Andreas Hoecker, Spokesperson of the ATLAS experiment visits SAPHIR

On April 18 and 19, renowned scientist Andreas Hoecker, spokesperson for the ATLAS experiment at CERN, visited Chile with the aim of strengthening scientific collaboration and sharing knowledge with Chilean undergraduate and graduate physics students during an inspiring talk, while also encouraging continued progress in research and collaboration […]

SUCCESSFUL LHC MASTERCLASS 2023

On May 18 and 19, the Casona Las Condes Campus of Andrés Bello University hosted some 50 students and professors with a passion for physics for the LHC Masterclass 2023, an international initiative by CERN organized in Chile by the SAPHIR Millennium Institute and the […]

Moving Table and SAPHIR Talents at SND 

During 2022, the SAPHIR Millennium Institute worked on the development, construction, and shipment of a mobile table for the SND experiment at CERN. SND@LHC is an experiment at the LHC that studies neutrinos, their properties, and their interaction with matter. It measures the energy of neutrinos by detecting muons resulting from their interactions. In addition, […]

Chilean Ambassador to the UN in Geneva meets at CERN with alternate director of SAPHIR

The Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Claudia Fuentes Julio, visited CERN in January to learn more about the experiments and collaboration provided by the SAPHIR Millennium Institute. During a formal visit, Ambassador Claudia Fuentes Julio had the opportunity to learn in detail […]

Millennium Institute SAPHIR participates in the FCC week in London

During the week of June 5-9, some of the world's most renowned scientists and academics are gathering in London to participate in CERN's Future Circular Collider project, FCC 2023. Francisca Garay, PhD in physics and Deputy Director of the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, is participating in this prestigious event. This internationally renowned meeting is being held […]

SAPHIR ARM 2023

The University of La Serena will host the SAPHIR ARM (Annual Research Meeting) 23 -Theory meets experiment-, an annual meeting that brings together particle physicists from different countries, technicians, and SAPHIR student members to share their work and agree on how to apply it to new research and technologies that contribute to improving […]

Prominent Researcher of the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission joins SAPHIR 

Francisco Molina, physicist, researcher, and Director of the Center for Research in Nuclear Physics and Neutron Spectroscopy at the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission, joins the Millennium Institute for Subatomic Particle Physics as an associate researcher. Molina is widely recognized in the scientific community for his significant contributions in the field of physics […]