Beamline for Schools | Sponsor's (VIP) Day

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

3162/1-K01 (CERN)

Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)), Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN), Klaus Desch (University of Bonn (DE)), Marcel Stanitzki (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)), Saime Gurbuz (University of Bonn (DE)), Sascha Schmeling (CERN), Sebastian Laudage (University of Bonn (DE)), Sebastian Laudage (University of Bonn)

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: FTD Presentation Room (Kreuzbergweg 24, 53115 Bonn)

 

15:30 → 17:05 Celebration Ceremony

Convener: Dr Sascha Schmeling (CERN)

15:30 Welcome from CERN, DESY, and ELSA

Speakers: Prof. Michael Hoch (University of Bonn), Mike Lamont (CERN), Dr Ties Behnke (DESY), Barbara Solich (CERN), Stefan Jorda (WE-Heraeus-Stiftung)

15:45 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Spallateam'

Présentation_VIP_Day-CERN.pdf

Présentation_VIP_Day-CERN.pptx

15:55 Message from Belgium

Speaker: S.E. M. Christophe Payot

16:00 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Dawson Technicolor'

DESY presentation #2.pdf

16:10 Message from Canada

EvelineCoulombeSpeech.mp4

16:15 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Physical'

VIPDayPresentationTeamPhysical.pdf

VIPDayPresentationTeamPhysical.pptx

16:25 Message from Türkiye

Speaker: H.E. Dr. Burak Akçapar

16:30 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'XTReme'

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGynJpjaQU/G4g6AR-ePArdiK52LPOjEg/edit?utm_content=DAGynJpjaQU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

16:40 Message from the USA

Speaker: Alexandra Shema

16:45 Winning team of the 12th edition (2025) - 'Pumas in Kollision'

Presentación.pdf 2.pdf

16:55 Message from Mexico

17:00 Closing Statements

17:10 → 18:00 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 CERN: 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.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DESY: closed, flat shoes; above 16 years old; no Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD): pacemaker, defibrillator, electronic medicine dispenser, hearing aid, ferromagnetic implant.

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!

Reception at CERN: GlassBox in R1
DESY Beamline4 Schools BBQ: In front of Hall 2 (Bld 27)