Wednesday, 08 November 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
UPES has signed a memorandum of understanding with CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research, Switzerland). The university official stated that this collaborative effort is set to redefine the landscape of particle physics research with UPES playing a pivotal role in the groundbreaking Future Circular Collider (FCC) project.
The FCC project is a successor to CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.Reiterating its focus on advancing research and development, the university will play a significant role in the development of software and particle detectors for the FCC project. UPES researchers including Vipin Gaur and JB Singh will spearhead this project. The FCC project will be installed in a circular tunnel, located 100 to 400 metres deep on the France-Switzerland border, spanning a distance of 91 kilometres between the two countries. .
This project will also encompass a feasibility study to assess the geological, technical, environmental, and administrative aspects of the tunnel and its surface areas. This partnership will provide students and faculty members with unparalleled opportunities to engage in cutting-edge research, gain valuable hands-on experience in the field of particle physics, and collaborate with the global scientific community at CERN. The UPES has also established Belle II GRID Computing Centre at its campus. Belle II is an international particle physics project situated in an underground Japanese facility at KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation).
