments using accelerator beams at CERN and DESY Geneva and Hamburg, 25 June 2024. Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a
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The Beamline for Schools winners experimented at CERN and DESY
The Beamline for Schools winners experimented at CERN and DESY From 14 to 28 September, the three winning teams of the 2023 edition of the Beamline for Schools competition had the chance to use the test-beam facilities at CERN and DESY to perform their experiments. The “Myriad Magnets” team from the United States and the “Particular Perspective” team
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Empowering change – new ambassadors at the CERN & Society Foundation
Empowering change – new ambassadors at the CERN & Society Foundation The CERN & Society Foundation, whose purpose is to support and promote the dissemination, to the widest possible audience, of the benefits of the mission of CERN, through education and outreach, innovation and knowledge exchange, culture and art, complements CERN’s goals with a philanthropic arm.
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Three teams of secondary school pupils from the Netherlands, Pakistan and the USA win the 10th edition of Beamline for Schools
Three teams of secondary school pupils from the Netherlands, Pakistan and the USA win the 10th edition of Beamline for Schools Geneva and Hamburg, 28 June 2023. In 2023, for the second time in the history of the Beamline for Schools competition, the evaluation committee selected three winning teams. The team “Myriad Magnets” from the Philips Exeter
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Beamline for Schools: the 2022 edition
Beamline for Schools: the 2022 edition CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition started in 2014, and has inspired more than 14 000 students from across the globe to experience particle physics research first-hand. The competition was set up by CERN with the aim of attracting young people to science and setting them on the path to become
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Beamline for Schools 2021: Register your teams now!
Beamline for Schools 2021: Register your teams now! After the spectacular success of Beamline for Schools 2020, the competition is back again for its eighth edition! This physics competition offers high-school students the unique opportunity to carry out an experiment at CERN or in a partner research laboratory. Beamline for Schools has become increasingly popular
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BL4S: the next generation of scientists
BL4S: the next generation of scientists The winning teams of Beamline for Schools 2021 spent two full weeks at DESY to work on their experiments The eighth edition of Beamline for Schools ended on September 21 2021, when the two winning teams left DESY, Hamburg, Germany, with a smile on their faces and many fond memories. The team “EXTRA” from
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Winners announced for the Beamline for Schools Competition!
Winners announced for the Beamline for Schools Competition! Two teams of high-school students from the Liceo Scientifico Statale “A. Scacchi” (Bari, Italy) and from the Esculea Nacional Preparatoria “Plantel 2” (Mexico City, Mexico) have won the prestigious CERN Beamline for Schools competition. The prize this year is a trip to the DESY research centre in Hamburg, Germany, in autumn 2021, to carry out their proposed experiments with the support of scientists from CERN and