Persis Drell
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| Persis Drell | |
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 Drell in March 2009 |
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| Born | December 30, 1955 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Fields | Particle Physics |
| Institutions | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, Wellesley College |
Persis Drell (born 1955) is an American physicist best known for her expertise in the field of particle physics. She is the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. As research director, she has overseen the BaBar experiment. Before coming to Stanford, she was a professor at Cornell University from 1988–2002. In November 2011, she announced her intention to step down as the head of SLAC and return to a position as a faculty member.[1]
Drell is the daughter of noted physicist Sidney Drell.
| Preceded by Jonathan M. Dorfan |
SLAC Director Dec 2007 – present |
[edit] Education
- A.B., math/physics, Wellesley College, 1977
- Ph.D., atomic physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1983
[edit] References
- ^ "Drell to step down as SLAC laboratory director". Stanford Report. 2 November 2011. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/november/slac-director-drell-110111.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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- SLAC staff page: [1]
- Persis Drell appointed as fourth director of SLAC 12/6/07 [2]
- Stanford Report article on Drell joining SLAC: [3]
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