The information session for the "Beamline for Schools (BL4S)" competition, organized in partnership between the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN and the German National Accelerator Laboratory DESY, took place at Istinye University (ISU) this year with a successful and high turnout event.
A traditional event of ISU’s, this year's activity brought together high school students enthusiastic about positive sciences, preparing to take a step into the future of the scientific world. Participants from different high schools, with the goal of conducting their experiments at CERN and DESY, gathered at the ISU’s Topkapi Campus. Prof. Dr. Serkant Ali Çetin, the national contact person for the competition and the Head of the Department of Basic Sciences at Istinye University, answered the students' questions about the topics they were curious about.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, BL4S will feature two experiments on a beamline of CERN's Proton Synchrotron, as well as an experiment on a beamline of DESY-II Synchrotron. All young participants submitting suitable experiment proposals for the project will receive a participation certificate. Additional awards will be given to selected teams and those with the best video and "public outreach" proposals, offering a total of 40 teams a chance to win.
The "Beamline for Schools - BL4S" aims to showcase the talents of future scientists by providing them with the opportunity to conduct experiments at important research centers such as CERN and DESY. The event, held annually at Istinye University, serves as a strong motivation for participants to become part of the scientific world.
The information session for the competition, organized by Istinye University and led by Prof. Dr. Serkant Ali Çetin, took place on January 13, 2024, at ISU Topkapi Campus Congress Center. Engineering, physics, and technology-focused high school students who are interested in stepping into the world of science attended the informative meeting to increase their chances of going to CERN and DESY with their teams. Information about structural and particle physics was shared in relation to the competition during this session.
A CERN project "Beamline for Schools (BL4S)," which has become a traditional and notable event for Istinye University, draws attention as a project-focused event allowing young students to showcase their interest in basic sciences. The information session for the BL4S competition, a partnership between CERN and DESY, received significant interest from high school students from various regions of Türkiye.
Expanding beyond particle physics, CERN has been organizing the Beamline for Schools - BL4S competition for a decade, generating extensive information in the fields of technology and science and providing a platform for researchers. The Turkish representative teams among high school students, fiercely competing to conduct their experiments in a high-level laboratory environment, have consistently been among the most active participants in recent years. This year's "Beamline for Schools" information session was enriched by the engaging presentation of Prof. Dr. Serkant Ali Çetin, the national contact person for the competition. Students from different educational institutions, such as Kabataş Boys High School, Beşiktaş High School, Gaziosmanpaşa High School, Üsküdar American High School, TED Sakarya Collage, Vefa High School, Robert Collage, Lüleburgaz Akım Collage, Kariyer Science High School, Samsun Private Bahçeşehir Science & Tech. High School, Kartal Burak Bora Anatolian High School, Özdemir Sabancı Anatolian High School, İzmir Science High School, Doğan Cüceloğlu Science High School, Çemberlitaş Anatolian High School, Beyoğlu Anatolian High School, Beykoz Science High School, Aydın Science High School, Ataköy Anatolian High School, Balıkesir Şehit Turgut Solak Science High School, Bahçelievler Birey Anatolian High School received comprehensive information about the future event.
