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Prof Gavin Hesketh
Professor of Physics
Dept of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
- Joined UCL
- 1st Dec 2010
Research summary
I am an experimental particle physicist focused on the search for new physics through precision and measurements and the search for rare processes. I currently work on the Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment and an Physics Coordinator for the PSI Mu3e experiment.
Teaching summary
I currently lead PHAS0072 (Masters-level particle physics), supervise group projects and other research opportunities.
Education
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), ATQ03 - Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow | 2017
- University of Manchester
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 2003
Biography
Originally from North East England, I completed a BSc in physics at the University of Manchester, and after a musical interlude, continued with a PhD in particle physics. As part of my PhD, I was based at Fermilab, near Chicago USA, working on D0 experiment on what was, at the time, the highest energy particle accelerator in the world, the Tevatron. After a postdoctoral position with Northeastern University, also on D0, in 2009 I took a position as a CERN Fellow, working on the CMS experiment. In 2010 I joined UCL as a Royal Society University Research Fellow, working initially on the ATLAS experiment. In 2018 I moved to g-2 and Mu3e.
