Ohhh, I didn't know it was shutting down! Just looked that up. 18 months! But it sounds like they'll be doing some really important upgrades. I can't wait to hear what's discovered next. :)
I've gotten into more general reporting lately (politics, breaking news, TV) but I pick up science stories here and there if I can get them or if they're relevant to my clients. (But I'm not focused on one particular field.) I did one about Mars One a while back, talking to experts who really doubted that it was going to happen at all. And I wrote a lot about the gravitational waves discovery and put up a live stream of the announcement. :)
I used to live in Waxahachie, where we almost had the Superconducting Super Collider. I'm still bitter that project was shut down. :-/
Shutdowns are important for better restarting (and also fixing stuff in the detectors :)
I wrote as well a couple of posts on the gravitational wave stuff at that time (maybe in a slightly different way from what could be found elsewhere), In any case, don't hesitate to come to me if you need names for LHC stuff. I would be more than happy to redirect you to the proper places ;)
The SSC is indeed a sad story. All of this for a few airplanes... :(
That sounds great. I will definitely come to you for LHC info and names! :)
Astrophysics and cosmology works too, by the way ;)