CERN Alumni Weekly News | Glossary survey, Meet former Summer Student Neville Burke, Kitty Liao's R1 talk, The disconnection of the LHC has begun
THIS WEEK'S DIGEST AT A GLANCE
CAREERS: Translate your CERN experience into industry-ready statements
COMMUNITY: Meet former Summer Student Neville Burke; Kitty Liao's R1 talk; News from the Lab: HEARTS
GROUPS: Southern Sweden launch; Munich hiking; Belgium and Netherlands visit to EURIDICE; ALBA visit
OUTREACH: CERN Alumni at the Fete de la Science in Paris
FROM CERN: A key step on the road to the HiLumi LHC; strong evidence for quantum entanglement; an interview with Nobel laureate Samuel Ting
CAREERS
Translate your CERN experience into industry-ready statements
Are you preparing to move into industry? Complete our Glossary survey and help the alumni community translate CERN experience and terminology into clear, industry-ready statements: https://alumni.cern/surveys/forms/7925
COMMUNITY
Coming Back to CERN
Former Summer Student Neville Burke shares memorable stories from CERN - from learning that "a lot of science is done on napkins" to having his thesis signed by Peter Higgs: https://alumni.cern/news/13433435
Kitty Liao R1 talk - 30 September
CERN alumna Kitty Liao will share how her interests and the different dimensions of her identity have shaped her professional journey, as well as what she has learned about pursuing a career that feels true to who she is: https://alumni.cern/events/220909
News from the Lab: HEARTS - 8 October
Join our next News from the Lab session on 8 October to discover the HEARTS project and learn how scientists are preparing future space missions for one of their greatest challenges: cosmic radiation: https://alumni.cern/events/217447
GROUPS
Southern Sweden launch event - 24 September: Join the new CERN Alumni Southern Sweden group for its launch event. The group brings together CERN alumni and members of the wider Big Science community in the region for networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing: https://alumni.cern/events/215188
Munich hiking - 3 October: Get outdoors and meet fellow alumni on a hike organised by the CERN Alumni Munich group: https://alumni.cern/topics/37536/events/221038
Belgium and Netherlands alumni visit EURIDICE - 5 November: The CERN Alumni Belgium and Eindhoven groups are joining forces for a visit to EURIDICE. The programme includes a guided tour of the EURIDICE exhibition and the underground HADES laboratory, followed by informal drinks with fellow alumni: https://alumni.cern/events/220224
ALBA visit - 14 November: Join fellow CERN alumni in Barcelona for a visit to the ALBA Synchrotron. Find the programme and registration details here: https://alumni.cern/networks/events/216649
OUTREACH
CERN Alumni at the Fete de la Science - 3-4 October, Paris
CERN Alumni will be taking part in the Fete de la Science at the Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris on 3 and 4 October. Come and meet the team at our stand and discover more about CERN, particle physics and the CERN Alumni community: https://www.sortiraparis.com/enfant-famille/articles/75886-fete-de-la-science-2026-au-musee-des-arts-et-metiers-le-programme-des-animations
FROM CERN
The disconnection of the LHC has begun
Work has begun to disconnect the focusing magnets on either side of the ATLAS and CMS experiments - a key step on the road to the HiLumi LHC: https://home.cern/the-disconnection-of-the-lhc-has-begun/
Strong evidence for quantum entanglement found by ATLAS and CMS
The ATLAS and CMS collaborations have found strong evidence for quantum entanglement between Z bosons produced in Higgs boson decays: https://home.cern/strong-evidence-for-quantum-entanglement-between-z-bosons-found-by-atlas-and-cms/
"You have to go forward"
Finally, read the CERN Courier's interview with Nobel laureate Samuel Ting: https://cerncourier.com/a/you-have-to-go-forward/
Stay connected,
The CERN Alumni Relations team