Vera Lüth, 1943-
Professor (Research) of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Emerita
Professional and Biographical Information
- B. S. in Physics, Mainz University, 1966
- M. S. in Physics, Heidelberg University 1969 - Research at CERN
- Dr. S. in Physics, Heidelberg University, 1974 - Research at CERN (Advisor: Jack Steinberger)
- CERN
- Researcher, 1966-1974
- Scientific Associate, 1984-1985
- Collaboration of Heidelberg and CERN on novel high precision detector and data analyses resulting in impression results
- SLAC
- Postdoctoral Researcher, 1974-1984 - Impressional data quality and research
- Technical Coordinator, BaBar Detector construction, 1994-1999
- Group C Leader, 1999-2010
- Professor of Research, 2004-2010
- Professor Emerita, 2010-
- Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) Deputy Associate Director of Research, 1992-1994
- Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), 1996-
- Chair of the Commission on Particles and Fields, 2003-2005
- Member, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) 2002
- Member, Helmholtz Association
- Member, Large Facilities Panel of Wissenschaftsrat of Germany, 2001-2011
- Member of Physics Advisory Committees (PACs)
- FermiLab 1981-1985 (Chair (1983-1984)
- CESR
- Cornell
- Brookhaven (1992-1994)
- Stanford University Profile
- Wikipedia entry
- DBpedia entry
Honors and Awards
- Senator, Helmholtz Association
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 1984
- Symposium Honors Vera Lüth. SLAC, September 24, 2010
Publications and Presentations
- Measurement of the Charge Asymmetry in the Decay K0 --> pi+- e-+ Neutrino as a Function of the K0 Decay Time (Dissertation, 1974)
- Associate Editor
- Annual Review of Modern Physics - Nuclear and Particle Science, 1991-2006
- Annual Review of Modern Physics, 2006-2013
- Modern Physics Advisory Committees, 2014-2019
- World crises cast a long shadow on science. Policy/Opinion, CERN Courier, 21 October 2003
- Wolfgang K.H. Panofsky: Scientist and Arms-Control Expert. Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Volume 63, 2013.
- What Physicists Do. Lecture, CSU Sonoma, March 23, 2015 (video)
- Q&A: SLAC's Vera Lüth Discusses the Search for New Physics. Interview with Manuel Gnida, June 7, 2017
- InSPIRE-HEP
- ResearchGate
Archival Materials
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