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Virgil E. Barnes, II is a Professor of Physics at Purdue University’s College of Science, with a career spanning over five decades. His work focuses on experimental high-energy particle physics, detector design, and collider experiments.
- Education: A.B. in Physics (Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors, 1957) from Harvard University and Ph.D. in Physics (1962) from the University of Cambridge under advisor Otto R. Frisch.
Research Interests: Barnes has pioneered research in Supersymmetry (SUSY) and beyond Standard Model physics through experiments at Fermilab (CDF) and CERN (CMS). His expertise includes calorimeter design, detector calibration, and particle interaction studies. He contributed to the discovery of fundamental particles like the Ω⁻ baryon and f(1520) meson.
Recent Publications: His work spans calorimeter R&D for the CMS, CDF upgrades, and SUSY searches, with experimental insights into collider physics and detector technologies.
- Scientific Awards: Top ten in the 1953 Westinghouse Science Talent Search; Harvard University National Scholarship (1953-57); Perkin Elmer Prize (1956); Marshall Scholarship (1957-59); NSF Predoctoral Fellowship (1959-62).
Advising and Leadership: Supervised 19 undergraduate students and mentored graduate students like Alexei Sedov and Arnold Pompos. He served as Assistant Dean of the College of Science (1974-78) and led Purdue’s CMS group.
