Sekazi Mtingwa

Sekazi Mtingwa
Sekazi Mtingwa at the 2012 Ford Fellows Conference
2012 Ford Fellows Conference
BornOctober 20, 1949
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology;
Princeton University
AwardsRobert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators
American Nuclear Society Distinguished Service Award
National Society of Black Physicists' Outstanding Service Award
Scientific career
FieldsHigh energy physics
Doctoral advisorCurtis Callan

Sekazi Kauze Mtingwa:[1] (born Michael Von Sawyer;[2] October 20, 1949) is an American theoretical high-energy physicist. He is a co-recipient of the 2017 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators.[3][4] He is the first African-American to be awarded the prize.[1] Mtingwa was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) [5] in 2008 for "his definitive treatment of Intrabeam scattering, his contributions to the wakefield acceleration, and his early recognition of the fixed target physics potential of the next generation electron-positron collider."[6] He also co-founded the National Society of Black Physicists in 1977 [5] and served in various other national and international initiatives.

  1. ^ a b Waugh, Alice. "Sekazi Mtingwa works to help underrepresented minorities succeed in STEM fields". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. ^ ""Sekazi Mtingwa | American Institute of Physics"".
  3. ^ "2017 APS Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. ^ "2017 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. ^ a b "Sekazi Mtingwa's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2019-03-04.

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