Persis Drell
Physicist, Academic
1955 –
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Who is Persis Drell?
Persis S. Drell is an American physicist best known for her expertise in the field of particle physics. She was the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 2007 to 2012. In 2014, she was named dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering.
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- Born
- Dec 30, 1955
- Also known as
- Persis S. Drell
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley College
( - 1977) - PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Atomic physics
( - 1983)
- Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley College
- Employment
- Assistant Professor of Physics, Cornell University
(1988 - 1992) - Associate Professor of Physics, Cornell University
(1993 - 1997) - Professor of Physics, Cornell University
(1998 - 2002) - Deputy Director, Cornell Lab of Nuclear Studies, Cornell University
(2001 - 2002) - Associate Director, Research Division, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
(2002 - 2005) - Director, Particle and Particle Astrophysics, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
(2005 - 2007) - Deputy Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
(2005 - 2007) - Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
(2007 - 2012)
- Assistant Professor of Physics, Cornell University
- Lived in
- San Francisco Bay Area
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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