Edward Charles Blacher (USA)
Biography
Edward Blucher is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago and Director of the Enrico Fermi Institute; he has worked at the university since 1993. He is a particle physicist who studies neutrinos. He served as co-spokesperson of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) and of the KTeV (Kaons at the Tevatron) collaboration. He also takes part in the Double Chooz and SNO+ experiments. He is a member of the GTU Supervisory Board.
Scientific degree and rank
- Professor (University of Chicago)
Work experience
- Since 1993 – University of Chicago, Department of Physics, professor
- University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute – Director
- DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment) – former co-spokesperson
- KTeV collaboration – former co-spokesperson
Awards, prizes
- Sloan Fellow, 1994
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2021