Mark Thomson (physicist)

Mark Thomson is a Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In January 2018 he was announced as the new Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.[1]

Mark Thomson
Born1966  (age 55)
Alma mater
Websitehttp://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~thomson/ 
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
Institutions
ThesisAn experimental study of the possible association of deep underground muons with astronomical point sources
Doctoral advisorJohn H. Cobb

He works on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, MicroBooNE and the MINOS experiment, amongst others, having previously worked on the OPAL experiment at LEP.[2] He is the author of the 2013 book Modern particle physics.[3]

Thomson completed a B.A and DPhil in Physics at the University of Oxford.[4] His DPhil was supervised by John H. Cobb and his thesis was entitled "An experimental study of the possible association of deep underground muons with astronomical point sources".[5][6]

References
  1. "New STFC Executive Chair announced - Science and Technology Facilities Council". www.stfc.ac.uk. 22 January 2018.
  2. "Mark Thomson's Home Page". www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. Thomson, Mark (2013). Modern particle physics. Cambridge University Press.
  4. Thomson, Mark. "Professor Mark Thomson CV" (PDF). University of Cambridge.
  5. "Mark Thomson's Home Page". www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  6. Thomson, Mark Andrew (1991). An experimental study of the possible association of deep underground muons with astronomical point sources (Thesis). Thesis DPhil--University of Oxford.


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