Susan K. Blessing (born April 10, 1961) is an American physicist who is currently a professor at Florida State University and an elected fellow of the American Physical Society.
Susan K. Blessing | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 10, 1961 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, Illinois Institute of Technology 1982 PhD, 1989, Indiana University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Florida State University |
Early life and education
editBlessing was born on April 10, 1961.[1] She earned her B.S. at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1982 and her Ph.D at Indiana University in 1989.[2] After earning her Ph.D., she was a research associate at Northwestern University from 1989-1993.
Career
editBlessing joined Florida State University in 1994 as an Assistant Professor in physics rising to Professor by 2007.[2] She has served as Director of the Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WIMSE) program since 2005. From 2010-12, she held the Nancy Marcus Professorship. She served as the Chair of the American Physical Society Forum on Education from 2023-2024.[3]
Research
editHer academic interest is in particle physics.[2] Her highest cited paper is "Transverse energy distributions within jets in collisions at TeV"[4] at 100 times, according to Google Scholar.[5]
Awards
edit- George B. Pegram Award from the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (2017)[6][7]
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (2017) [6]
Publications
edit- Acosta, Darin E.; Blessing, Susan K. (1999). "Leptoquark searches at HERA and the Tevatron". Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. 49 (1). Annual Reviews: 389–434. doi:10.1146/annurev.nucl.49.1.389. ISSN 0163-8998.
- Abachi, S.; Abbott, B.; Abolins, M.; Acharya, B. S.; Adam, I.; et al. (DØ Collaboration) (1995-08-07). "Limits on the Anomalous ZZγ and Zγγ Couplings in pp Collisions at =1.8 TeV". Physical Review Letters. 75 (6). American Physical Society (APS): 1028–1033. arXiv:hep-ex/9503010. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.75.1028. ISSN 0031-9007.
References
edit- ^ "Blessing, Susan K., 1961-". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bio". fsu.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Executive Committee". American Physical Society. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Abachi, S.; Abbott, B.; Abolins, M.; Acharya, B.S.; Adam, I.; et al. (DØ Collaboration) (1995). "Transverse energy distributions within jets in collisions at =1.8 TeV". Physics Letters B. 357 (3). Elsevier BV: 500–508. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)00889-s. ISSN 0370-2693.
- ^ "Susan Blessing". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Esteemed FSU physics professor elected fellow of American Physical Society". fsu.edu. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "SESAPS George B. Pegram Award". American Physical Society.
External links
edit- Susan Blessing publications indexed by Google Scholar