The AIP National Task Force to Elevate African American Representation in Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy (TEAM-UP) spent two years investigating the reasons for the persistent underrepresentation of African Americans in physics and astronomy and produced a report with its findings.

CBB is pleased to announce new CBB Ph.D. Will DeBenedetti!

Professor Yuri Orlov, an extraordinary accelerator scientist, human rights activist, and soviet dissident recently passed away. There will be a commemoration of his contributions to accelerators and activism on Wednesday, November 18th.

Christopher Morrison Pierce, M.S. ’19, a doctoral candidate in the field of physics, and Brennan Hyden, a doctoral candidate in the field of plant breeding, have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.

CBB participant Sandra Biedron wins a major grant to develop efficient Ultrafast Electron Diffraction for materials research.

Fermilab seeks Peoples Fellows candidates with outstanding credentials who have the potential to be leaders of the field.

Recent months have been exciting ones at CBB. First, NSF has selected CBB for a second 5-year award for 2021 - 2026, allowing us to further advance our research and education. This marvelous outcome recognizes CBB’s strong record of accomplishment in its first four years and its promise for the future. Go Beam Team!

CBB is pleased to announce new CBB Ph.D. Joshua Paul!

Each summer the CBB hosts an annual meeting and symposium that brings together team members from all over the U.S. for three days of scientific talks and activities. While we were not able to convene in person, we hosted a jam-packed event on July 21 – 23.

"The Exit-Wave Power-Cepstrum Transform for Scanning Nanobeam Electron Diffraction: Robust Strain Mapping at Subnanometer Resolution and Subpicometer Precision"E. Padgett, (et al.)