A scientist was walking in a tunnel inside the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Large Hadron Collider during maintenance work in Meyrin near Geneva on July 19, 2013. File | Image source: AFP
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments are Europe’s premier research centre for particle physics and home to the world’s largest particle accelerator – winning the 2025 Breakthrough Award in Basic Physics with Indian ties. A team led by Bhawna Gomber, led by the Centre for Advanced Research in Electronics, Science and Technology (UOH) at the University of Hyderabad (UOH) School of Physics, played a key role in the experiment, the university said on Tuesday.
The groundbreaking awards honor the work of CERN international scientists who have expanded the fundamental nature of the universe. The LHC experiments include groundbreaking discoveries of the Higgs boson in 2012, which has been central to these efforts.
Gomber’s team at UOH contributed to the CMS (compact MUON solenoid valve) experiment through data analysis, which triggered the interaction between electronic products and high-energy particles. Their work focuses on exploring physics beyond the standard model, especially in searching for dark matter particles, larger additional dimensions and abnormal trilinear gauge coupling.
“We are delighted to see our years of efforts being considered part of this global milestone. It is not only a proud moment for our team, but also for the entire Indian scientific community.”
A UOH information, a UOH press release learned that UOH’s experimental high-energy physics team was founded by Professor Bindu Bambah and Professor Rukmani Mohanta, joining the NOVA collaboration and the Fermilab collaboration in the U.S., according to a press release from UOH.
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