Beamline for Schools | Sponsor's (VIP) Day

Thursday 18 Sept 2025, 15:30 → 19:30 Europe/Zurich

3162/1-K01 (CERN)

Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN), Klaus Desch (University of Bonn (DE)), Marcel Stanitzki (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)), Sascha Schmeling (CERN)

Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a physics competition open to high school students from around the world. Participants are invited to prepare a proposal for an experiment to be conducted at the beamline of a particle accelerator, either at CERN (European laboratory for particle physics in Geneva, Switzerland), DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron in Hamburg, Germany) or ELSA (Elektronen-Stretcher-Anlage in Bonn, Germany). In 2025, we will have five winning teams joining the previous facilities. 

The celebration ceremony will take place in a hybrid format, on-site at CERN, DESY, ELSA and online. On-site participants at CERN, DESY, and ELSA will have the opportunity to visit the BL4S experimental areas after the ceremony and to join the celebration reception. 

Location at CERN: 3162/1-K01; East Area (building 157); R1

Location at DESY: DESY II; Test Beam Hall B (building 27)

Location at ELSA: ELSA; Käthe-Kümmel-Str. 1/0.056 (ROT) - Lecture Hall

 

15:30 → 17:00 Celebration Ceremony

15:30 Welcome from CERN, DESY, and ELSA

15:40 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Spallateam'

15:50 Message from Belgium

15:55 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Physical'

16:05 Message from Türkiye

16:10 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Dawson Technicolor'

16:20 Message from Canada

16:25 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Pumas in Kollision'

16:35 Message from Mexico

16:40 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'XTReme'

16:50 Message from the USA

16:55 Closing Statements

17:00 → 17:45 For on-site participants: Visit at the BL4S experimental areas

On-site participants at CERN, DESY and ELSA have the unique opportunity to visit the BL4S experimental areas. This is a great occasion to learn more about the winning experiments of BL4S 2025!

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: closed, flat shoes; above 16 years old; not pregnant; no Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD): pacemaker, defibrillator, electronic medicine dispenser, hearing aid, ferromagnetic implant.

=> Note that we will provide you with safety helmets to be worn during the visit.

18:00 → 19:30 For on-site participants: Celebration Reception

On-site participants at CERN, DESY and ELSA are heartily invited to join the celebration reception. This is a great opportunity to meet the winning teams of BL4S 2025 as well as the many precious supporters of BL4S!