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Details for Dr Vincent Smith
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| Name | Dr Vincent Smith | ||
| Job title | Honorary Visiting Lecturer |
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| Department | School of Physics University of Bristol |
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| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
Office. To help us deal with your request, please mention the Directory of Experts when contacting the Public Relations Office. work+44 (0)117 331 8092 email: public-relations@bristol.ac.uk |
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| Qualifications | M.B.E., M.A.(Oxon.), Ph.D.(Bristol), F.Inst.P. | ||
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| Membership of professional bodies | Fellow, Institute of Physics |
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| Keywords | elementary particle physics nuclear physics weak interactions hyperons |
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| Areas of expertise | My research is in Elementary Particle Physics. I have taken part in experiments at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland) and Fermilab (Illinois, USA.) My particular interest is in Weak Interactions, especially the properties of short-lived strange particles known as Hyperons. I am currently a member of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. |
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| Media experience | I have written short articles for local media, and also appeared on local radio. |
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