User:Kondor53/Fesseha Gebre Mariam
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Fesseha Gebre Mariam (born September 11, 1950) is a American nuclear physicist of Ethiopian origin.
Fesseha Gebre Mariam | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Yale University MIT Addis Ababa University |
Known for | precise muon momentum measurements |
Spouse | Mulu |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics Proton radiography |
Institutions | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Thesis | Muon Momentum Measurements (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Vernon Hughes |
Student of the notable nuclear physicist Vernon W. Hughes at Yale, Fesseha is well known for his extremely precise measurements of muon magnetic momentum [1] he performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He leads Proton Radiography [2] team at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.
Education
[edit]- Queen Sheba High School[3], Adwa
- Physics, Addis Ababa University
- M.S., Physics, MIT
- Ph.D., Physics, Yale University
Current position
[edit]- Proton Radiography Team Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Awards and honors
[edit]Research areas
[edit]Muon physics, adaptive optics, accelerators, proton radiography
References
[edit]- ^ Higher Precision Measurement of the hfs Interval of Muonium and of the Muon Magnetic Moment Mariam, F. , Beer, W. , Bolton, P., et al. Physical Review Letters, 1982, Vol.49(14), pp.993-996
- ^ http://www.lanl.gov/p/thrusts/proton-radiography.shtml
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/5685064/Queen-Sheba-High-School
External links
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