David R. Nygren Explained

David R. Nygren
Field:	Particle Physics
Work Institution:	University of Texas, Arlington, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Alma Mater:	B.A. Whitman College (1960), Ph.D. University of Washington (1967)
Known For:	Invention of Time projection chamber
Prizes:	E. O. Lawrence Award (1985) Panofsky Prize (1998) IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award (2018)

David Robert Nygren (born December 30, 1938) is a particle physicist known for his invention of the time projection chamber.^[1] He is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington now. He has worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1973.^[2] He has been called "the most distinguished developer of particle detection instruments in the country".^[2]

Nygren earned his B.A. degree at Whitman College in 1960, and his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1967. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society.^[3]

Honors and awards

• 2018 - IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award^[4]
• 2015 - APS Division of Particles and Fields Instrumentation Award ^[5]
• 2015 - Aldo Menzione award from Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics Society awarded at 13th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors^[6]
• 2015 - Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors^[7]
• 2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[8]
• 2008 - Honorary doctorate, Stockholm University
• 2000 - Member, National Academy of Sciences
• 1998 - W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics^[9]
• 1995 - Distinguished Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[2]
• 1985 - Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award

External links

• Interview with Alexandro Bettini in Jot Down Magazine, September, 2012
• Web site: David R. Nygren . Physics History Network, AIP.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award: 1980's Laureates. August 18, 2007. Department of Energy. David R. Nygren, 1985: Physics: For the development of experimental techniques in particle physics and especially for the invention of the Time Projection Chamber..
2. Web site: Nygren, Poskanzer and Stephens Named Distinguished Scientists by Berkeley Lab. August 18, 2007. Kolb. Ron. December 15, 1995. Department of Energy.
3. Web site: 1998 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient. August 18, 2007. American Physical Society.
4. Web site: UTA's David Nygren receives Marie Sklodowska-Curie award . University of Texas at Arlington . 2017-09-07 . 2019-06-07.
5. Web site: Faces & Places: Nygren, Radeka, and Witten receive new awards from the American Physical Society . CERN Courier . 2015-11-13 . 2019-06-07.
6. Web site: UT Arlington physicist awarded prestigious Aldo Menzione Prize for Time Projection Chamber. July 7, 2015. July 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708030515/http://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2015/04/nygren-menzione-prize.php#sthash.k1OrE9Dg.dpuf. dead.
7. Web site: National Academy of Inventors names three UTA top researchers as Fellows . uta.edu . 2015-12-17 . 2019-06-07 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505134923/https://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2015/12/NAI-fellows-2015.php . dead .
8. Web site: Weiner . Jon . Berkeley Lab Announces Director's Awards: Physicist, Big Data Expert Recognized for Lifetime Achievement . Newsletter . 2013-05-30 . Berkeley Lab . April 6, 2014.
9. Web site: 1998 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient. 2019-02-22.