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Photo: Helen Quinn, SLAC HEP Faculty

Helen Quinn
Professor

E-mail: quinn@slac.stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 926-2713
Group: Theoretical Physics

Education

B.S., 1963, Physics, Stanford University. M.S., 1964, Physics, Stanford University. Ph.D., 1967, Physics, Stanford University.

Professional Academic History

Research Associate, SLAC, 1967-1968; Guest Scientist, DESY, 1968-1970; Honorary Research Fellow, Harvard University, 1971-1972; Assistant Professor, Harvard University, 1972-1976; Associate Professor, Harvard University, 1976-1977; Visiting Scientist, SLAC, 1977-1978; Research Associate, SLAC 1978-1979; Permanent Scientific Staff, 1979-2003; Education Coordinator, SLAC, 1988-1993; Assistant to the Director for Education and Public Outreach, SLAC, 1993-present; Professor, SLAC, 2003-present; President Elect, APS,  2003, President, APS 2004; Chair, SLAC PPA Faculty, 2005-present.

Awards and Honors

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 1974-1978; Fellow of American Physical Society, 1986;   Sigma Xi Society National Lecturer, 1991-92; American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, 1998; Dirac Medal (ICTP Trieste), 2000; Honorary Doctor of Sciences, Notre Dame University, 2002; Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 2003.

Research Areas

Theoretical particle physics with a focus on phenomenology of the weak interactions, particularly CP violation.

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Last update on 09 Jun 2008 by A. Rutherford