Gary Feldman
Gary J. Feldman is an American particle physicist who works on physics beyond the standard model with the NOvA experiment based at Fermilab.
Gary J. Feldman | |
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| Born | |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Sobel-Feldman operator |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Particle physics |
Early life and education
Feldman was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Polish immigrants and was raised in South Bend, Indiana. His father immigrated to the United States as a child shortly after World War I. Feldman's father attended college at the City University of New York and received his medical training at the University of Basel.[1]
Feldman developed an interest in physics in high school after attending an open house at the University of Notre Dame. He decided to start college as a physics major with the condition that he study whatever was most interesting to him. He claims he "never found anything that interests me more". Feldman moved to Harvard for graduate school, where he attained his PhD.[1]
Career
After graduate school Feldman moved to SLAC in 1971, where he stayed until 1990 upon moving back to Harvard as professor. Feldman was a spokesperson for NOvA from its design to early data-taking phases, spanning 11 years.[2]
Feldman now serves as emeritus Frank B. Bird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard and continues work on the NOvA experiment.
References
- Zierler, David. "Interview with Gary Feldman". AIP History Programs. American Institute of Physics. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- "Faculty Profiles". Department of Physics, Harvard University. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
External links
- Gary Feldman publications indexed by Google Scholar