Prof Alessandro Cerri
| Post: | Reader in Experimental Particle Physics (Data Intensive Science Centre at the 名媛直播) |
| Other posts: | Professor (Experimental Particle Physics Research Group) |
Biography
Employment
- 2018-present: Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 名媛直播
- 2014-2018: Reader in Physics, 名媛直播
- 2013-2014: Senior (since 10/2014) Lecturer in Physics, 名媛直播
- 2012-2013: Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 2006-2012: Staff Scientist, CERN
- 2001-2006: Post-doctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 1997-2001: Research associate at INFN Pisa
Education
- 1997-2001: PhD (Perfezionamento) at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
- 1992-1997: Laurea in Fisica, Universita` di Pisa, Italy
- 1992-1997: Diploma di Licenza, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
- 1987-1992: Maturita` Scientifica, 60/60, Liceo Scientifico F. Buonarroti, Pisa, Italy
Role
- Coordinator of the B physics analysis group for the ATLAS experiment
Role
Professor Cerri devotes his research time to the at the , both in the areas of data analysis and detector upgrade and operation. He has been coordinating the operation of the ATLAS experiment until 2017, including the commissioning of the full detector and the coordination with the other experiments and the Large Hadron Collider. previously he has been coordinating one of the main analysis groups of the experiment, after having coordinated for several years the operation of the ATLAS real time event selection system (). He is also a member of the , which publishes the most referenced publication in particle physics.
Community and Business
When he is not working, Dr. Cerri enjoys sailing and skiing, as well as travelling and outreach activities. He has been teaching dinghy sailing to beginners and more experienced sailing enthusiasts at the , where he has served also as club president. Dr. Cerri is an official CERN guide and an official guide of the ATLAS experiment. He routinely guides visits of the general public and high school students through the CERN site, in english, french and italian.