Meenakshi Narain | |
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| Born | May 9, 1964 Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | January 1, 2023 (aged 58)[1] Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Ulrich Heintz |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental physics |
| Institutions | Boston University Brown University |
| Thesis | Inclusive photon spectra from Υ decays (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Juliet Lee-Franzini |
Meenakshi Narain (May 9, 1964 – January 1, 2023) was an Indian-born American experimental physicist. She was a Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics at Brown University, and was also Chair of the Collaboration Board of U.S. institutions in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Collaboration. She contributed to the discovery of the top quark in 1995 and Higgs Boson in 2012.[2]
- ^ "Meenakshi Narain, 1964–2023 | Physics | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "Meenakshi Narain 1964–2023". CERN Courier. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.