The International Particle Physics Outreach Group announced for 2024 a photo contest for all participants of the International Masterclasses: students, teachers, scientists, institutes.
An international jury of 5 people had the task of selecting the most beautiful 10 high-resolution photos accompanied by a brief description. The announcement also included a gift for the photographers of the best three photos and an opportunity for the masterclass students pictured in the photo to connect to the IPPOG experiments to meet physicists and participate in a virtual tour of the apparatus.
On May 1, 2024, the official announcement: and Stefano Marcellini, a senior researcher at the Bologna section of INFN, wins the first prize with a photo taken as part of the masterclasses held in Bologna March 12-14, 2024.
The award-winning photo titled “Hands on Particle Therapy” captures students from the “Particle Therapy” masterclass.