Experimental Researchers, known as experimentalists in physics and observers in astronomy, carry out and utilize measurements to quantify the properties of nature and to evaluate the viability of hypotheses about the workings of nature. For example, experimental atomic physicists have developed instrumentation and techniques to create and trap antihydrogen (a positron bound to an antiproton) to determine whether or not its energy levels are spaced identically to those of normal hydrogen, as predicted by the Standard Model. Experimental particle physicists used the Large Hadron Collider to detect the Higgs boson, the existence of which had been postulated to explain how subatomic particles have acquired mass. Observational astronomers employed telescopes to determine accurate distances to supernovae in distant galaxies, thereby revealing that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating and that the predominant constituent of the Universe is dark energy.
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Barrett, Chris | Biological Physics | Experimental |
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Bartel, Norbert | Astronomy and Astrophysics Planetary Physics |
Computational Experimental |
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Beattie, Scott | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Experimental |
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Bergevin, Christopher | Biological Physics | Computational Experimental Theoretical |
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Bhadra, Sampa | High Energy and Particle Physics | Experimental |
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Bisnath, Sunil | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Carswell, Allan | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Planetary Physics |
Experimental |
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Chen, Jennifer | Analytical Chemistry Biological Physics Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics Inorganic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
Experimental |
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Cooper, Thomas | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics | Experimental |
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Daly, Michael | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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De Robertis, Michael | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Computational Experimental |
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George, Matthew | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Experimental |
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Gordon, Mark | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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Hall, Patrick | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Computational Experimental Theoretical |
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Harris, Deborah | High Energy and Particle Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Hessels, Eric | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Computational Experimental Theoretical |
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Hyde, Elaina | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Computational Experimental |
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Jerzak, Stanislaw | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics | Experimental |
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Krylov, Sergey | Analytical Chemistry Biological Chemistry Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics |
Experimental |
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Kumarakrishnan, Anantharaman | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Experimental |
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Lee, Regina | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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Leung, Siu Ning | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics Planetary Physics |
Computational Experimental |
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Marmet, Louis | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Martin, James | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Experimental |
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McCall, Marshall | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Computational Experimental |
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McElroy, Charles Thomas (Tom) | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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McLinden, Chris | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Menary, Scott | High Energy and Particle Physics | Experimental |
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Mermut, Ozzy | Biological Physics | Experimental |
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Moores, John | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Morin, Sylvie | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics Materials Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
Experimental |
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Muzzin, Adam | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Computational Experimental |
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Orchard, Gloria | Biological Physics Pedagogical Research Physics Education Science Eduation |
Experimental |
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Pisana, Simone | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics | Experimental |
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Prince, Robert | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics | Experimental |
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Rauf, Ijaz | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics | Experimental |
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Rink, Alexandra | Biological Physics | Experimental |
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Rogerson, Jesse | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Experimental |
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Scholz, Paul | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Computational Experimental |
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Shan, Jinjun | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Shepherd, Gordon | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Storry, Cody | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Experimental |
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Taylor, Wendy | High Energy and Particle Physics | Computational Experimental |
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van Wijngaarden, Jennifer | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
Computational Experimental |
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van Wijngaarden, William | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Experimental |
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Whiteway, James | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Zhu, Zheng Hong | Applied Mathematics Astronomy and Astrophysics Planetary Physics |
Computational Experimental Theoretical |