CERN emeritus

The title Emeritus (EMER) was introduced in December 2025—following the recommendation from a CERN-wide working group—to recognise exceptional contributions of former staff members to the Organization. The Directorate, based on input from the departments and in line with a framework endorsed by the Enlarged Directorate recognised former staff members who were founders of the LEP and LHC experiments, former Directors-General, former Directors with long and impactful careers at CERN and former CERN staff with particular global impact and visibility.

The first CERN emeriti are:

• Luis Álvarez-Gaumé
• Ugo Amaldi
• Tim Berners-Lee
• Frédérick Bordry
• René Brun
• Pierre Darriulat
• Michel Della Negra
• Alvaro de Rujula
• Luigi Di Lella
• John Ellis
• Lyn Evans
• Rolf-Dieter Heuer
• Kurt Hübner
• Peter Jenni
• Philippe Lebrun
• Christopher Llewellyn Smith
• Martin Lüscher
• Luciano Maiani
• Steve Myers
• Carlo Rubbia
• Herwig Schopper (1924–2025)
• Jürgen Schukraft
• Daniel Treille
• Gabriele Veneziano