Professor Dr. Francois Corriveau

Biography

François Corriveau is a Professor at McGill University, specializing in experimental particle physics. He focuses on high energy collisions to gain insights into the nature and structure of matter. Corriveau has worked extensively with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), studying phenomena such as symmetry breaking and the Higgs particle, which was discovered in 2012. He leads a research group contributing to high-level trigger implementations and energy measurement optimizations within the ATLAS framework. His group's interests include specific particle production processes, properties of the Higgs and W/Z bosons, and calibrating calorimeter detectors. Corriveau's research has implications for future particle accelerators like the International Linear Collider (ILC), which aims to take over from the LHC in exploring the Higgs properties with high precision. He is actively involved in collaborations including CALICE for calorimetry research, and his work has included in-depth analyses of electron-proton collisions through the ZEUS collaboration at the HERA accelerator. He encourages motivated students to join his research program at McGill, where he is a coordinator for various educational activities in particle physics.

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