Tejinder Virdee
British physicist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1952 · age 74
Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee,, is a Kenyan-born British experimental particle physicist and Professor of Physics at Imperial College London.
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2017Panofsky PrizeAward2015Glazebrook MedalAward2013High Energy and Particle Physics PrizeAwardHonorary Doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1AwardSpecial Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental PhysicsAward2012Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward2009James Chadwick Medal and PrizeAward1952Born13 October 1952
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He is best known for originating the concept of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) alongside a few other colleagues and has been referred to as one of the 'founding fathers' of the project. CMS is a world-wide collaboration which started in 1991 and now has over 3500 participants from 50 countries.
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Born 1952 · age 74
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