Professor Helen Heath
M.A.(Oxon.), Ph.D.(Bristol), C.Phys. M.Inst.P, SFHEA
Current positions
Emeritus Professor
School of Physics
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Biography
Physics Research: My PhD was on the study of the decays of excited kaon states using the NA32 dectector at CERN. After completing my PhD I worked on the ZEUS experiment at the HERA electron-proton collider at DESY, Hamburg both at Bristol and for York University in Toronto. I developed signal processing algorithms for the tracking detector and was in charge of the construction of a major part of the Calorimeter.
I am currently involved with the NA62 and CMS experiments at CERN. The former makes precision measurements of kaon decays and the CMS experiment is working at the energy frontier and was one of the two experiments to discover the Higgs boson.
Education interests:I was an academic fellow in the Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching looking at programme level assessment. I am involved with the Belonging and Engagement for Successful Transition (BEST) project looking into factors that affect successful transition into University Study in Physics and I am also part of a small group commissioned by the Institute of Physics to look at the state of Physics Education research in Universities in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
In my University Education Director role I am part of a small teams responsible for quality assurance across the University and I chair the University Academic Integrity Network.
I am currently involved with the NA62 and CMS experiments at CERN. The former makes precision measurements of kaon decays and the CMS experiment is working at the energy frontier and was one of the two experiments to discover the Higgs boson.
Education interests:I was an academic fellow in the Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching looking at programme level assessment. I am involved with the Belonging and Engagement for Successful Transition (BEST) project looking into factors that affect successful transition into University Study in Physics and I am also part of a small group commissioned by the Institute of Physics to look at the state of Physics Education research in Universities in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
In my University Education Director role I am part of a small teams responsible for quality assurance across the University and I chair the University Academic Integrity Network.
Teaching
I have taught courses at all levels in the School of Physics from preliminary year to Masters level with a focus on Particle and Nuclear Physics in terms of lectures. Throughout my career I have been intrumental in introducing units to the School with a focus on communication e.g. Physics Education where students are placed in schools for their final year project.