Ann Nelson, Expert on Particle Physics, Is Dead at 61
Ann Nelson, a theoretical physicist at the University of Washington, Seattle (UW), died on 4 August in a hiking accident. She was 61 years old. Nelson leaves behind a legacy not only as an award-winning researcher but also as both a dedicated mentor and an unwavering advocate for diversity and inclusion in the physical sciences community.
Nelson’s focus on physics beyond the standard model included work on dynamical supersymmetry breaking, CP violation, and composite Higgs models. She was a recipient of the J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics (2018) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2004), and she was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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She seemed to be an amazing person.
