CERN Alumni Weekly News | Fill out our survey, July CAN-Doers, Summer Students Gimme 5 - new series, CERN Alumni Sustainability Group in person event, Beamline for Schools and more
Thank you to everyone who has completed our five-yearly alumni survey! If you haven’t had a chance yet, there’s still time to share your thoughts. This is a great opportunity to have your say and provide invaluable feedback. This year’s survey includes questions that will contribute directly to CERN’s Organisation-wide socio-economic impact study, helping to demonstrate how your CERN experience is positively impacting society. Check your inbox and please respond by 22 July!
“Thank you for this honour” and “What a nice surprise” These were some of the reactions from this month’s CAN-Doers upon learning they were being recognised for their contributions to the CERN Alumni Network. Could it be you next month? Read more: https://alumni.cern/news/2723553
Summer is here, and so are this year’s summer students! Last year, we asked our summer students where they saw themselves in five years, as part of our new series “Summer Students Gimme 5.” We’ll reconnect with them in 2029 to see how their journeys are unfolding.
Asal Mehrabi features in the first video: https://alumni.cern/news/2725338
Were you a summer student? If so, we’d love to hear your story: https://alumni.web.cern.ch/form/summer-students
19 September, the CERN Alumni Sustainability Group is hosting its first in-person event — a unique opportunity to (re)connect with fellow alumni passionate about sustainability and visit two renewable energy plants near CERN. Register here: https://alumni.cern/events/183545
Students from Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Türkiye, and the USA have won the 12th edition of the Beamline for Schools competition. Discover more: https://home.cern/news/press-release/cern/students-belgium-canada-mexico-turkiye-and-usa-win-12th-edition-beamline
Calling all alumni in China! The 117th LHCb Week will take place from 22–26 September 2025 at Peking University and Tsinghua University. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the LHCb experiment and will take place across both campuses in Beijing. If you're based in the region, let us know — we’d love to organise an alumni meet-up!
Contact us: [email protected]
Elusive romance of top-quark pairs observed at the LHC: The CMS and ATLAS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have observed an unforeseen feature in the behaviour of top quarks that suggests that these heaviest of all elementary particles form a fleeting union: https://home.cern/news/press-release/physics/elusive-romance-top-quark-pairs-observed-lhc
Finally, from scientist to sales: CERN alumnus Max Pindo’s journey. The CERN Courier highlights Max Pindo’s inspiring transition from physics to the world of business: https://cerncourier.com/a/a-scientist-in-sales/