David R. Nygren
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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]
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
- 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
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External links
- Interview with Alexandro Bettini in Jot Down Magazine, September, 2012
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