The ATLAS collaboration held its sixth Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony at CERN on 23 June 2022. Once every two years, these awards recognise the invaluable technical work made across the collaboration in all areas.
After an extensive review of 84 nominated candidates, the ATLAS Collaboration Board Chair Advisory Group, acting as the Awards Committee, decided to assign awards to four individuals and five groups across diverse categories. The winners specialised in the fields of detector operation, upgrade, software, outreach, computing and combined performance during the period from August 2020 to January 2022.
"It was very difficult to select among the many excellent nominations," highlight Hans-Christian Schultz-Coulon and Oleg Solovyanov, Awards Committee co-Chairs. "In particular, concerning the Muon New Small Wheel (NSW) award, hundreds of dedicated people did a tremendous job getting the project ready in time. These awards are intended to acknowledge a small fraction of the many efforts made throughout the collaboration."
The excitement surrounding this year's awards was particularly strong, as it was the first time in over two years that the winners could be applauded in person. Watching the teams walk up to the podium to receive their plaque and certificate, the future of the ATLAS collaboration seems bright!
