Tag: Countries
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Countries and Institutes
IMC Countries AlgeriaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaBrazilCanadaCape VerdeChileChinaColombiaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEcuadorEgyptFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIndiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJapanKazakhstanKenyaLithuaniaMexicoMontenegroMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaSão Tomé and PríncipeSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUkraineUruguayUSAVenezuelaZambia
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26th IPPOG autumn meeting at CERN
Few days ago, the 26th IPPOG Meeting has been held at CERN from 27 to 30 November 2023. Days 1-2: November 27-28 – Working Groups and Steering Groups meeting The first two days of the 26th Meeting, on November 27 and 28, were focused on the work of the Working Groups and Steering Groups. All…
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Particle Therapy Masterclasses: the Power of Physics in Cancer Treatment
The Particle Therapy Masterclass stands as a cornerstone within the International Physics Masterclasses (flagship project of IPPOG). Coordinated by GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany, these masterclasses showcase the direct translation of fundamental research into revolutionary medical applications. What is the Aim of the PTMC? The Particle Therapy Masterclass seeks to emphasise the profound…
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IMC Coming Up
Upcoming Campaign: 11.02 – 10.04 2026 The IMC 2026 season is in preparation: institutes registration procedure will start on October 17. As soon as schedules are ready the links below will be updated and schools will be able to register. CERN: Fermilab: KEK: GSI: Pierre Auger:
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IMC Contact
Contact Should you have any inquiries or suggestions regarding the International Masterclasses, please do not hesitate to contact us: ippog-imc-contact@cern.ch Acknowledgements In 1997, the IMC program started in the UK, see report by Roger Barlow in CERN courier 2014. The next step happened in 2005, the World Year of Physics, when the program was organised in many…
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Launching the IPPOG-Brasil Portal at the III Spring Meeting of the Brazilian Physical Society
Excitement is brewing in the world of particle physics as the III Spring Meeting of the Brazilian Physical Society approaches, set to unfold from the 26th to the 29th of September in Niterói, a stone’s throw away from the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro. One highlight of this year’s event is the launch of…
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How a particle accelerator works
“Studying the Infinitely Small through Infinitely Large Machines” This sentence is undoubtedly an oversimplified yet fitting description of the work of a particle accelerator. Nowdays, there are approximately 30,000 accelerators on the planet, but only a few of them delve into the secrets of the universe. Their origin can be traced back to the Austrian…
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25th IPPOG spring meeting in Sofia
Another wonderful international meeting has just finished. We were in Sofia, Bulgaria. From May 9th to May 13th, 2023, one of the most dynamic and lively IPPOG events took place at the marvelous district of Sofia Tech Park. The afternoon of May 9th was dedicated to the International Masterclasses meeting led by the two coordinators,…
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Particle physics explained to children of all ages through narrative books
History teaches us that through images and words, human beings are capable of communicating apparently abstract and invisible concepts, making themselves understood by the various interlocutors with whom they interface. Particle physics is a science that most of all tries to explain the infinitely small, the invisible and often does so through infinitely large machines…
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GREAT CHALLENGES OF KNOWLEDGE / II CIEMAT Science Week Conference
Within the II Jornadas Científicas organised by CIEMAT (Madrid, Spain) on the occasion of Science Week 2020, lectures on the fundamental structure of matter, on dark matter and on the Cosmos, bringing together research from the very small to the very large