Tagged: particle physics

NIU celebrates Fermilab’s latest landmark finding

Over the years, nearly 50 faculty and students have contributed to experiment

  • April 22, 2021
DeKalb, Ill. – NIU can take more than a little pride in its contributions to the latest landmark finding at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in…

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From bosons to BoSox

Tyler Burch got his NIU Ph.D. in particle physics—then landed dream job with Boston Red Sox

  • January 26, 2021
DeKalb, Ill. — The career trajectory of NIU graduate Tyler Burch has taken an unusual turn, to say the least. Just last spring, Burch earned his Ph.D. in particle physics from…

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Mysterious matter

NIU physicists join effort to beam neutrinos 800 miles through the earth

  • August 15, 2016
A team of NIU physicists has joined the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a collaboration of scientists from more than 140 laboratories and universities in 27 countries who aim to…

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