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Lyn Evans
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Lyndon Rees Evans
1945 (age 79–80) Aberdare, Wales
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| Nationality | Welsh |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
| Awards | Fundamental Physics Prize (2012) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | CERN, Large Hadron Collider; Linear Collider Collaboration |
Lyndon Rees Evans, born in 1945, is a scientist from Wales. He was the main leader for building the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland. The LHC is a giant machine used to study tiny particles. He also worked at CERN, which is a big science lab. Later, in 2012, he became the director of a group called the Linear Collider Collaboration. This group works on new types of particle colliders, like the International Linear Collider.
About Lyn Evans
His Early Life and School
Lyn Evans grew up in a place called Cwmbach in Wales. When he was young, he was interested in chemistry. He even started university to study chemistry. But he soon switched to physics because he found it easier to understand.
He went to Aberdare Boys' Grammar School. There, his interest in physics grew even more. He later went to the University College of Swansea, which is now Swansea University. He finished his studies there in 1970. Before that, in 1969, he visited CERN, a famous science center. He later returned to CERN as a research fellow.
Working at CERN
In 1994, Lyn Evans started working on a huge project. This project became the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It helps scientists learn about the smallest parts of matter.
He was the leader of the LHC project until 2008. Under his leadership, the LHC was built and started working. This was a very important step for physics.
In June 2012, Lyn Evans was chosen for another big role. He became the Director of the Linear Collider Collaboration. This is an international group. They work on building new types of particle colliders. These new colliders will help scientists learn even more about the universe.
Awards and Honours
Lyn Evans has received many awards for his important work. Here are some of them:
- Since 1991, he has been a Fellow of the American Physical Society. This means he is a respected member of this physics group.
- In 2001, he was given the CBE award. This is a special honour from the United Kingdom.
- He became an honorary fellow of the University of Wales Swansea in 2002.
- In July 2010, he received an honorary Doctor of Science degree. This was from the University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales).
- Also in 2010, he was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very old and respected science group.
- In 2011, he became a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
- On December 11, 2012, he won the 2012 Special Fundamental Physics Prize. He received this award for leading the work that found a new particle. This particle was similar to the Higgs particle. It was discovered using the LHC.
- The Institute of Physics gave him the Glazebrook Medal in 2013. This was for his great leadership of the LHC project.
- He also received the 2013 Special Breakthrough Prize. This was again for his leadership in finding the Higgs-like particle at the LHC.
- In 2014, he received the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal. This award is for excellent work in designing and managing complex systems. He got it for leading the LHC project from start to finish.
- He received the Rolf Widerøe Prize in 2017.
