New HL-LHC project leader Markus Zerlauth, who will take up the role from Oliver Brüning. (Image: CERN)
The meeting of the High-Luminosity LHC collaboration at the beginning of October saw the baton passed to a new project leader. Oliver Brüning, who has led the HL-LHC project since 2020, will become CERN's new Director for Accelerators and Technology as of 1 January. He is handing the position of HL-LHC project leader over to Markus Zerlauth, his deputy since 2020, who has been involved with the project since 2012. "The next five years will be a challenging yet very rewarding period for the entire project, seeing the design and production efforts of more than 15 years taking shape in the LHC tunnel and underground areas," Markus Zerlauth says. "I am very much looking forward to continuing the excellent work and collaboration with all of the teams to jointly achieve our important objective of successfully restarting the LHC in its high-luminosity configuration by June 2030!"
The HL-LHC is currently in an advanced phase of production of multiple components, and installation has begun in buildings on the surface and in the new underground galleries. Most of the equipment will be installed during the third long shutdown, which will begin in the summer of 2026, with commissioning scheduled for mid-2030.
See also the article published on the HL-LHC website.
