Homer Alfred Neal | |
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 Neal at the Physics Today roundtable, November 1991 | |
| Born | June 13, 1942 |
| Died | May 23, 2018 (aged 75) |
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| Interim President of the University of Michigan | |
| In office 1996–1996 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Duderstadt |
| Succeeded by | Lee C. Bollinger |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The polarization parameter in elastic proton-proton scattering from .75 to 2.84 GeV. (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael J. Longo |
| Notable students | Marjorie Corcoran |
Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018[1]) was an American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan.[2] Neal was president of the American Physical Society in 2016.[3] He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company, a council member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a director of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.[4] Neal was the interim President of the University of Michigan in 1996.[5] Neal's research group works as part of the ATLAS experiment hosted at CERN in Geneva.[4]
- ^ "Obituary: Homer Neal | U-M LSA Physics". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1972). Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy (Report). Vol. 158. U.S. GPO. p. 1,486. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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