Berkeley Lab's Prominent Role in the Higgs Discovery

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: The Nobel Prize in Physics to François Englert and Peter Higgs cites confirmation of their work by the ATLAS and CMS experiments, in what Physics Division Director Natalie Roe calls "a powerful testament to human imagination, innovation, perseverance and international cooperation." Berkeley Lab provides one of the largest U.S. contingents to ATLAS, led by Ian Hinchliffe. Berkeley Lab's Physics, Accelerator, and Engineering Divisions have made and continue ...