The prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics has been awarded to the four major experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider: ATLAS, ALICE, CMS, and LHCb. Often referred to as the “Oscars of Science”, the $3 million award honors groundbreaking achievements in particle physics. It was awarded for “detailed measurements of ...
TrackOpt Workshop at the University of Siegen
On Wednesday and Thursday, the HEP group hosted the first TrackOpt workshop at the Untere Schloss in Siegen, bringing together researchers to discuss tracking challenges in particle physics, microfluidics, and microscopy. The event included an introduction to the working principles of the ATLAS detector and lab tours at the Emmy ...
University of Siegen Involved in ATLAS Upgrade
Physicists from the University of Siegen are actively working on upgrading the ATLAS detector for the High Luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider, scheduled to begin in 2030. Recently, a delegation from Siegen, including the university's rector and prorector for research, infrastructure, and networking, visited CERN and got to ...
Research at the Pierre Auger Observatory Enters the Next Phase
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For nearly 20 years, physicists from the University of Siegen have been working on researching cosmic radiation at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina. The international collaborative project has now been extended to 2035, with a formal agreement signed during a special ceremony. Representing the University of Siegen at the ...
New ATLAS-Germany Higgs convenor
We are happy to announce that our new group member Dr. Elisabeth Schopf has been elected as the next ATLAS-Germany Higgs convenor for a three-year term.
Millionenförderung für Siegener Beteiligung am ATLAS-Experiment
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Die Gruppe der Experimentellen Teilchenphysik hat weiterhin Fördermittel vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) für ihre Beteiligung am ATLAS-Experiment erhalten. Klicken Sie auf den Link, um mehr über die Beteiligung aus Siegen zu erfahren, die sich von der Hardware bis zur Datenanalyse erstreckt: https://www.uni-siegen.de/start/news/forschungsnews/1033740.html
Two House of Young Talents stipends for PhD students
Two members of the group, Tim Fehler and Adam Warnerbring, have been awarded House of Young Talents scholarships starting on the 1st of April, to support their doctoral projects. Congratulations!
Siegen physicists involved in new CERN experiment
A news article about the the SHiP experiment has been published on the university web-page. Click on the following link to read about the experiment and Siegen's involvement: https://www.uni-siegen.de/start/news/forschungsnews/1031661.html