Brad Cox (physicist)
Bradley Cox is an American physicist, academic and researcher. He is a Professor of Physics and the founder of the High Energy Physics Group at the University of Virginia.
Brad Cox | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, academic and researcher |
| Awards | Distinguished University Scientist, University of Virginia Jesse Beams Award for significant physics research, American Physical Society Outstanding Scientist of Virginia, Virginia Science Museum |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ph.D |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Thesis | Decay Modes of the Eta Meson |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Virginia |
Cox has conducted research on the fundamental particles such as fermions, quarks, leptons and bosons that constitute matter. He has been involved in numerous experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Fermilab and CERN. Cox's research contributing to the discovery of the Higgs particle was named as one of the 12 most significant research achievements at the University of Virginia of the last 50 years.
Cox is a fellow of American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Association of University Professors. He has served as a chair of the Southeastern American Physical Society and as chair of the American Physical Society Publications Committee.