CERN
BROCHURE 2019
SUMMER
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INTERNSHIP PROJECT
5 WEEKS OF LECTURES
(PHYSICS, ENGINEERING)
OPENLAB LECTURES
(COMPUTING)
PRESENTATION SESSIONS
POSTER SESSION
WORKSHOPS
CERN VISITS
SUMMER STUDENT WEBFEST
SUMMER STUDENT DRINK
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PERKS OF BEING A
SUMMER STUDENT
ALUMNI NETWORK
OUR VALUES
CONTACT DETAILS
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CLUBS AT CERN
GETTING A BICYCLE
LANGUAGE TANDEM
AND MORE..
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You will get the chance to join in the day-to-day work ofCERN research teams and to work in a multidisciplinaryand multicultural environment. It will give you theoccasion to broaden your knowledge, skills and todiscover other areas.
Your supervisor will contact you shortly and explain youyour internship project in detail.
A short report on your work project at CERN will beexpected at the end of your stay. You can find reportsfrom the students of the past years at the following link.
Reference working hours at CERN are from 08h30 to17h30 from Monday to Friday (one hour lunch break).Please note that these working hours may vary slightly,depending on the group you are working with.
PROJECT REPORT
YOUR INTERNSHIP PROJECT
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During your stay, you can attend a series of lecturesspecially prepared for you, where experts and scientistsfrom around the world share their knowledge about awide range of topics in the fields of theoretical andexperimental particle physics and engineering.
The timetable for 2019 will be visible here.
LECTURE PROGRAMME
5 WEEKS
MORNINGS
2 JULY TO 2 AUGUST 2019
PARTICLE WORLD
DETECTORSFOUNDATION OF STATISTICS
ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES
THEORETICAL CONCEPTS
IN PARTICLE PHYSICS
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
AND BEAM DYNAMICS
ELECTRONICS, DAQ AND TRIGGERS
INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY HEAVY IONS
MAKING PREDICTIONS AT HADRON COLLIDERS
PHYSICS AND MEDICAL
APPLICATIONS
ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES
LECTURESWHAT IS STRING
THEORY?
ANTIMATTER IN THE LAB
FUTURE HIGH-ENERGY
COLLIDER PROJECTS
FLAVOURPHYSICS
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AT CERN
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
AT LEPTON COLLIDERS
BEYOND THE STANDARD
MODEL
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
AT HADRON COLLIDERS
ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
FROM RAW DATA TO PHYSICS
RESULTS
THE STANDARD
MODEL
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You will also have the opportunity to attend a series oflectures developed for the CERN openlab summerstudents, given by Information and CommunicationsTechnology experts on advanced CERN-related topics.
The timetable for 2019 will be shared with you.
OPENLAB LECTURE PROGRAMME
6 WEEKS
SOME AFTERNOONS
JULY & AUGUST 2019
INTRODUCTION TO CODE
OPTIMIZATIONS
THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL
UNDERPINNINGS OF WRITING CODE THAT'S
LESS BAD
EVOLUTION IN COMPUTING HARDWARE
CROWDSOURCINGARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE FOR SCIENCE
DISCOVERING THE HIGGS BOSON WITH
SOFTWARE AND COMPUTING
OPENLAB LECTURES
HOW TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS
AND PITCHES
MACHINE LEARNING
FROM GRIDS TO CLOUDS
TOOLS FOR IT SERVICE
MANAGERS: GETTING STARTED
COMPUTING SECURITY
DAQ-FILTERING DATA FROM 1PB/S
TO 600 MB/S
COMPUTING IN HIGH ENERGY
PHYSICS
FROM COLLISION TO DISCOVERY:
PHYSICS ANALYSIS
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This is your chance to practice your communication andpresentation skills by giving a 10 min talk about yourinternship project. Note that your speech will berecorded (registration possible after arrival).
PRESENTATION SESSION
MORNINGS
5 TO 7 AUGUST 2019
POSTER SESSION
31 JULY 2019
AFTERNOON
You also have the possibility to expose your work andpractice how to prepare and present a poster(registration possible after arrival).
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Interested in getting hands-on experience in CERN labs?We will inform you about the available workshops in ourinduction meeting.
The timetable for 2019 will be visible here.
AFTERNOONS
JULY & AUGUST 2019
WORKSHOPS
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Each student will have the possibility to participate toorganised visits of the laboratory on 2 afternoons. Thesites will be ATLAS, Synchrocyclotron, AntiprotonDecelerator, Data Centre.
2 AFTERNOONS
JULY & AUGUST 2019
CERN VISITS
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This is a unique chance to design neat Web applications thatencourage the public to learn more about science and inparticular about CERN, the LHC and physics.Join small teams over the weekend and get valuable webdevelopment experience (organized by Openlab SummerStudent Programme).
JULY OR AUGUTS 2019
CERN SUMMER STUDENT WEBFEST
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Once everyone has arrived, we will welcome youall at an informal reception. This is a great chanceto meet all Summer Students and mingle.
3 JULY 2019
SUMMER STUDENT DRINK
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“A program that provides excellent international experience and exposure to particle physics and related research fields.”
AN UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER
“Incredibly unique and special opportunity to learn new skills, collaborate in large teams, and meet people
in your field from around the world. Truly an amazing experience which I will recommend to others.”
“It has definitely been one of the most exciting experiences in my life. My experience here will undoubtedly prove to be extremely useful in my future career, be it academic or professional. I will never forget and greatly treasure the time spent here working with my supervisor, fellow summer students and colleagues.”
“An amazing, challenging, cheerful, horizon-opening programme! Thanks for everything!”
UNIQUE AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE
DIVERSITY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
SCIENTIFIC EXPOSURE
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A contract of association of 8
weeks to work on a technical project.
A travel allowance on a lump sum basis
paid at the end of your stay to help you
with the cost of travel between
Geneva and your residence at the time
of the selection committee.
A 90 CHF per calendar day (net of
tax) subsistence allowance to cover
the cost of accommodation and meals in the Geneva
area for a single person for the whole
contract duration.
An extensive physics lecture programme
(possibility to attend a series of IT lectures
organized by Openlab).
Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive
Health Insurance scheme
(contribution already deducted from allowance).*
Assistance to find accommodation on
the CERN site or nearby.
8 WEEKS AT CERNLECTURES
SUBSISTENCE
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE
ACCOMMODATION
*The few students who are paid directly from a national funding agency, have to come with their own insurance coverage.
CERN ALUMNI NETWORK
Your connection with CERN begins when you come here as aSummer Student. You will spend a fantastic time working herewith specialists in their field, gaining wonderful experience, andthis can continue when you join the CERN Alumni Network. Youcan become a member as soon as you arrive at CERN.
Launched in June 2017, the network has been designed to makethe global CERN community more inclusive, and has been setup to provide those who have left with a means of keeping intouch with CERN and with each other. It also fostersambassadorship for the mission and values of CERN, and helpscolleagues, in particular younger ones, with their future careerdevelopment, inside or outside the field of particle physics. TheCommunity is united by a shared pride in having contributed toCERN’s scientific endeavours.
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LIBRARY
Most of you will find the CERN Library to be an extremely usefulresource, go to library.cern and check out what you can borrow!
FR
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hesitate to join one or several, they are great fun and a goodway to get to some new friends. More info here.
CERN CLUBS
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU FIND AT CERN?
BICYCLE RENTAL
As a Summer Student you can rent a bicycle at CERN free ofcharge. We will explain you how to get one on your first day.
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LANGUAGE TANDEM
Would you like to learnChinese? Greek? Portuguese?Or would you like to improveyour English or French?
Try tandem learning!
Go to cern.ch/language-tandem and find yourlanguage partner now.
AND MUCH MORE..
Join the Summer Student Facebook and WhatsApp groups,plan Talent Shows and BBQs together, and create yourSummer Student T-shirt.
You will have endless possibilities to create the friendships of a lifetime.
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OUR CORE VALUES
CERN's values are commitment, professionalism, creativity,diversity and integrity. Taken together they provide thebasis for respect: respect for others, respect for theOrganization and respect for its mission, and underpin theCERN Code of Conduct.
GET IN TOUCH
Email us on [email protected]
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IMAGINE
BELIEVE
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