Mark Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966  |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~thomson/ |
| Academic career | |
| Fields | Particle physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | An experimental study of the possible association of deep underground muons with astronomical point sources |
| Doctoral advisor | John H. Cobb |
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]
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
- ↑ "New STFC Executive Chair announced - Science and Technology Facilities Council". www.stfc.ac.uk. 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Mark Thomson's Home Page". www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ Thomson, Mark (2013). Modern particle physics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107034266.
- ↑ Thomson, Mark. "Professor Mark Thomson CV" (PDF). University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "Mark Thomson's Home Page". www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ 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.