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Harrison B. Prosper is a Jamaican-American particle physicist and the Kirby W. Kemper Professor of Physics at Florida State University (FSU). He is known for his contributions to experimental particle physics, particularly through his work with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Prosper is also recognised for advancing the use of Bayesian statistical methods in high-energy physics and for promoting diversity in the sciences.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Prosper was born in Jamaica and later moved to the United Kingdom. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Manchester, where he specialised in experimental particle physics.[1]
Career
[edit]After completing his doctorate, Prosper held several research positions in the United Kingdom and the United States before joining Florida State University in 1993. At FSU, he became involved in major international physics collaborations and eventually joined the CMS experiment at CERN.[1]
Within CMS, Prosper has contributed to the development of statistical techniques for particle detection and played a key role in searches for new physics, including supersymmetry, dark matter, and precision studies of the Higgs boson. He has also published on the application of Bayesian inference in high-energy physics analysis.[3][4]
Research
[edit]Prosper's research focuses on high-energy particle collisions, rare event detection, and advanced statistical methods. He has co-authored over 1,000 publications as a member of the CMS collaboration.[5]
Advocacy and Outreach
[edit]Prosper is active in promoting diversity and equity in science, having spoken at various conferences about the need to support underrepresented minorities in physics. He has also mentored students from diverse backgrounds and contributed to outreach programmes in both the United States and the Caribbean.[6]
Awards and honours
[edit]- Named Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for contributions to high-energy physics[2]
- Appointed Kirby W. Kemper Endowed Professor of Physics at Florida State University[1]
- Served on scientific advisory committees for the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation
Selected publications
[edit]- CMS Collaboration, "Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC", *Physics Letters B*, 716(1): 30–61 (2012). DOI:[10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.021](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.021)
- Prosper, H.B., "Practical Bayesian inference: a primer for high energy physicists", arXiv:physics/0702156 (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d https://physics.fsu.edu/faculty-staff/physics-faculty/harrison-prosper
- ^ a b https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm
- ^ https://cds.cern.ch/record/1235984
- ^ https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0702156
- ^ https://inspirehep.net/authors/993055
- ^ https://www.floridatrend.com/article/24779/fsu-professor-helps-cern-unlock-mysteries-of-the-universe