Breese Quinn
A professor involved in the Higgs-Boson particle research is among a group of elite scientists included in the “Faces and Places of Great Sciences and Innovation in the U.S.” list.
Breese Quinn, an associate professor of physics at the University of Mississippi, was one of several national scientists included the list on display at the National User Facility Organization Science Exhibition. The exhibition was hosted by U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-Miss.) in his Science and National Lab Caucus in Washington, D.C.
“I am very honored to have my work featured in this celebration of our nation’s scientific enterprise,” Quinn said. “The partnership of U.S. universities and national laboratories is a key element of American discovery and innovation, and will be critical in continuing the unmatched record of advances in knowledge and technology that our nation has established.
“I am pleased that inclusion in this event brings recognition of the commitment to world-leading research found in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Liberal Arts and entire University of Mississippi community.”
Quinn has been involved in research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab for more than 20 years, since he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago. Recently, his Ole Miss group was part of the analysis team that reported the first evidence for the Higgs particle. Quinn is helping design a new Fermilab experiment that will help elucidate the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
To view the poster, visit http://ftp.aps.anl.gov/NUFOposters/NUFO_2013_FacesPlaces_2_draft.pdf.