VUB Physics and Astronomy students

Feb 1, 2026, 9:00 AM → Feb 3, 2026, 6:00 PM Europe/Zurich

Michael Tytgat (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)), Steven Lowette (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE))

CERN visit of the Physics and Astronomy students from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

CERN: when on site

Sun, February 1

5:00 PM Arrival at CERN

Mon, February 2

1 Introduction to CERN & Belgium in CMS

Speaker: Michael Tytgat (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE))

History of CERN Celebrating 70 years.mp4

IntroToCERN_VUB_2-3feb2026.pdf

IntroToCERN_VUB_2-3feb2026.pptx

2 SM18

Speakers: Frederik Van der Veken (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

3 LHCb Cavern & Exhibition

Speakers: Niels Tuning (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL)), Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

4 CERN Control Center

Speaker: Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

5 Visit of CMS

Speakers: Frederik Van der Veken (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

CMS introduction video

6 ALICE Exhibition

Speaker: Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

Tue, February 3

7 Synchrocyclotron

Speaker: Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

8 ATLAS Visitor Center

Speaker: Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

ATLAS 3D movie in 2D

9 Data Center Visit Point

Speaker: Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

10 Lecture: Antimatter at CERN

Speakers: Adriaan Rijllart (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

Antimatter at CERN

11 Antimatter Factory

Speakers: Frederik Van der Veken (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

Extra material

CERN-job-opp-260101.pdf

CERN-job-opp-260101.pptx