[1rae]

I got some feedback, I'm not sure how useful it would be, but the first option is you could get a job position there, as you mentioned; or join a research group.

It is apparently very difficult to get in by yourself, so you would have to focus your research topic towards physics (not necessarily particle physics), and work with a supervisor who is already working on research with the LHC. You could check with your university physics department if they have an LHC program, or you could ask your university to apply to join.

The other option, is to get involved in the programming and information processing, the main language there is c++ with ROOT, my roommate is working with atlas and programming at the moment; but as a contrast another one of my friends is with new material development or testing for the accelerator and sensor hardware.

Unfortunately they had no information specifically related to chemical engineering opportunities.

[Xcelerate]

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate you asking your friends. I'm thinking my best shot may be the programming route (post-processing results).