A Tale of Two Colliders, One Thesis, Two Awards--and a Physics Mystery
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Dennis Perepelitsa, a physicist exploring the mysteries of nuclear physics at RHIC and the LHC, two world-class particle colliders, has the distinction of being the first person to earn outstanding Ph.D. thesis awards from both research communities. His Ph.D. work, based on complementary data collected at the PHENIX and ATLAS detectors, showcased intriguing findings and an ongoing mystery that is guiding part of the research programs at both machines now.