Fabiola Gianotti
Physicist and Director of CERN
Born
October 29th, 1960
64 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Italy
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An Italian physicist and academic, played a significant role in the discovery of the Higgs boson while serving as a project leader at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Became the first female Director-General of CERN in 2016, overseeing the laboratory's scientific research operations and strategic initiatives. Contributed extensively to the development of particle physics and guided numerous international collaborations. Published numerous scientific papers and played a key role in advancing knowledge in the field.
Led the ATLAS experiment at CERN
First female Director-General of CERN
Contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson
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