Graham Smith (physicist)

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Graham Collingwood Smith is a British physicist. He was a senior staff member of the Brookhaven National Laboratory

Smith graduated in physics from Durham University in 1970, and completed his PhD at the same institution in 1974. [1] [2] He was subsequently employed as a research associate at the University of Leicester. [2]

He joined Brookhaven in 1982 as an associate physicist in the Instrumentation Division. [2] In 2012, he was appointed Head of the Instrumentation Division, succeeding Veljko Radeka, and served in this role until 2017. [2] [3]

Smith was named an IEEE Fellow in 2012 for his contributions to the advancement of detectors for x‑rays, charged particles, and thermal neutrons. [4]

References

  1. Smith, G. C. (1974). Some studies of multi-wire proportional chambers (PhD thesis). Durham University. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Graham Smith Named Instrumentation Division Head at Brookhaven Lab". Brookhaven National Laboratory. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. "David Asner Named Deputy Associate Laboratory Director and Head of the Instrumentation Division in Brookhaven Lab's Nuclear and Particle Physics Directorate". Newswise. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. Greenberg, Diane (9 December 2011). "Brookhaven Lab Physicists Graham Smith and Craig Woody Named IEEE Fellows". Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 12 January 2026.