Beamline for Schools | Sponsor's (VIP) Day

Thursday 20 Aug 2026, 15:30 → 19:30 Europe/Zurich

40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac (CERN)

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

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 2026, 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: 40/S2-D01; East Area (building 157); R1

Location at DESY: TBD

Location at ELSA: TBD

 

15:30 → 17:05 Celebration Ceremony

Convener: Julia Woithe (CERN)

15:30 Welcome from CERN, DESY, and ELSA

Speaker: Clarissa Stolfi (CERN & Society)

15:45 Winning team of the 13th edition (2026) - 'attoPION'

15:55 Message from India

16:00 Winning team of the 13th edition (2026) - 'Mobile MIPs'

16:10 Message from the UK

16:15 Winning team of the 13th edition (2026) - 'PionIST 3'

16:25 Message from Türkiye

16:30 Winning team of the 13th edition (2026) - 'POLARIS'

16:40 Message from Bangladesh

16:45 Winning team of the 13th edition (2026) - 'Centauri Stars'

16:55 Message from the USA

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 2026!

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 2026 as well as the many precious supporters of BL4S!

Reception at CERN: GlassBox in R1
DESY BL4S BBQ: In front of Hall 2 (Bld 27)
Reception at ELSA: TBC