CERN RESEARCH DIVISION
EXPLORING THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE. ACQUIRED 2029. THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE BUILD.
HISTORY AND MISSION
IN 2029, WEYLAND-YUTANI CORPORATION ACQUIRED THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH, TRANSITIONING IT FROM A PUBLICLY FUNDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO A DIVISION OF THE CORPORATION'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. THE ACQUISITION FOLLOWED A PERIOD OF DECLINING GOVERNMENT FUNDING THAT THREATENED THE CONTINUATION OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT PARTICLE PHYSICS PROGRAM.
UNDER CORPORATE STEWARDSHIP, CERN HAS RECEIVED UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF INVESTMENT. THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER HAS BEEN UPGRADED TWICE, ACHIEVING COLLISION ENERGIES PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT UNREACHABLE. THE FACILITY'S WORKFORCE HAS GROWN FROM 1,200 TO 2,400 RESEARCHERS.
THE STRATEGIC VALUE OF CERN TO THE CORPORATION CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH INTO PARTICLE PHYSICS, QUANTUM GRAVITY, AND ANTIMATTER DIRECTLY UNDERLIES THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT DEFINE WEYLAND-YUTANI: FTL PROPULSION, MICRO-FUSION POWER, AND ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE.
THE CORPORATION MAINTAINS CERN'S TRADITION OF OPEN SCIENCE. PUBLICATIONS IN NON-PROPRIETARY RESEARCH AREAS CONTINUE TO BE RELEASED THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, AND THE FACILITY HOSTS VISITING RESEARCHERS FROM PARTNER INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE.
ACTIVE PROGRAMS
QUANTUM GRAVITY
THE CORNERSTONE OF FTL PROPULSION RESEARCH. CERN'S QUANTUM GRAVITY PROGRAM INVESTIGATES THE FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GRAVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, PRODUCING THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK THAT ENABLES FASTER-THAN-LIGHT TRANSIT.
CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTEDANTIMATTER RESEARCH
THE PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND APPLICATION OF ANTIMATTER. RESEARCH HAS LED TO ADVANCES IN MICRO-FUSION CELL TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS DEPLOYED ACROSS ALL CORPORATE PRODUCT LINES.
CLASSIFICATION: PARTIALLY RESTRICTEDHIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS
COLLIDER EXPERIMENTS PROBING THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AT THE SMALLEST SCALES. RECENT WORK HAS IDENTIFIED THREE PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN SUBATOMIC PARTICLES WITH APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE.
CLASSIFICATION: OPENDARK MATTER DETECTION
ONGOING EXPERIMENTS TO DETECT AND CHARACTERIZE DARK MATTER PARTICLES. THE PROGRAM OPERATES THE WORLD'S MOST SENSITIVE PARTICLE DETECTORS AND COLLABORATES WITH OFF-WORLD OBSERVATION PLATFORMS.
CLASSIFICATION: OPENADVANCED COMPUTING
THE COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AT CERN PROCESSES MORE DATA THAN ANY OTHER FACILITY ON EARTH. THE DIVISION DEVELOPS NOVEL COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES INCLUDING QUANTUM AND NEUROMORPHIC SYSTEMS.
CLASSIFICATION: OPENTHEORETICAL PHYSICS
A DEDICATED THEORETICAL DIVISION WORKS AHEAD OF EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITIES, PREDICTING PHENOMENA AND PROPOSING NEW AVENUES OF INQUIRY. HOME TO THREE RECIPIENTS OF THE PETER WEYLAND PRIZE IN PHYSICS.
CLASSIFICATION: OPENFACILITY ASSETS
| LARGE HADRON COLLIDER | |
|---|---|
| CIRCUMFERENCE | 27 KILOMETERS |
| DEPTH | 50-175 METERS UNDERGROUND |
| COLLISION ENERGY | 14 TeV (UPGRADED: 28 TeV PLANNED) |
| SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS | 9,593 |
| OPERATING TEMP | 1.9K (-271.3C) |
| COMPUTING | |
|---|---|
| DATA CENTER | TIER 1 (1 OF 14 WORLDWIDE) |
| DATA GENERATED | 1+ PETABYTE PER DAY |
| QUANTUM PROCESSORS | 12 (DEDICATED ANALYSIS) |
| NETWORK | W-Y SECURE RESEARCH NETWORK |
ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS
CERN MAINTAINS RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 80 UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. THESE COLLABORATIONS ENSURE THAT THE FACILITY REMAINS AT THE FRONTIER OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS.
VISITING RESEARCHER PROGRAM
CERN HOSTS UP TO 300 VISITING RESEARCHERS ANNUALLY FROM PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. APPOINTMENTS RANGE FROM THREE MONTHS TO TWO YEARS AND INCLUDE FULL ACCESS TO NON-RESTRICTED EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMPUTING RESOURCES.
LEARN MORE →DOCTORAL PROGRAM
THE CERN DOCTORAL PROGRAM SUPPORTS 60 PHD CANDIDATES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. STUDENTS CONDUCT THESIS RESEARCH USING CERN FACILITIES AND ARE CO-SUPERVISED BY CORPORATE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY. GRADUATES ARE OFFERED PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR CORPORATE RESEARCH POSITIONS.
LEARN MORE →PUBLICATIONS AND IMPACT
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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