Brian Foster (physicist)
Brian Foster FRS OBE | |
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| Born | 4 January 1954 |
| Citizenship | UK |
| Education | D.Phil. (1978) |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Awards | Max Born Prize (2003) OBE (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Particle physics |
| Institutions | Oxford University Bristol University Hamburg University |
Brian Foster FRS OBE (born 4 January 1954 in Crook, County Durham) is a British experimental particle physicist. He is Donald H. Perkins Professor of Experimental Physics at the department of physics, University of Oxford,[1][2] and Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the University of Hamburg.[3][4] He is leading scientist at DESY where he his research topics include new methods of acceleration, deep inelastic scattering using the ZEUS particle detector, and the International Linear Collider.[4]
Honours and awards[]
Foster was awarded a Humboldt Research Award in 1998 and both the Max Born Prize and the Order of the British Empire in 2003. He was selected for an Alexander von Humboldt professorship in 2011.[5] Foster was elected to the Royal Society in 2008.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Brian Foster". Royal Society. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Brian Foster". University of Oxford Department of Physics. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Brian Foster". Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Humboldt Professur - Alexander von Humboldt-Professor Dr. Brian Foster FRS". DESY. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Brian Foster". Alexander von Humboldt-Professur (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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