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Evelyn Thomson is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences, specializing in experimental particle physics. Her research spans three decades at major facilities including CERN's LEP/LHC and Fermilab's Tevatron, focusing on precision measurements of fundamental particles and searches for physics beyond the standard model.
Education
- Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics, University of Glasgow (1999)
- B.Sc.(Hons) First Class in Physics, University of Glasgow (1995)
Research Focus: Thomson's work centers on Collider Physics with expertise in Top Quark Properties, Higgs Boson Searches, and Supersymmetry. Her ALEPH work constrained Higgs mass predictions, CDF contributions included top quark cross-section measurements, and ATLAS leadership spanned Higgs discovery to current RPV supersymmetry searches. She develops advanced detector systems like the ATLAS TRT and HL-LHC silicon strip upgrades.
Publication Trends: Her 15 most recent articles show progression from Tevatron top-quark studies (2003-2010) to LHC-based BSM physics (2011-2020), with increasing focus on R-parity violating supersymmetry signatures like trileptons and same-sign dileptons. 80% of recent work involves ATLAS collaboration, emphasizing detector operations and novel analysis techniques.
Awards
- American Physical Society Fellow (2022)
- Ira H. Abrams Teaching Award (2017)
- DOE Outstanding Junior Investigator (2005)
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2006)
Advising & Leadership: Supervised 8 PhD students whose theses centered on supersymmetry searches. Led CDF Top Quark Group (2004-2006) with 100+ researchers and currently co-convener of ATLAS SUSY RPV group (2022-2024). Research funded by DOE/NSF grants supporting detector development and data analysis.
Collaborations: Core ATLAS member since 2007; leads Penn's contribution to TRT operations and HL-LHC silicon strip detector upgrade. Serves as US L3 manager for readout electronics, coordinating US institutions in hardware testing for 2026-2028 installation.
