Juliet Lee-Franzini

Juliet Lee-Franzini (1933 – 2014) was a doctor and researcher in particle physics who founded the high energy physics experimental group at Stony Brook University.

Early life and education Juliet Lee was born of Chinese parents in Paris, France on May 18, 1933 and lived her early days on a French farm.

In 1937, at the start of the second Sino-Japanese war, her father was summoned to a diplomatic posting in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her family stayed in Hanoi until 1940, when they moved to Chonqing, China. Juliet attended school sporadically and learned the local Chinese tongue.

In 1947, Juliet and her parents moved to New York, where she attended public school and completed the liberal arts curriculum. She also danced ballet and tutored local students in algebra. During her education at Columbia, Juliet became interested in the parity violation research.

Career

Lee-Franzini first worked as a multilingual guide at the United Nations, then as a cook and waitress at the restaurant at her father's restaurant.

Professional board memberships

Lee-Franzini served on the Board of Directors of The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, from 1986 to 1991. She was on the executive committee of the Division of Particles and Fields at the American Physical Society from 1987 to 1989. From 1989 to 1991, she was on the nominating committee of the American Physical Society and served on the nominating committee of the Division of Particles and Fields. in 1964.

Published works

Hidden and Open Beauty in CUSB CP and CPT Studies with Kaons Measurement of σ(e+e− → π+π−) at e+e− colliders CP Violation in the K-System (1997)

Lee-Franzini was also cited as a collaborator in 32 other research papers.

Honors

Juliet Lee-Franzini was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1984.

Personal life

In 1964, Juliet married fellow physicist Paolo Franzini