Career changing’: CERN Accelerator School holds successful first course for mechanical and materials engineers

The 85 participants gained theoretical and hands-on experience of working on particle accelerator technologies.

By Hermann Schmickler (CERN), Said Atieh (CERN) & Frank Tecker (CERN)

The participants of the Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MME) Course for Particle Accelerators and Detectors gained hands-on experience during the two-week programme. Photo: Noemí Carabán Gonzalez (CERN)

For the first time in its 41-year history, the CERN Accelerator School (CAS) this summer ran a course specifically dedicated to mechanical and materials engineers. The goal is to open the door for more engineers to move into the specialised accelerator industry to help the sector advance with new technologies and large infrastructure projects.

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