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Second Collisions, in October 2021 welcomed a host of  CERN Alumni who demonstrated the positive impact of a professional experience at CERN and impressive and diverse career trajectories they enjoy. We were also honoured to begin Second Collisions proceedings with a talk from CERN’s Director-General, in which she gave an overview of CERN's activities and future projects and outlined the important

Patrick Geeraert talked to us at Second Collisions about CERN's new flagship project for science, education and outreach. Science Gateway, set to open up to the public in 2023, is currently under construction, and will be a place where visitors of all ages can discover CERN’s science and technology. Let's look back at Patrick's talk here:

Take a look back at our Environment and Sustainability track from Second Collisions and find out what our Alumni have to say.  Jean-Pierre Revol - Fighting Global Warming with Thorium-Based Technology Emilio Asensi - Science for Sustainability: a Journey from Cryogenics to Clean Waters Rocio Perez-Ochoa - Making Household Technologies More Affordable and Accessible in Kenya and Uganda

Did you know that many CERN Alumni start their own company after leaving CERN? One of them is Tomas Sluka, who shared his entrepreneurship journey with us during this year's Second Collisions event - revisit his intriguing talk and be inspired to perhaps embark on your own journey.We'd also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Tomas and his company, CREAL on being ranked 4th in the TOP100

CERN Alumni make their way into a broad range of fields, which was demonstrated at October's Second Collisions event.Let's look back at the "AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning" track to see the impact our alumni are making in this sector.Charlotte Waltregny - A Brief History of a High-Energy Physicist: from Aeronautics to Consumer Goods Michael Feindt - Blue Yonder and the Autonomous Supply Ch

In today's throwback to our Second Collisions reunion, we revisit two talks about Space. Shannon Towey - Developing Software for the Perseverance Rover’s Mission to Mars Grzegorz Wrochna - Per CERN Ad Astra

Today we bring you back to Second Collisions, our recent large-scale reunion event, which took place from 1 to 3 Oct 2021. The following three compelling talks from the MedTech field,  will certainly spark your interest in vaccine delivery technology, cancer treatment therapy and research on Parkinson disease and demonstrate the impact of CERN alumni working in highly impactful sectors across the

Next in our series of insightful talks from Second Collisions is the Quantum, Technology and Innovation track where three spekers share their knowledge on various topics.Markus Pflitsch presenting From Physics to Finance and the Quantum-tech Frontier Yuri Andersson talking about Entrepreneurship at the Quantum Technology Frontier Daniel Verdu Torres discussing Accelerating Science: From CERN to Hy

Discover the next in our series of insightful talks from our featured CERN Alumni Second Collisions speakers, Suzie Sheehy presenting  Accelerator Physics and the Case for Curiosity-Driven Research

The theme of CERN alumni Second Collisions was ‘Research Matters’. For the first time ever we rewarded CERN alumni for their impact. There were two types of award up for grabs; the first awardees have been selected by the Second Collisions organising committee for their dedication and contribution to supporting and developing the CERN Alumni Network. This can be through managing groups and organis

On the occassion of the CERN Alumni Second Collisions event, we had the honour to welcome Professor Herwig Franz Schopper, former CERN Director-General and founder of SESAME and SEEIIST, who has shared his experience in science diplomacy and his vision for the role of CERN in the future.If you were not able to follow live during the event, here's your chance to revisit his inspiring presentation.

CERN Alumni Second Collisions event is only few hours away, and before we open our virtual CERN gates to you, we would like to bring you the story of CERN Alum, Sharada Mohanty. Sharada will be speaking on Saturday in our         virtual Main Auditorium as part of the AI, Machine Learning and Data Science track.    We are very grateful that he has talked to us about his CERN experience and how tha

Jean-Pierre Revol will be present this weekend at Second Collisions and will talk to you about “Treating Nuclear Waste and Founding the Thorium Energy Committee”. He is a CERN keynote alumn who is currently the Co-founder    & President of Transmutex and still has tied links to our organization: “I am a particle physicist, retired form CERN but still a member of the ALICE Collaboration, through my

Markus Hager, who you can meet at Second Collisions for his talk “From High-Energy Physics to Healthcare: Using Particle Beams to Treat Cancer“ is a CERN Alumn that went on to apply what he had learned at CERN to the field of   medicine. Markus  recognises the impact that CERN has had on his career progression: ‘My time at CERN opened the doors to what I’m doing today. It gave me a good understand

The countdown has started. Only a few days to go until you will be able to attend the long-awaited Alumni Second Collisions event! Get ready to hear from our inspirational speakers, participate in virtual visits of CERN’s underground facilities, network with other like-minded CERN Alumni and other stakeholders, visit company booths and much more.Throughout the weekend you will be able to participa

Yuri AnderssonIn today’s article we are bringing you the story of Yuri Andersson, who will join us on the Second Collisions virtual stage next weekend! Yuri’s memories of CERN go way back to the 90s and in this short article he reflects on the significance of entrepreneurship in translating scientific discoveries into practical real-life tools.“I was at CERN in 1994, back in the days when the LHC

The CERN Alumni Second Collisions event revolves around one main theme: "Research Matters". Our aim is to highlight and demonstrate the positive impact of our alumni on society through our speakers, all of whom are working in significant sectors. However, all of our alumni impact our society one way or another. That is why we are also introducing a means to provide participants with inspiring and

Tomas SlukaWith our Second Collisions event quickly approaching, let’s explore yet another unique entrepreneurial career journey of CERN Alum, Tomas Sluka.We are delighted that Tomas accepted our invitation and will join a cohort of other outstanding speakers during the first weekend of October and talk about his journey from CERN to starting his own company: CREAL.“I am a lifelong science and tec

CERN IdeaSquare turned into expo arena (preliminary version)credit: MilttonBringing us together during the CERN Alumni Second Collisions is demonstrating that Research Matters and the remarkable impact CERN alumni have on society, solving present-day challenges.So many of our alumni have gone on to start their own companies and we are excited to announce that just as at in person conferences, this

Kitty C. LiaoThe word ‘vaccine’ has probably been uttered with much more frequency by many of us over the past year. Without a doubt, science and medicine are strongly linked, and science can be used to develop new solutions to solve existing problems of vaccine spoilage related to the vaccine cold-chain. One of our alumni who is making a difference in vaccine delivery is our next inspiring speake