SAPHIR Millennium Institute

We promote research in subatomic physics connected to the Large Hadron Collider.

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The SAPHIR Millennium Institute is participating for the second consecutive year in Puerto de Ideas Antofagasta 2026 with an immersive LHC experience

by | 04/28/2026 | News | 0 Comments

For the second consecutive year, the SAPHIR Millennium Institute participated in the 2026 Puerto de Ideas Antofagasta Science Festival, solidifying its presence at the Science Walk, considered the heart of the event and one of the most prominent venues for science outreach...
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Chile officially becomes an Associate Member State of CERN

by | April 2, 2026 | CERN, Press Releases, News | 0 Comments

On Thursday, Chile officially became an Associate Member State of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), following the ratification of the agreement signed by both parties and its accession to the protocol on the privileges and immunities of this...
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When snow “confuses” cosmic rays: the Chilean experiment that looks at the sky with fresh eyes

by | March 29, 2026 | Popular Science Articles, News | 0 Comments

High in northern Chile, where the sky is so clear that it seems to magnify the universe, something invisible yet constant is taking place: a shower of particles from space is passing through Earth’s atmosphere. These are cosmic rays, messengers of phenomena...
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The ProTeGi Program promotes the participation of Chilean scientists at CERN in collaboration with SAPHIR and the Federico Santa María Technical University

by | 03/18/2026 | News | 0 Comments

As part of efforts to strengthen Chile’s participation in major international scientific collaborations such as CERN, the SAPHIR Millennium Institute and the Federico Santa María Technical University (UTFSM) continue to build on their joint work in the...
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Millennium Institute SAPHIR begins new phase until 2030 after successful five-year evaluation

by | 03/09/2026 | News | 0 Comments

The SAPHIR Millennium Institute is embarking on a new phase in its scientific development after successfully passing its five-year evaluation in 2025. This process involved a comprehensive review of the center's performance during its first five years of...
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"Codelco, MinCiencia, and universities make progress in the development of high-purity copper." SOURCE: EL MOSTRADOR

by | February 6, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

By: El Mostrador Cultura The agreement establishes a strategic collaboration aimed at exploring the development of so-called "oxygen-free copper" and the gradual manufacture of components with high technological standards. The National Copper Corporation of Chile...
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The visit by Mr. Felipe Olivares León, Executive Director of SAPHIR, strengthens Chile's collaboration with CERN and ATLAS.

by | 02/05/2026 | News | 0 Comments

During the week of January 26, the executive director of the SAPHIR Millennium Institute, Felipe Olivares, made a working visit to CERN, aimed at strengthening scientific and technological collaboration links, as well as promoting the participation of...
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Addles Castillo, PhD student at Andrés Bello University and member of the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, obtains the highest score in the final exam of the CERN School of Computing 2026

by | 02/05/2026 | News | 0 Comments

Between January 12 and 23, 2026, the CERN School of Computing 2026 (CSC26) took place at the Lo Contador Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The school brought together 69 master's and doctoral students, along with professionals from...
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SAPHIR research, led by UNAB academic Dr. Jilberto Zamora, contributes to the development of key technology for LHC detectors

by | 02/05/2026 | News | 0 Comments

A new study led by Dr. Jilberto Zamora, associate researcher at the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, presents the design and validation of ColdBox, an innovative protective structure developed for the Scattering and Neutrino Detector at the LHC experiment...
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When scientific computing brings the world together: the experience of the CERN School of Computing in Chile

by | January 31, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

For two weeks, Santiago was the meeting point for students and specialists from around the world at one of CERN's most prestigious schools, organized in conjunction with the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, consolidating Chile...
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News Highlights

Sergey Kuleshov

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Dr. Sergey Kuleshov, Director of SAPHIR, is appointed Collaboration Board Chair of the NA-64 experiment at CERN.

 

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SUCCESSFUL LHC MASTERCLASS 2023

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Paper edited by SAPHIR Millennium Institute researcher is recognized as the most cited text by IOP Publishing.

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What's happening at SAPHIR

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CERN Council approves the incorporation of Chile as an associate member state

 

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The National Director of ANID, Alejandra Pizarro, together with the Deputy Director of Centers and Associative Research, Nicole Ehrenfeld, and an important delegation, visit SAPHIR's facilities at UNAB.

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Undersecretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation visits part of SAPHIR's facilities at UNAB

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