Chris Quigg
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Chris Quigg is a theoretical physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). He graduated from Yale University in 1966 and received his Ph.D. in 1970 under the tutelage of J. D. Jackson
at the University of California, Berkeley
. He has been an Associate Professor at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, and was Head of the Theoretical Physics Department at Fermilab from 1977 to 1987.
Quigg's contributions range over many topics in particle physics. With Benjamin Lee
and H. B. Thacker in 1977 he identified the uppermost theoretical mass scale for the Higgs boson
. In 1984 he coauthored "Supercollider Physics" (with Estia Eichten, Kenneth Lane and Ian Hinchliffe
), which has strongly influenced the quest for future discoveries at hadron colliders, such as the Fermilab Tevatron
, the SSC
, and the LHC
at CERN
. He is also author of Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions.
He has made many other significant contributions to the study of the spectroscopy of heavy-light mesons, signatures for the production of heavy quarks and quarkonium, and the study of ultrahigh-energy neutrino interactions. He is an international lecturer and public speaker, and has been Editor of the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science.
Quigg was a recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, 1974–1978, and was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society
in 1983. In 2011 Dr. Quigg with Estia Eichten, Ian Hinchliffe
, and Kenneth Lane won the J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
"For their work, separately and collectively, to chart a course of the exploration of TeV scale physics using multi-TeV hadron colliders"
J. D. Jackson
John David Jackson is a Canadian–American physics professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He has been an Associate Professor at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, and was Head of the Theoretical Physics Department at Fermilab from 1977 to 1987.
Quigg's contributions range over many topics in particle physics. With Benjamin Lee
Benjamin W. Lee
Benjamin Whisoh Lee or Ben Lee, was a Korean-American theoretical physicist...
and H. B. Thacker in 1977 he identified the uppermost theoretical mass scale for the Higgs boson
Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive elementary particle that is predicted to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics. Its existence is postulated as a means of resolving inconsistencies in the Standard Model...
. In 1984 he coauthored "Supercollider Physics" (with Estia Eichten, Kenneth Lane and Ian Hinchliffe
Ian Hinchliffe
Dr. Ian Hinchliffe is a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.He obtained his BA and his D.Phil in physics from Oxford University....
), which has strongly influenced the quest for future discoveries at hadron colliders, such as the Fermilab Tevatron
Tevatron
The Tevatron is a circular particle accelerator in the United States, at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , just east of Batavia, Illinois, and is the second highest energy particle collider in the world after the Large Hadron Collider...
, the SSC
Superconducting Super Collider
The Superconducting Super Collider was a particle accelerator complex under construction in the vicinity of Waxahachie, Texas that was set to be world's largest and most energetic, surpassing the current record held by the Large Hadron Collider. Its planned ring circumference was with an energy...
, and the LHC
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It is expected to address some of the most fundamental questions of physics, advancing the understanding of the deepest laws of nature....
at CERN
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border...
. He is also author of Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions.
He has made many other significant contributions to the study of the spectroscopy of heavy-light mesons, signatures for the production of heavy quarks and quarkonium, and the study of ultrahigh-energy neutrino interactions. He is an international lecturer and public speaker, and has been Editor of the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science.
Quigg was a recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, 1974–1978, and was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
in 1983. In 2011 Dr. Quigg with Estia Eichten, Ian Hinchliffe
Ian Hinchliffe
Dr. Ian Hinchliffe is a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.He obtained his BA and his D.Phil in physics from Oxford University....
, and Kenneth Lane won the J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
Sakurai Prize
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics, is presented by the American Physical Society at its annual "April Meeting", and honors outstanding achievement in particle physics theory...
"For their work, separately and collectively, to chart a course of the exploration of TeV scale physics using multi-TeV hadron colliders"