Muon g-2 Breakthrough Prize: UK Universities Excel | AcademicJobs
UK universities like UCL, Liverpool, and Lancaster celebrate the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for Muon g-2 precision measurements, advancing fundamental physics research.
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Professor Gavin Hesketh is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London. He completed a BSc in physics at the University of Manchester and a PhD in particle physics. He joined UCL in 2010 as a Royal Society University Research Fellow, initially working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. In 2018, his research focus shifted to precision muon experiments, including the Muon g-2 experiment and the Mu3e experiment. He currently serves as Head of High Energy Physics at UCL, Physics Coordinator for the Mu3e Experiment, and EDM Search Co-convener on Muon g-2. As an experimental particle physicist, his work centers on searches for physics beyond the Standard Model through precision measurements involving muons. He leads the Masters-level particle physics course PHAS0072 at UCL. Hesketh is the author of the popular science book The Particle Zoo, published in 2016.
UK universities like UCL, Liverpool, and Lancaster celebrate the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for Muon g-2 precision measurements, advancing fundamental physics research.