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ATLAS Virtual Visits
A Virtual Visit is a live video connection by a group (typically a classroom) to the ATLAS Experiment at CERN. A guide, who is a scientist or an engineer working on the experiment, meets visitors from the control room or (during planned LHC shutdowns) from the detector underground.
During a Virtual Visit, guides will
- Introduce themselves and describe their work in particle physics.
- Present CERN, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and the ATLAS experiment, including its goals and accomplishments.
- Invite questions from the audience.
We recommend audiences prepare questions ahead of time. This can be facilitated by viewing this introductory video.
Group Virtual Visits
Groups of at least 10 visitors (such as classrooms) can schedule their own visit by completing this form.
Upcoming Virtual Visits
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is a not-for-profit organisation that runs immersive programs to encourage young people to pursue their passion for STEM. Through our programs each year, we engage with 500+ high school students and early career STEM professionals from across Australia. Our flagship program, the NYSF Year 12 Program, takes place each January in Canberra and Brisbane, giving participants opportunities to engage in an exciting range of STEM visits, lectures, networking events and social activities.
This digital visit at CERN would motivate our students to get involved in science. I strongly believe that this opportunity is crucial for our students in Nisyros, inhabitants of the Acritic islands, since they do not have access to advanced scientific infrastructure, laboratories, or frequent educational events.
A tour with Clara Nellist from ATLAS at Nikhef. The tour will be livestreamed back to the Netherlands for a group of participants in a 3-part lecture series on particle physics specifically for the elderly.
Our school runs a science club, and every year we hold a Science Day where students present physics, chemistry, and biology experiments to students from other schools. It would therefore be very interesting for them to see the spaces where experiments are conducted simultaneously and to learn what kinds of experiments are carried out in the facilities.
Open Virtual Visits
We also schedule periodic open visits that can be joined by individuals or small groups. You can find them in the list on this page. Select the Open Virtual Visit of the date/time/language that best fits, click on it and register.