CMS, one of the two gigantic international collaborations running experiments at the LHC, has recently appointed its new management. The new spokesperson and his two deputies are well aware of the pressure associated with holding such high positions during such a historic time for particle physics. Although their focus is on the Higgs, they anticipate that other areas of CMS’ multi-purpose research programme might become equally as intriguing this year.

With around 4,300 active members representing every continent and the task of uncovering some of the deepest mysteries of the Universe, CMS is constantly under the spotlight. The pressure is on to ensure the high performance of the detector while providing solutions for extremely accurate but quick data analysis. “The LHC machine is setting the pace for CMS,” explains Joseph Incandela from UC Santa Barbara/CERN, the new CMS spokesperson...

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