Chilean engineering at the frontier of physics: Cristopher Rozas and his contribution to CERN's ATLAS ITk detector
Engineer Cristopher Rozas, a researcher at the SAPHIR Millennium Institute, is part of the international team developing Inner Tracker (ITk), the new internal detection system for the ATLAS experiment at CERN, one of the world's most ambitious scientific projects. This upgrade, part of the Phase-II Upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), will multiply […]
SAPHIR's participation in the CLAF Symposium: Chilean advances in frontier physics and collaboration with CERN
On November 14, the city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the CLAF Symposium, organized by the Latin American Center for Physics (CLAF), an organization dedicated to strengthening regional scientific cooperation and promoting the exchange of knowledge regarding contemporary challenges in physics. The event brought together established researchers, institutional representatives […]
SAPHIR consolidates five years of frontier science in Chile
With a visit from prominent international evaluators, the Millennium Institute presented its five-year review at Andrés Bello University, highlighting scientific advances, student training, and the strengthening of global networks in particle physics. On Wednesday, November 19, the meeting took place at the Casona Campus of Andrés Bello University […]
Atomic Girls 2024: successful activity that promotes science among young Chilean girls
The third edition of the “Niñas Atómicas” workshop, organized by the SAPHIR Millennium Institute and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, was a great success. The event featured hybrid classes and an in-person session held at the Faculty of Physics of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, bringing together 21 young teenagers from […]
The "Atomic Girls" tutors start their training!
Five students majoring in physics, astronomy, and astrophysics attended their first training session today to become mentors for female high school students who will learn how to detect muons at home and at school. The “Atomic Girls” workshop aims to provide cross-disciplinary tools to help girls in whatever field they choose to pursue… Although it would be wonderful […]