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Professor Peter Hobson is a leading experimental physicist at Queen Mary University of London, currently serving as Professor of Physics in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. His career includes roles as Deputy Head of School and Head of the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at Brunel University. Educated at Edinburgh University (BSc, 1981) and University College London (PhD, 1984), he has over 30 years of experience in high-energy physics experiments, including collaborations at CERN's Large Electron-Positron (LEP) and Large Hadron Collider (LHC) facilities. His research focuses on particle physics, detector development, and neutrino studies through projects like nuSTORM and ITRF/LhARA. Hobson has secured grants from STFC, EPSRC, and EU funding bodies, with significant publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is a Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics, contributing to national and international scientific committees.
Education:
- BSc in Physics, Edinburgh University (1981)
- PhD in Physics, University College London (1984)
Research Interests:
- Experimental particle physics, including top quark studies and Standard Model validation
- Detector development for high-energy colliders (e.g., CMS electromagnetic calorimeter)
- Neutron detection using advanced scintillator materials
- Neutrino physics via the nuSTORM collaboration
- Underwater holographic recording for ocean science (HOLOMAR)
Grants & Collaborations:
- Member of CERN's OPAL and CMS collaborations
- Principal investigator for projects in distributed computing (GRIDCC) and accelerator detector infrastructure (AIDA-2020)
- Secured funding from STFC, EPSRC, NERC, and European Union
- Reviewer for UK and international funding agencies (STFC, NSERC, DFG)
Awards & Honors:
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP)
- Chartered Physicist (CPhys)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Labs & Teams:
- Leadership roles in CMS collaboration at CERN
- Active in the nuSTORM neutrino facility planning
- Contributions to detector design and commissioning for LHC experiments
