CERN Alumni Weekly News | 40th anniversary of CAS, Hire CERN Alumni, Science Gateway, Quantum applications
We are excited to announce that the CERN Accelerator School (CAS) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! As part of the festivities, a special event will be organised in December, featuring esteemed lecturers, former directors, CAS teams, and alumni. If you have participated in CAS and would like to share your testimonial on how the experience impacted your career, we warmly invite you to contact us at [email protected].
For companies seeking talented individuals with a CERN background, we have great news! You can post job opportunities on alumni.cern and also participate in virtual company showrooms, where recruiting companies can interact with soon-to-be alumni. For more information on these exciting opportunities, please visit: https://alumni.cern/page/hire-alumni and let us know if your company would like to participate.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Third Collisions event, scheduled to take place from 9th to 11th February 2024 (registrations opening soon). This event will offer participants the chance to visit CERN's soon-to-be inaugurated Science Gateway, the latest iconic addition to our innovative architectural concepts that foster collaboration across different scientific communities. Find out more here: https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/cern/cern-science-gateway-architecture-service-knowledge
In the realm of particle physics, the ALICE experiment has recently published fascinating results shedding light on the nature of gluonic matter at the LHC: https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/physics/alice-shines-light-nucleus-probe-its-structure
The future of scientific computing holds immense promise, as evidenced by a recent white paper published by experts from CERN, DESY, IBM Quantum and others. This paper outlines the potential applications of burgeoning quantum-computing technologies in various particle physics activities. Read more about this exciting prospect here: https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/computing/preparing-quantum-leap-researchers-chart-future-use-quantum-computing-particle
On a different note, as summer begins, music festivals come alive around the world. From Symmetry magazine, learn about the fascinating endeavors of the Big Bang collective and their efforts to bring physics to these festivals: https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/physics-on-tour?language_content_entity=und
Stay Connected,
The CERN Alumni Relations team