CERN Alumni Weekly News | Virtual Company Showroom Google, Interview with Jake Pasner and the return of Moving Out of Academia Series
“My goal is to build a future where government information is easy to access, fair to all people, and informative for decision makers.” CERN Alumnus Jake Pasner, shares his ambitions for the future and talks about his journey from CERN to science policy: https://alumni.cern/news/910034
As the month comes to a close, next week on 30 September we welcome Google in our Virtual Company Showroom, you can join us here: https://alumni.cern/events/95312
Our Moving Out of Academia event series returns on 21 October. This time we will be showcasing CERN alumni who have made the transition from academia to the Big Tech Industry. Registrations are open: https://alumni.cern/events/93818
CERN Accelerator School on Advanced Accelerator Physics will take place from 6 -18 November 2022 in Sévrier, France. Registrations close on 10 October: https://home.cern/news/announcement/cern/cern-accelerator-school-advanced-accelerator-physics-6-18-november-2022
A new CMS subdetector – the Precision Proton Spectrometer (PPS) – allows the electroweak sector of the Standard Model to be probed in regions so far unexplored: https://cerncourier.com/a/cms-looks-forward-to-new-physics-with-pps/
Read the latest on the return of Sparks as the second edition of the Serendipity Forum is announced. The second edition of Sparks will be hosted at CERN on 17 and 18 November with the theme "Future Technology for Health": https://home.cern/news/news/cern/sparks-announces-its-second-edition-serendipity-forum
And finally, learn about the value of a physics identity and how being able to see themselves as physicists can make or break students’ ability to thrive in the field. https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-value-of-a-physics-identity