"Breakthrough Prize Awards 2025, known as the "Oscars of science", highlight work in particle physics linked to the LHC and ATLAS experiment.
The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics has been awarded to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments, in recognition of their transformative impact on our understanding of the universe. This prestigious international award celebrates cutting-edge scientific achievements and, in this edition, highlights the crucial role of experiments such as ATLAS, which have led to fundamental discoveries in […]
CERN Council approves the incorporation of Chile as an associate member state
The SAPHIR Millennium Institute is proud to announce CERN's recent resolution, in which the Council approved Chile's admission as an Associate Member State, subject to the completion of the accession and ratification processes in each country (Source: home.cern). Chile's incorporation into CERN, the European Organization for Research […]
Call for Atomic Girl Mentors 2025
Atomic Girls is an initiative of the SAPHIR Millennium Institute that aims to introduce girls to the world of science by teaching them cross-disciplinary skills applicable to science—such as programming, electronics, and the scientific method—through the construction of a particle detector (for example, a muon detector). If you are in your final years of […]
French Ambassador visits SAPHIR's offices at UNAB
New future PhDs: ANID delivers results of its doctoral fellowships
Continuing education for students and professionals in the world of science is essential for advancing on the academic ladder. The development of the various research projects carried out by scientists is generally linked to the training programs they embark on once they have completed their undergraduate studies. In this context, the Agency […]
New Regular FONDECYT projects awarded by researchers of the Millennium Institute SAPHIR
Italian Ambassador to Chile visits SAPHIR's offices at Universidad Andrés Bello
On Friday, January 3, the Italian ambassador to Chile, Valeria Biagiotti, together with the Commercial Secretary, Althea Cenciarelli, paid an official visit to some of our laboratories located on the Casona de Las Condes Campus of Andrés Bello University. During her tour, the ambassador was welcomed by Saphir officials, […]
Microelectronics: Challenges and New Horizons for Chile
Framework agreement signed between SAPHIR and Instituto AIEP: behind the formation of new Advanced Human Capital
Today, Thursday, December 5, a framework agreement was signed to establish a partnership between our Milenio Institute, SAPHIR, and the renowned technical and vocational school AIEP, part of UNAB. The signing ceremony was attended by the director of SAPHIR, Dr. Sergey […]
Francisca Garay, Saphir's alternate director, participated in a prestigious workshop on elementary subatomic particles in France, and in "ATLAS Week".
The third edition of the "ECFA Workshop on e+e- Higgs Top Electroweak factories" took place in Paris on October 9 and 11. This event concludes a series of workshops on physics, experiments, and detectors in electrons (e+e-). It provided a space for the scientific community to come together to share knowledge and discuss [...]