Stuart Freedman

Stuart Jay Freedman (January 13, 1944 – November 10, 2012) was a physicist, known for his graduate work on a Bell test experiment with John Clauser as well as his contributions to nuclear and particle physics, particularly weak interaction physics. He was a graduate student at UC Berkeley under Eugene Commins, where he worked with fellow graduate student Steven Chu. He was also recipient of 2007 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics.

Stuart Jay Freedman
Born(1944-01-13)January 13, 1944
Hollywood, California
DiedNovember 10, 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 68)
Santa Fe, NM
AwardsElected to National Academy of Sciences (2001)
Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (2007)
Scientific career
Fieldsneutrino physics, nuclear physics, weak interaction physics
InstitutionsLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley
ThesisExperimental Test of Local Hidden-Variable Theories (1972)
Doctoral advisorEugene Commins

In memory of his contributions, the American Physical Society established an award in his name, the Stuart Jay Freedman Award in Experimental Nuclear Physics.[1]

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