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Recognizing Rosemary Fowler

11/05/24

Pruthvi Mehta

A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own.

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12/12/17

Physics books of 2017

Gravitational waves take the top spot in Symmetry writer Mike Perricone’s yearly round-up of popular science books related to physics and astrophysics.

Photo of Wenzhao Wei, dressed in a white coat and gloves, working in a lab

12/07/17

The PhD pioneers

Wenzhao Wei and Dan Rederth are the first to earn physics PhDs within the state of South Dakota.

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12/05/17

Radio lab

Have a question for Fermilab? Tune in to a Fermilab frequency over the next two weeks.

Photo of 3 June 2015, ATLAS began recording physics data from 13 TeV proton collisions

11/28/17

LHC data: how it’s made

In the Large Hadron Collider, protons become new particles, which become energy and light, which become data.

Photo of Sandra Miarecki standing on the steps of a plane

11/22/17

A flight path to physics success

Sandra Miarecki went from Air Force pilot to neutrino physicist.

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11/21/17

Putting the puzzle together

Successful physics collaborations rely on cooperation between people from many different disciplines.

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11/14/17

Q&A with Nobel laureate Barry Barish

Barish explains how LIGO became the high-achieving experiment it is today.

Pen drawing showing Wilson Hall next to the accelerator complex

11/09/17

Fermilab’s 11th employee

Fantastical designs elevate physics in works by Fermilab’s first artist.

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