A Journey of Discovery: How CAS transformed my career and perspective

When Vittorio Ferrentino first arrived at CERN for a six-month master’s internship, he had no idea how much the experience would shape his future. Even amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, he found himself captivated by the world of accelerators. That initial spark led him to focus his master’s thesis on thermal transients in superconducting magnets for hadron therapy, and later, during his PhD in electrical engineering, to dive deeper into the complexities of accelerator physics.

By Noemi Caraban Gonzalez

His learning journey at CERN has been anything but linear—starting with superconducting magnet technology and quench phenomena before shifting towards beam dynamics parameters. However, one constant throughout this path has been the CERN Accelerator School (CAS), which played a pivotal role in expanding his knowledge and network within the field…