Fermilab 50th Anniversary

Proton Pagoda area

Flowering tree on the edge of Big Woods

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Javier Duarte, left, quickly goes over some data with Caterina Vernieri. They were helping out today with the "Dare to Dream" Latina conference.

These are even fluffier!

A sudden ground fault indication in Main Injector prompted an evening access into the tunnel. Kyle Hazelwood uses an insulating hotstick to disconnect a Main Injector power supply from its bus to aid in the search for the fault.

....these three guys looking at me! From Left: Israel Alatorre Hernandez from University of Guanajuato, Scientist Juan Estrada from the Particle Physics/Astrophysics Department, and Clecio De Bom from Centro Brasileiro Des Pesquisas Fisicas, discuss MKIDS microwave kinetic inductance detectors. This cleanroom is located at SiDet.

Seven goslings, two geese, one National Accelerator Laboratory. One of them might be named Ryan, I didn't check.

A look inside the new BnB building

Just couldn't resist when I saw how close to the fence they were.

Prominently displayed at the entrance to the Technical Division's Cryogenic Systems Department at MW9, this is the duplicate of the plaque presented by American Society of Mechanical Engineers to Fermilab in honor of the Tevatron's cryogenic achievement. Why the duplicate? There was a high-temperature typo!

These ladies did an exceptional job organizing the Administrative Professionals Day luncheon as they do every year. Thanks again ladies, I sure enjoyed myself and I think everyone else did too! From left: Marie Herman from the Technical Division, Odarka Jurkiw from the Facilities Engineering Services Section, Christine Johnson from Workforce Development and Resources Section, and Connie Lang from the Particle Physics Division.

Fermilab honored the administrative professionals today with a gala luncheon at Batavia's Riverside Banquets.

Baby geese take command of the ponds!

Kids and their parents share a potluck dinner prior to a craft game.

Happy Administrative Day for the Particle Physics Division admins! The PPD staff invited the Administrative Group to the department heads meeting, where Patricia McBride, PPD head, proceeded to give a lovely speech on how much the staff appreciates the hard work done by all in the PPD administrative team. Then we had an assortment of cheesecakes and fruits for dessert ... yum!

A bull enjoys alone time.

The Long-Baseline Project Controls Team shows their appreciation for their administrative support by taking them to lunch at City Gate Grill!

Dave Harding, center, and Elliott McCrory, left, talk about the physics of sports at the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University. This photograph was taken by the math teacher of these fifth and sixth grade scientists at the school.

Donovan Tooke was getting ready to hand out Muon Campus access keys during yesterday's shutdown.

These lovely woodland phlox flowers are scattered through the woods between Wilson Hall and the Lederman Science Center.

As I drove into work, one of our pollinator friends got a hold of the window of my car.

Alan Prosser, on left, and Lorenzo Uplegger, both from the Scientific Computing Division, discuss the work being done on the CMS support frame and outer tracker module. This work is being done at SiDet in the Detector Test Area.

Wilson Hall as seen via a reflection in the windows of the MC-1 Building.

The cherry trees at the Fermilab Garden Club near the Village are in full bloom today. MobileMonday

Anne Heavey is the document writer for LBNF and DUNE. Notice the really big dictionary she has!

A steady supply of M&Ms keeps operators awake and happy on a long 12-hour owl shift.

Fermilab from 12,000 feet heading west.

Pond reflections on Ring Road

Karen Seifrid, Dave Pushka in the foreground and many non-Fermilab folks attend a country line dancing event at the grand old Kuhn barn. Janet Kruse is the instructor and leader for this group, which dances at Kuhn a couple times a year.

Eric Prebys lectures on accelerator physics to the Saturday Morning Physics students. Note the cheat sheet on the blackboard for the common variables used in this field.

Mama bison with day-old baby following her step-by-step.

The fan-like leaves on this blooming gingko tree will turn to a golden yellow in the fall. There are two of them in front of the SiDet building.

Happy birthday - Fermilab is 50 years old, but this new baby was standing on its own in 50 minutes. This little one was born on April 20, 2017.

14th floor coffee club. The sign reveals the secret to good coffee.

Heavy Assembly Building

Retired Fermilab scientist Bob Flora, on the right, explains the environmental benefits of owning two electric cars to Brian Chase, left, and Vladimir Shiltsev. Note Bob's Tesla hat. This discussion happened in the Wilson Hall Atrium during Fermilab's Earth Day celebrations.

Greg Derylo, of the Particle Physics Division Mechanical Department, prepares support frame for beam testing of a CMS phase II module.

This is a ground-view perspective of the AZero parking lot work.

Andrew Sonnenschein, of the Particle Physics Division Astrophysics Department, gives a thumbs-up on the working vacuum pump pictured there on the table.

Kathy Flores always delivers the mail with a smile and takes time to say hello.

On display in the Fermilab Art Gallery "50 years of Science and Art – the Employee Art Show"

South view of Wilson Hall

A simply gorgeous day to be riding a bike.

Chief Accelerator Officer Sergei Nagaitsev chats with Paul Czarapata just prior to the Accelerator Division All-Hands meeting in Ramsey Auditorium.

Bloodroot and spring beauty wildflowers in the Big Woods.

Ryan Campbell leads the wildflower walk through the Big Woods.

Education Center on first day of work

A Cross Gallery hallway display of the different types of cables that can be found throughout the laboratory.

Bees are active today, pollinating the apple blossoms at the Fermilab Garden Club area near the village. MobileMonday

They're here already. In the east reflecting pond.

First goslings I've seen, they are so adorable! #mobilemonday

What was once the old Wilson Street entrance on the east side.

Nicola McConkey of SBND plays for the Fermilab barn dance with her band, Minor Contravention. Band members are Charley Roberts on piano, Nicola McConkey on fiddle, and Ian Roberts on squeezebox.

A view of spring at Aspen East.

Looking across the farmer's field on the north side of Fermilab.

Tree swallows make a nest.

The Friday evening storm moves eastward over the MINOS building.

It was interesting to watch the bison teasingly play with one another.

At lovely lunchtime hour deserves some outside time, riding the Main Ring at Fermilab to catch the sights.

Birds circle above Wilson Hall on a cloudy morning.

A dramatic picture of Wilson Hall on what seems like a never-ending progression of stormy days.

A beautiful blue hyacinth blooms near Wilson Hall.

Wilson Hall welcoming committee

Thamnophis radix, or plains garter snake, near Master Substation

Old-school lawn mower

Brian Carew, on right, and Ryan Frantzen from Roads and Grounds get an early start maintaining the Fermilab roads by filling some potholes.

In the Main Control Room, operators were being trained.

Fermilab's firemen Richard Graff, left, and Dave Sabatino making their rounds to ensure our fire extinguishers are ready for action if needed. Thanks guys!

The spring wind reversed the flow for a short bit at one of the Main Ring cooling ponds.

A lovely rainbow appeared over the bison barn this afternoon.

PPD Admin group meets for discussions. Clockwise from left: Luz Jaquez, Support Services Department Head, Connie Lang, Leticia Shaddix, Patricia Guijarro, Olivia Vizcarra, Barbara Hehner, Carolyn Johnson, Terry Reid, Sonya Wright, Carrie Farver, Noel Weidman

Mike Campbell at Fermilab gave this visiting photographer a cook's tour of the remote handling robot for Mu2e. This is an amazing machine.

Javier Tiffenberg, left, of Particle Physics Division Astrophysics and visitor Miguel Sofo of Centro Atomico Bariloche in Argentina discuss the Sub-Electron-Noise Skipper CCD Experimental Instrument (SENSEI) project in Lab A at SiDet.

On display in the Fermilab Art Gallery "50 Years of Science and Art - the Employee Art Show"

Electrical towers, power lines and clouds.

Wind blows water from the Main Injector cooling pond jets.

Sunset at Casey's Pond

Enjoying the warm weather at Kuhn Village Barn. Warmup dance on the lawn before the Barn Dance inside. The dancers are Vijay Iyer (a researcher on SuperCDMS from National Institute of Science Education and Research) and his partner, Ashli Shea

Al Johnson works the mixing board for the Tom Skilling/WGN/Fermilab Tornado Seminar.

Several of the speakers backstage during the Fermilab/WGN Tornado and Severe Storm Seminar hosted by Tom Skilling.

Fermilab artwork.

Reflection

Marcia Teckenbrock chats with some colleagues during the weekly Wine and Cheese gathering.

Someone's helping the beavers! This was taken from the channel between Kidney Pond and Swan Lake.

Pioneer cemetery and flag at half-staff, with Wilson Hall in background

The imposing structure of the old Haefely voltage multiplier puts the small, new, upgraded source and preaccelerator to shame.

Clouds

Stairwell, Wilson Hall

Wilson Hall as seen from IARC

Lenny Spiegel analyzes his options as he and other members of the Fermilab Chess Club play in the Wilson Hall cafeteria on Wednesday evening, April 5.

Brendan Casey, left, and Spencer Pasero have a chance encounter at the water machine in the Wilson Hall cafeteria.

Every Tuesday like clockwork, for over 25 years, the shoe man has been parking his trailer behind the industrial complex to provide safety footwear to physicists, engineers, technicians, contractors, construction workers, anyone who needs this type of protection.

Matt Alvarez and Mike Pham discuss the design of the Mu2e electrostatic septa during a meeting.

Roger Zimmerman, a.k.a. Mr. Freeze, did his now-famous demonstration of the wonders of cryogenics at the Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois, today.

Another wet and hazy day on the 'back forty' of the Fermilab site.

This bare tree and emergency siren are not too far from the fire station.

David Pushka begins Fermilab's first "Ask an Engineer" and gives a talk about how we built the NOvA experiment.

A brief break in the last week's perpetual rain allowed a touch of blue sky to peek out behind the clouds.

Scouts from St. Charles, Illinois, go on a "pack hike."

Completion of the of the MC-2 Building awaiting neutrino experiments for the future of Fermilab.

Indian Creek Stables: established in 1971, closed in 2016. The weathered Fermilab logo can be seen on the side of the barn.

Senior scientist Bob Bernstein engages with one of the many brilliant young minds at Saturday Morning Physics.

There's pasture that serves as a home;
where Fermilab's buffalo roam.

It's a frequent and popular place;
where visitors relax their pace.

They gaze at the magnificent beasts;
who graze on tall prairie feasts.

And the visitors can ponder the era;
when great herds spread fara and neara.

Working on the upcoming exhibit, "A Lasting Mark - Artist Angela Gonzales at Fermilab 1967-1998"