Tag: Beamline for Schools
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News from the CERN & Society Foundation
News from the CERN & Society Foundation After eight successful years as the Head of the Partnerships and Fundraising Section at CERN, it is with deep gratitude and a bittersweet heart that we announce that Matteo Castoldi is stepping down from his position. During his tenure, Matteo has overseen the creation and consolidation of fundraising
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BL4S: fun exposure to STEM!
BL4S: fun exposure to STEM! Welcome to a new episode of the Project Leadership Series! This time, we have with us, Sarah Anne Aretz, Project Manager for the Beamline for Schools Competition from 2017 to 2020. This series aims to explore the various activities under the wing of the CERN & Society Foundation, through the lens of
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Beamline for Schools 2020: It’s a wrap!
Beamline for Schools 2020: It’s a wrap! On 5 October 2020, the CERN Beamline for Schools 2020 wrapped up with a smile on the faces of the winning teams. The two teams “ChDR-CHEESE” from Germany and “Nations’ Flying Foxes” from Switzerland won the special prize: a fully funded, two weeks visit to carry out their experimental proposal on an
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Amgen supports Beamline for Schools 2020
Amgen supports Beamline for Schools 2020 For the third year running, the CERN & Society Foundation is happy to announce that Amgen Switzerland is supporting the CERN Beamline for Schools Competition (BL4S). Amgen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. Each year, Amgen commits significant financial support and product donations to help make a difference in people’s lives.
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Looking back at a year full of achievements
Looking back at a year full of achievements At the CERN & Society Foundation, it is our mission ‘To Spread the spirit of CERN Scientific curiosity, for the inspiration and benefit of society’. And we are proud to say that we have taken great strides towards achieving this goal in the last year. We have
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CERN Beamline for Schools competition 2020 Winners
CERN Beamline for Schools competition 2020 Winners Two teams of high-school students, one from the International School of Geneva, Campus des Nations, Switzerland, and one from the Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium in Berlin, Germany, have won the 2020 Beamline for Schools competition (BL4S). Later this year, the winning teams will be invited to the DESY research centre in Hamburg, Germany, for the opportunity to carry
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Record number of submissions for “Beamline for Schools”
Record number of submissions for “Beamline for Schools” The deadline for the seventh edition of the Beamline for Schools competition expired on 31 March 2020. An exceptionally high number of proposals has been received despite the current difficult situation worldwide. In total, 198 proposals from 47 countries have been submitted. Outside of the very first
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The Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation supports BL4S 2020
The Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation supports BL4S 2020 We are delighted to announce our ongoing partnership with the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation in support of the Beamline for Schools Competition (BL4S) 2020. For the second time, the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation – Germany’s most important private institution that supports scientific research and
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Beamline for Schools 2019 participants present results
Beamline for Schools 2019 participants present results Monday, 28 October, marked the completion of data collection for the 2019 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) winning teams on the Hamburg campus of the German physics research centre DESY. Two teams – from Salt Lake City, Utah, in the USA and Groningen in the Netherlands – won the CERN-organised international competition,
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Arconic Foundation renews support for the CERN & Society Foundation
Arconic Foundation renews support for the CERN & Society Foundation Since 2016, the Arconic Foundation has been a valuable supporter of the CERN & Society Foundation, and we are now very happy to announce that our partnership has been extended until 2021! Thanks to their most recent generous donation to the CERN & Society