What did Fabiola Gianotti discover?
the Higgs boson
Fabiola Gianotti is an experimental particle physicist at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva, Switzerland. She is mainly known for her work in the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, and her significant contribution to the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012.
Why is Fabiola Gianotti famous?
Gianotti was the first female Director-General of CERN, and she led two of the largest CERN experiments in 2012.
Who is head of CERN?
Fabiola Gianotti (Jan 1, 2016–)
CERN/CEO
What does CERN stand for?
European Council for Nuclear Research
The name CERN is derived from the acronym for the French “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire”, or European Council for Nuclear Research, a provisional body founded in 1952 with the mandate of establishing a world-class fundamental physics research organization in Europe.
Where does CERN get its funding?
The money itself is provided by the CERN member countries, and a little over 70% of the annual budget is provided by Germany, the U.K., Italy, France and Spain. The money for the experiments also comes from large institutions such as universities and observer governments such as the United States, India, and Russia.
How many scientists are at CERN?
They also contribute to the preparation and operation of the experiments, as well as to the analysis of the data gathered for a vast community of users, comprising over 12 200 scientists of 110 nationalities, from institutes in more than 70 countries.
Where do CERN employees live?
CERN is located right on the border between France and Switzerland giving the option to its employees to live in either country. Whether you choose the scenic French countryside or the beautifully diverse city of Geneva (and its own wonderful countryside!)
How much do CERN physicists get paid?
CERN Physicists earn $6,000 annually, or $3 per hour, which is 174% lower than the national average for all Physicists at $85,000 annually and 167% lower than the national salary average for all working Americans.
What is the most powerful particle?
The most energetic particles in the universe, UHECRs pack in ten million times more energy than the particles accelerated inside the Large Hadron Collider. The punch of a UHECR is equivalent to that of a baseball hurtling at 60 miles per hour—astonishingly conveyed in a mere mote the size of an atomic nucleus.
Is Fabiola Gianotti the first female director of CERN?
“Higgs hunter will be CERN’s first female director: Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti will take the reins at the European physics powerhouse in 2016”. Nature. doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.16287.
Who is Fabiola Gianotti?
Fabiola Gianotti (born in 1960, Italian) received her Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from the University of Milano in 1989. Since 1994 she has been a research physicist at CERN and since August 2013 an honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh.
Who is Dr Gianotti?
Dr Gianotti has worked on several CERN experiments, and been involved in detector R&D, construction, software development and data analysis.
What is the movie Particle Fever about?
Gianotti also appeared in the 2013 documentary film Particle Fever about work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. During Gianotti’s time as Spokesperson of ATLAS, the experiment was one of two involved in the observation of the Higgs boson.
