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In recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements in the field of Theo­re­ti­cal Physics, Dr Sally Dawson is to be awarded the honorary doctorate of the Combined Faculty of Mathematics, Engineering and Natural Sciences of Hei­del­berg Uni­ver­si­ty. The Faculty is paying tribute to her contributions, particularly to the discovery and physics of the Higgs Boson. Dr Dawson, researcher at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, has had close connections for many years with the elementary particle re­search community in Germany, and Hei­del­berg in particular.

The honorary doctorate will be presented by Rector Prof Dr Bernhard Eitel at an award ceremony on Thursday (Oct 13) at 6 pm in the Great Hall of the Old Uni­ver­si­ty (Alte Aula). The laudatory address will be given by STRUC­TURES member Prof Dr Jürgen Berges, Dean of Hei­del­berg's Physics & Astronomy Department. Dr Dawson will then give the “Hans Jensen Lecture” on the topic “Why Study Particle Physics? Tackling the Big Questions”. The lecture series commemorates Hans Jensen, a Hei­del­berg researcher in the field of Theo­re­ti­cal Physics who received the Nobel Prize in 1963.

For more information, see also Hei­del­berg Uni­ver­si­ty's press release.