Sekazi Mtingwa | |
|---|---|
 2012 Ford Fellows Conference | |
| Born | October 20, 1949 Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Princeton University |
| Awards | Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators American Nuclear Society Distinguished Service Award National Society of Black Physicists' Outstanding Service Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | High energy physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Curtis Callan |
Sekazi Kauze Mtingwa:[1] (born Michael Von Sawyer;[2] October 20, 1949) is an American theoretical high-energy physicist. He is a co-recipient of the 2017 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators.[3][4] He is the first African-American to be awarded the prize.[1] Mtingwa was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) [5] in 2008 for "his definitive treatment of Intrabeam scattering, his contributions to the wakefield acceleration, and his early recognition of the fixed target physics potential of the next generation electron-positron collider."[6] He also co-founded the National Society of Black Physicists in 1977 [5] and served in various other national and international initiatives.
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