SAPHIR Millennium Institute

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

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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.

by | 10/01/2025 | News, New Physics | 0 Comments

During the morning of Friday, January 10, at the Casona campus of the Andrés Bello University, the National Director of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), Alejandra Pizarro, accompanied by the Deputy Director of Associative Research Centers,...
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SAPHIR scientists are part of "HEPNP 2025".

by | 10/01/2025 | News, New Physics | 0 Comments

These days (January 6-10), the city of Valparaiso, renowned for its cultural richness, becomes the epicenter of particle physics by hosting the prestigious international conference "The 9th International Conference on High Energy Particle and Nuclear...
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Italian Ambassador to Chile visits SAPHIR's offices at Universidad Andrés Bello

by | 03/01/2025 | News, New Physics | 0 Comments

On Friday, January 3, the Ambassador of Italy in Chile, Valeria Biagiotti, together with the Commercial Secretary, Althea Cenciarelli, made an official visit to part of our laboratories located in the Campus Casona de Las Ventas....
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In pursuit of new challenges at particle colliders

by | 03/01/2025 | Researchers, News, New Physics | 0 Comments

Yohan Oviedo, member of SAPHIR and direct collaborator of Jilberto Zamora (Associate Researcher of the Institute), obtains the Fondecyt Postdoctoral Fellowship. A Colombian national, Yohan is a physicist graduated from the Universidad Surcolombiana and obtained his PhD in Physics...
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National Director of ANID, Alejandra Pizarro, visits CERN and meets with scientists from SAPHIR, the institute representing the Millennium Centers in the organization.

by | 12/20/2024 | News, New Physics | 0 Comments

The SAPHIR Millennium Institute is a scientific research center funded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), which is under the institutional framework of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of the Government...
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SAPHIR Institute at Jóvenes ConCiencia 2024!

by | 12/19/2024 | News, New Physics | 0 Comments

SAPHIR students were part of "Jóvenes ConCiencia 2024", an instance in which Master's, Doctorate and Postdoctoral Research students were invited by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) to a day of reflection and...
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Microelectronics: Challenges and New Horizons for Chile 

by | 09/12/2024 | News, Novelties, New Physics | 0 Comments

Microelectronics is a branch of electronic engineering that focuses on the design, fabrication and integration of electronic circuits at microscopic scales. It uses advanced technologies to create devices such as transistors, semiconductors and other electronic...
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Framework agreement signed between SAPHIR and Instituto AIEP: behind the formation of new Advanced Human Capital

by | 05/12/2024 | Press Releases, News, News, New Physics | 0 Comments

Today, Thursday, December 5th, a framework agreement was signed between our Millennium Institute, SAPHIR, and the renowned technical-professional school AIEP, part of UNAB. The signing ceremony...
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Heavy Ion Collisions: one of the keys to understanding the early universe

by | 04/12/2024 | News | 0 Comments

Particle Physics is the branch of Physics that studies the fundamental components of matter and the interactions between them. Through experiments in particle accelerators, scientists have discovered that all matter is composed of particles....
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FLUKA software simulations in the modeling of calorimeters, gave Pascale Tillería, SAPHIR student, the award for Best Poster on the 1st day of the "XXIV Chilean Physics Symposium SOCHIFI 2024".

by | 11/26/2024 | News | 0 Comments

The NA64 experiment at CERN is a fixed-target experiment whose purpose is the search for a new vector Boson (A′), called the dark photon, which could mediate the interactions between visible and dark matter. This experiment was...
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Successful meeting between the Chilean Mission in Geneva and SAPHIR with a view to fostering scientific cooperation

 

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SAPHIR Millennium Institute researcher stands out representing Latin America in International Workshop in Japan

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Atomic Girls 2024: successful activity that promotes science among young Chilean girls held its third version.

 

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