Dr. John Huth

Biography

Professor John Huth has worked in the field of elementary particle physics for fifty years, contributing significantly to electron-positron collisions through the positron-electron project (PEP) utilizing the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) detector. He has experience with the Fermilab Tevatron in proton-anti-proton collisions as part of the Collider Detector Fermilab (CDF) and is currently engaged with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN investigating proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS Experiment. Notably, Professor Huth was involved in the discovery of the top quark using CDF data and the Higgs boson using ATLAS data. He has collaborated with Professor Matt Schwartz on ways to probe Higgs decay into a pair of b-quarks, with the observation of this decay mode announced in 2018. In addition to his research, he teaches a General Education Course titled 'Finding the Way' (Gen Ed 1031). In 2013, he published a companion book called 'Lost Art of Finding the Way.' His work has also led to investigations into the tradition of wave-piloting in the Marshall Islands. In 2025, he is set to publish a follow-up book inspired by collaboration with anthropologists and cognitive psychologists, titled 'Sense of Space: Local’s Guide to a Flat Earth, Edge of the Cosmos, and Curious Places.' Professor Huth was also the Chair of the Department from 2002 to 2006.

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