History

Highlights

1992

World and Lithuanian researchers present the Letter of Intent for the CMS experiment at the LHC.

2003

Lithuanian scientists join RD39 (CERN) collaboration.

2004

CERN-Lithuania cooperation agreement is signed.

2007

Lithuanian scientists join CMS (CERN) collaboration.

2012

ATLAS and CMS experiments discover the Higgs boson (Nobel prize - 2013).

2015

International Lithuanian community is established: Lithuanians@CERN.

2016

The Government of Lithuania sends an official letter of intent of becoming an associate member state of CERN.

2017

Experimental nuclear and particle physics center is established.

2018

Lithuania becomes an associate member. CERN Baltic group is established. Discovery of ttH process.

2020

Lithuanian industry reaches the full industrial return of the CERN associate membership.