CERN Alumni Weekly News | Komal Tauqeer's inspiring journey, New group in Southern Sweden, Long Shutdown 3 and CERN's future
COMMUNITY: Summer at CERN and beyond; Celebrating two milestones in neutrino physics
GROUPS: Grenoble visit to ILL & ESRF; Welcome our new Southern Sweden alumni group
FROM CERN: Discover what Long Shutdown 3 means for CERN's future
AND FINALLY: Welcome to the dark web from CERN Courier
COMMUNITY
SUMMER AT CERN... AND BEYOND
Every summer, hundreds of students arrive at CERN to begin a journey that often shapes the rest of their careers. As we welcome this year's Summer Students, we would love to hear from alumni who once stood in their shoes.
Were you a CERN Summer Student? Tell us where your CERN experience has taken you by completing this short questionnaire and get featured in an upcoming spotlight article: https://alumni.web.cern.ch/form/summer-students
Revisit Komal Tauqeer's inspiring journey
Need some inspiration? Read the story of former 2019 Summer Student Komal Tauqeer, whose experience at CERN helped launch her PhD at KIT and brought her back to CERN to work on the CMS experiment. Her story is a wonderful reminder of how a few months at CERN can shape a lifetime of opportunities: https://alumni.cern/news/849334
DISCOVERING THE NEUTRINO — AND THE TAU NEUTRINO
This week marks two important anniversaries in particle physics: the discovery of the neutrino (20 July 1956) and the discovery of the tau neutrino (21 July 2000). To celebrate, we're shining the spotlight on the Neutrino and Tau Neutrino badges in the CERN Alumni Engagement Programme. Discover what these badges recognise, how you can earn them, and the many ways you can contribute to the CERN Alumni community:
GROUPS
CERN ALUMNI GRENOBLE — VISIT TO ILL & ESRF (16 OCTOBER)
Join fellow CERN Alumni for a unique visit to two of Grenoble's world-leading research facilities: the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). The visit offers a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with the local alumni community while discovering cutting-edge scientific infrastructure. Places are limited, so register your interest before 15 August: https://alumni.cern/networks/events/216943
NEW CERN ALUMNI GROUP IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN
We're delighted to welcome the newest regional group to the CERN Alumni Network! Based around Lund and the vibrant Big Science ecosystem of Southern Sweden, the group will bring together alumni working across academia, research and industry through networking events, institutional visits, outreach activities and professional exchanges. Join now and stay tuned for the first event: https://alumni.cern/topics/58762/home
FROM CERN
WHAT HAPPENS DURING LONG SHUTDOWN 3?
The LHC has entered Long Shutdown 3, a major period of upgrades and maintenance that will prepare CERN's accelerator complex for the High-Luminosity LHC era. Find out what work is taking place over the coming years and how it will shape the future of particle physics: https://home.cern/science/long-shutdown-3/
AND FINALLY...
WELCOME TO THE DARK WEB
Not the one you're thinking of! In the latest CERN Courier, discover the vast cosmic web connecting galaxies across the Universe and how studying these enormous structures may reveal new clues about the nature of dark matter: https://cerncourier.com/a/welcome-to-the-dark-web/