Homer Neal
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Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018[1]) was an American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan.[2] Neal was president of the American Physical Society in 2016.[3] He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company, a council member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a director of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.[4] Neal was the interim President of the University of Michigan in 1996.[5] Neal's research group works as part of the ATLAS experiment hosted at CERN in Geneva.[4]
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Homer Alfred Neal | |
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Born | (1942-06-13)June 13, 1942 |
Died | May 23, 2018(2018-05-23) (aged 75) |
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Interim President of the University of Michigan | |
In office 1996–1996 | |
Preceded by | James J. Duderstadt |
Succeeded by | Lee C. Bollinger |
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Fields | Particle physics |
Institutions | CERN, University of Michigan |
Notable students | Marjorie Corcoran |
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