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Lawrence Sulak

b. 1944

American physicist

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Born 1944. Lawrence Sulak is an American university teacher and nuclear physicist.

Lawrence Sulak (born August 29, 1944) is an American physicist, currently the David M. Myers Distinguished Professor at Boston University. Some of Sulak's research includes Higgs detection at the Compact Muon Solenoid in the Large Hadron Collider, neutrino physics, astrophysics, and contributing work for the Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory.

Career Following his PhD, Sulak's work in the early 1970s are described by Peter Galison in a history of neutral currents which appeared in Reviews of Modern Physics.

Sulak is mentioned in the 1986 book Second Creation on the history of modern particle physics by Robert Crease and Charles Mann. It opens with a description of being escorted by Sulak down to the experimental halls of the salt mine under Lake Erie in Ohio converted to a proton decay detector designed by Sulak and the rest of the Irvine Michigan Brookhaven collaboration.

Awards Some of Sulak's awards that he has received include: W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics (2018)

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
Carnegie Mellon University, Princeton University, Ph.D.
Employers
Boston University, University of Michigan
Awards
Fellow of the American Physical Society; Panofsky Prize; Guggenheim Fellowship

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lawrence Sulak?

American physicist

When was Lawrence Sulak born?

Lawrence Sulak was born on 29 August 1944 in Columbus.

What is Lawrence Sulak's occupation?

Lawrence Sulak is a university teacher and nuclear physicist.

What nationality is Lawrence Sulak?

Lawrence Sulak is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lawrence Sulak

· Wikidata: Q30069683

· DBpedia: Lawrence Sulak

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