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Mayda Velasco is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University and the Director of the COFI Institute (Instituto de Cosmologia y Fisica de las Americas). She earned her PhD from Northwestern University in 1995, focusing on the experimental study of the proton spin crisis and became a member of the Spin Muon Collaboration at CERN. In 1996, she won a CERN Fellowship and became part of the scientific staff at CERN, where she contributed significantly to the NA48 Collaboration to understand the electroweak sector's CP violation, an essential aspect in addressing the mystery of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. Velasco has led the NA59 experiment at CERN, notably developing methods to use aligned crystals for producing polarized photon beams. Her research interests encompass precision measurements in particle physics, particularly concerning rare decays and the properties of the Higgs boson. She plays a pivotal role in the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, where she aims to uncover rare decays of the heaviest quark and the newly discovered Higgs boson. She has over 500 peer-reviewed publications and has received numerous accolades, including the Sloan Fellowship and the CERN Achievement Award.
Northwestern University • Evanston, Illinois
Full Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Northwestern University • Evanston, Illinois
Served as Associate Professor at Northwestern University.
Northwestern University • Evanston, Illinois
Served as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University.
CERN • Geneva, Switzerland
Conducted research as part of CERN's scientific staff.
Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.