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Roy Briere is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in high-energy particle physics. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1995. His research focuses on 'flavor physics,' which studies the properties and types of quark decays, weak interactions, and violations of discrete symmetries such as parity and CP symmetries. Since 2013, he has been involved in the Belle II experiment at KEK Lab in Japan, which operates at a 10 GeV energy range to investigate CP violation and rare B decays. Prior to this, he worked on the BESIII experiment at the BEPCII collider in Beijing, studying the charm quark decays. Briere has held various positions at Carnegie Mellon, including Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, before becoming a full Professor in 2011. His post-doctoral work was conducted at Harvard University. His professional contributions have earned him recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society and awards for his work as an Outstanding Referee in 2009. Briere actively participates in research committees focusing on flavor physics and essential measurements in particle decay studies.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching and conducting research in high-energy particle physics.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Conducted research and taught courses in particle physics.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Engaged in research and teaching in the field of particle physics.
Harvard University •
Conducted particle physics research.
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