Kerstin A. Borras [2018]
DESY / RWTH Aachen University
Citation: For outstanding contributions to particle physics including providing exemplary leadership at DESY/RWTH Aachen University, Fermilab, and CERN.
Nominated by: DPF
Henriette D. Elvang [2018]
University of Michigan
Citation: For profound insights into gravitational field solutions with novel horizon geometries, the
structure of quantum scattering in supersymmetric theories, corner contributions to
entanglement entropy, and precision holography.
Nominated by: DPF
Robin D. Erbacher [2018]
University of California, Davis
Citation: For significant contributions to measuring the properties of the top quark and to use it to probe
for a variety of new physics signatures.
Nominated by: DPF
Taku Izubuchi [2018]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For developing numerical methods and algorithms in lattice QCD allowing precision tests of the
standard model, from CP violation in heavy quark and kaon decays to hadronic corrections to
the muon g-2.
Nominated by: DPF
Donna Naples [2018]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For advances in the techniques of flux and cross-section determinations in the current and
upcoming generation of accelerator-based neutrino experiments and fundamental contributions
to neutrino event generators.
Nominated by: DPF
Mark J. Oreglia [2018]
University of Chicago
Citation: For broad contributions to electron-positron and proton-proton collider physics through both
detector design and physics analysis.
Nominated by: DPF
Paul Padley [2018]
Rice University
Citation: For leadership and innovations in hadron collider operations, triggering and data acquisition on
the CMS and D0 experiments as the US CMS Operations Manager, Leader of the US CMS Endcap Muon Project, Co-Leader of D0 Run IIb Trigger Upgrade and Leader of D0 Level 3/DAQ project.
Nominated by: DPF
David P. Saltzberg [2018]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For multiple contributions to hadron collider physics research; and for searches for PeV-ZeV
astrophysical neutrinos, including accelerator experiments to establish the existence and
viability of the Askaryan effect for this purpose.
Nominated by: DPF
Marcus Spradlin [2018]
Brown University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the mathematical structure of quantum field theory,
in particular supersymmetric gauge theory.
Nominated by: DPF
LianTao Wang [2018]
University of Chicago
Citation: For novel contributions to jet sub-structure studies (jet-trimming), facilitating LHC searches for
Higgs boson, dark matter, supersymmetry and new dynamics in the electroweak sector, and
pioneering explorations for future e+e- and hadron colliders.
Nominated by: DPF
Jure Zupan [2018]
University of Cincinnati
Citation: For pioneering contributions to flavor physics, including the method for determining the gamma
angle in the CKM matrix at B factories, as well as his achievements in Higgs phenomenology and dark matter physics.
Nominated by: DPF