David Robert Nygren (born December 30, 1938) is a particle physicist known for his invention of the time projection chamber.[1] He is currently a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1973.[2] He has been called "the most distinguished developer of particle detection instruments in the country".[2]
David R. Nygren | |
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| Born | December 30, 1938 (age 85) |
| Alma mater | B.A. Whitman College (1960), Ph.D. University of Washington (1967) |
| Known for | Invention of Time projection chamber |
| Awards | E. O. Lawrence Award (1985) Panofsky Prize (1998) IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Particle Physics |
| Institutions | University of Texas, Arlington, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
Nygren earned his B.A. degree at Whitman College in 1960, and his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1967. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society.[3]
Honors and awards
edit- 2018 - IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award[4]
- 2015 - APS Division of Particles and Fields Instrumentation Award [5]
- 2015 - Aldo Menzione award from Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics Society awarded at 13th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors[6]
- 2015 - Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors[7]
- 2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[8]
- 2008 - Honorary doctorate, Stockholm University
- 2000 - Member, National Academy of Sciences
- 1998 - W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics[9]
- 1995 - Distinguished Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[2]
- 1985 - Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award: 1980's Laureates". Department of Energy. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
David R. Nygren, 1985: Physics: For the development of experimental techniques in particle physics and especially for the invention of the Time Projection Chamber.
- ^ a b c Kolb, Ron (December 15, 1995). "Nygren, Poskanzer and Stephens Named Distinguished Scientists by Berkeley Lab". Department of Energy. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ "1998 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ University of Texas at Arlington, ed. (September 7, 2017). "UTA's David Nygren receives Marie Sklodowska-Curie award". Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Faces & Places: Nygren, Radeka, and Witten receive new awards from the American Physical Society". CERN Courier. November 13, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "UT Arlington physicist awarded prestigious Aldo Menzione Prize for Time Projection Chamber". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "National Academy of Inventors names three UTA top researchers as Fellows". uta.edu. December 17, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Weiner, Jon (May 30, 2013). "Berkeley Lab Announces Director's Awards: Physicist, Big Data Expert Recognized for Lifetime Achievement". Newsletter. Berkeley Lab. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "1998 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
External links
edit- Interview with Alexandro Bettini in Jot Down Magazine, September, 2012
- "David R. Nygren". Physics History Network, AIP.
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