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Inter-University Research Institute Corporation Symposium 2020
October 17 and 18, 2020, “Inter-University Research Institute Corporation (I-URIC) Symposium 2020” was held online due to the COVID-19.
Large-scale computer system "KEK Central Computer System" goes into operation
The Computing Research Center of the Applied Research Laboratory has completed the construction of the KEK Central Computer System, a large computer system for shared use, and officially started its operation on September 1.
Created face shields at Mechanical Engineering Center, and donated them to Tsukuba City
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, a face shield is effective in protecting from the spread of droplets during face-to-face contact.
Paper on MPEXS-DNA, a GPU-Based Radiation Simulation Code, Wins Top Download Award from Medical Physics
The paper "MPEXS-DNA, a new GPU based Monte Carlo simulator for track structures and radiation chemistry at the subcellular scale" has received the 2018-2019 Top Download Award.
Hirokatsu Ohata, engineer at the Cryogenics Science Center, receives the 2020 MEXT Outstanding Support for Research Award
Hirokatsu Ohata, an engineer at the Cryogenics Science Center of the Applied Research Laboratory, received the 2020 MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Outstanding Support for Research Award.
The 2019 Applied Research Laboratory Technology Exchange Meeting was held.
The 2019 Applied Research Laboratory Technology Exchange Meeting was held on February 19, 2020 at the KEK Building 4 Seminar Hall (Tsukuba Campus).
KEK Winter Science Camp was held
The KEK Winter Science Camp, a practical training program for high school students, was held for four days from December 24 to 27, 2019.
The 34th Workshop on "Radiation Detectors and Their Uses" was held
The 34th Workshop on "Radiation Detectors and Their Uses" was held on January 15 - 17, 2020, co-sponsored by the Radiation Science Center and the Japan Society of Applied Physics Ionization Radiation Division.
International contribution to LHC luminosity upgrade using large-aperture superconducting dipole magnet
Successful development of 2 m model magnet and start of production of 7 m prototype magnet
KEK Caravan, "Let's take a look at radiation" (October 23, 2019)
On the afternoon of October 23, 2019, Dr. Masumoto, a researcher at the Radiation Science Center, gave the workshop titled "Let's Look at Radiation" to about 50 high school and junior high school students at Kyoto Municipal Tonan High School.
