Cornell astronomers are deploying a new instrument that grants them, for the first time, a better view of the universe’s earliest galaxies, which can’t be observed individually with traditional ground- or space-based telescopes.

Lawrence Gibbons, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is among the researchers awarded the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the muon g-2 collaborations at CERN, Brookhaven National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. 

USPAS plays a critical role in preparing the next generation of accelerator scientists and engineers, offering specialized courses that are rarely available through standard university curricula.