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news release: New
Director for CCLRC Particle Physics
August 10: Dr John Womersley will join the CCLRC as Director of Particle
Physics. Dr Womersley, who will start work on 1 October and is based at the
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, was previously working at Fermilab in the
USA
. For the last year he has been in
Washington
as Scientific Adviser to the Associate Director of High Energy Physics in the
Department of Energy. His new post gives him responsibility for the
particle physics research programme; he will also advise the CCLRC on its future
particle physics strategy.
Dr Womersley is already well known to many of the
UK
’s particle physics community. His research has included design and
construction of high energy physics detectors, computing and software, and data
analysis. He has also been involved in communicating science to the general
public. Dr Womersley said, "I am very excited about taking up this new
role. It's a chance for me to connect with colleagues both old and new in the
UK
. The next few years will be a fascinating time for particle physics and there
are plenty of challenges ahead. We at CCLRC have a great foundation to face
these challenges - our skills and facilities are first class, and so are our
people."
Professor John Wood, Chief Executive Officer of the CCLRC, said, "John has
a tremendous reputation within the particle physics field. We are delighted to
have him on the team at this key time when the
UK
’s role in the next generation of particle physics experiments needs real
vision and leadership."
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