Helen Quinn
Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Emerita
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Bio
Helen Quinn received her Ph.D in physics at Stanford in 1967. She has taught physics at both Harvard and Stanford. Dr. Quinn work as a particle physicist has been honored by the Dirac Medal (from the International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy) and the Klein Medal (from The Swedish National Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University) as well as the Sakurai Prize (from the American Physical Society), the Compton medal (from the American Institute of Physics, awarded once every 4 years) and the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal for Physics (from the Franklin Institute). She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Science and the American Philosophical Society. She is a Fellow and former president of the American Physical Society. She is originally from Australia and is an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.
Dr. Quinn has been active in science education for some years, and since her retirement in 2010 this has been her major activity. She was a founding member of the Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP) which produced a well-known standard-model poster for schools in 1987 (see photo). She served as Chair of the US National Academy of Sciences Board on Science Education (BOSE) from 2009-2014. She was as a member of the BOSE study committee that developed the report “Taking Science to School” and chaired the committee for the “Framework for K-12 Science Education”, which is the basis of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and similar standards now adopted by about 30 states in the US, and has been influential internationally as well. She also contributed to follow-up NRC studies on assessment and implementation of NGSS. From 2015-2018 Helen served at the request of the President of Ecuador as a member of the “Comision Gestora” to help plan and guide the initial development of the National University of Education of Ecuador.
Academic Appointments
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Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Honors & Awards
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Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia (2018)
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Compton Medal, American Institute of Physics (2016)
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Sakurai Prize, American Physical Society (2013)
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Klein Medal, University of Stockholm and Swedish Academy of Sciences (2008)
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Dirac Medal, International Center for Theoretical Physics (2000)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Comision Gestora, National University of Education, Ecuador (2015 - 2018)
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Chair, Board on Science Education NRC (2009 - 2014)
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Member, Board on Science Education NRC (2005 - 2009)
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President, American Physical Society (2004 - 2004)
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Founding President, Contemporary Physics Education Project (1988 - 1998)
Program Affiliations
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Center for Latin American Studies
Professional Education
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PhD, Stanford University, Theoretical Physics (1967)
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MS, Stanford University, Physics (1964)
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BA, Stanford University, Physics (1963)
All Publications
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Commentary: The Role of Curriculum Resources in Promoting Effective and Equitable Science Learning
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION
2021; 32 (7): 847-851
View details for DOI 10.1080/1046560X.2021.1897293
View details for Web of Science ID 000698834800009
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OBITUARY Roberto Daniele Peccei
PHYSICS TODAY
2020; 73 (10): 68
View details for Web of Science ID 000574451300018
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Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER
2013; 42 (4): 223-233
View details for DOI 10.3102/0013189X13480524
View details for Web of Science ID 000330303100002
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How the cosmos was conquered
NEW SCIENTIST
2008; 198 (2651): 26-29
View details for Web of Science ID 000254946100031
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Heavy-flavor physics
2002 EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS, PROCEEDINGS
2004; 2004 (1): 35-64
View details for Web of Science ID 000222025400002
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Comment on extracting alpha from B ->rho rho
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
2004; 69 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.69.011502
View details for Web of Science ID 000188785800007
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SU(3) relations and the CP asymmetries in B decays to eta K-'(S), phi K-S, and K+K-KS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
2003; 68 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.68.015004
View details for Web of Science ID 000184583700051
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Summary and outlook for KEKTC5
5th KEK Topical Conference on Frontiers in Flavor Physics
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. 2002: 250–258
View details for Web of Science ID 000179303200039
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The symmetry, or lack of it, between matter and antimatter
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A
2002; 17: 137-156
View details for Web of Science ID 000179165100015
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B physics and CP violation
2001 SUMMER SCHOOL ON PARTICLE PHYSICS
2002; 10: 1-?
View details for Web of Science ID 000189346500001
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Summary and outlook for 9th International Symposium on Heavy Flavor Physics
HEAVY FLAVOR PHYSICS
2002; 618: 470-477
View details for Web of Science ID 000177029300051
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CP violation in B physics - What have we learned, and what comes next?
International Conference on CP Violation Physics
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. 2001: 159–165
View details for Web of Science ID 000168498000019
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Using kaon regeneration to probe the quark mixing parameter cos2 beta in B ->psi K decays
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
2000; 85 (25): 5284-5287
Abstract
We suggest a novel method to determine the sign of cos2beta in the decays B --> psiK, by creating interference between K(L) and K(S) final states via "regeneration," that is propagation through a matter target region to convert some K(L) to K(S). The determination of this quantity resolves an ambiguity between beta and 90 degrees -beta that remains after the standard measurements of sin2beta and may turn out to be important in resolving whether the result is in agreement with standard model predictions or indicates the presence of new physics. We find the measurement is feasible at a B factory, but requires several years of high-luminosity running with a regeneration target affecting a significant fraction of the detector.
View details for Web of Science ID 000165884200006
View details for PubMedID 11135977
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Use of early data on B -> rho pi decays
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
2000; 62 (5)
View details for Web of Science ID 000089022500028
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CP and T violations: new results leave open questions
PHYSICS WORLD
1999; 12 (5): 37-42
View details for Web of Science ID 000080227900029
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Bounding the effect of penguin diagrams in a(CP)(B-0 ->pi(+)pi(-))
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1998; 58 (1)
View details for Web of Science ID 000074642500060
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Removing discrete ambiguities in CP asymmetry measurements
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1997; 56 (11): 7259-7266
View details for Web of Science ID A1997YH61000047
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CP violation
Conference on Production and Decay of Hyperons, Charm and Beauty Hadrons
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. 1996: 17–23
View details for Web of Science ID A1996VA49400006
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CP VIOLATION IN B-DECAYS
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B
1994: 21-28
View details for Web of Science ID A1994PE19400004
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MEASURING CP ASYMMETRY IN B-]RHO-PI-DECAYS WITHOUT AMBIGUITIES
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1993; 48 (5): 2139-2144
View details for Web of Science ID A1993LW39100031
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TOPICS IN CP VIOLATION
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
1993; 688: 11-18
View details for Web of Science ID A1993LM12500003
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CP VIOLATION IN B-PHYSICS
ANNUAL REVIEW OF NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE SCIENCE
1992; 42: 211-250
View details for Web of Science ID A1992KB23300007
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PENGUIN TRAPPING WITH ISOSPIN ANALYSIS AND CP ASYMMETRIES IN B-DECAYS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1991; 44 (5): 1454-1460
View details for Web of Science ID A1991GD24100012
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MEASURING CABIBBO-KOBAYASHI-MASKAWA PARAMETERS WITH CP ASYMMETRY AND ISOSPIN ANALYSIS IN B-PI-K
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
1991; 67 (5): 541-544
View details for Web of Science ID A1991FY50500004
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HOW TO EXTRACT CP-VIOLATING ASYMMETRIES FROM ANGULAR-CORRELATIONS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1991; 43 (7): 2193-2208
View details for Web of Science ID A1991FE75400014
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LEARNING ABOUT THE CABIBBO-KOBAYASHI-MASKAWA MATRIX FROM CP ASYMMETRIES IN B0 DECAYS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1990; 42 (5): 1473-1476
View details for Web of Science ID A1990DX39800019
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OPERATOR RENORMALIZATION-GROUP
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1988; 38 (10): 3238-3247
View details for Web of Science ID A1988R035500039
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NEW FORMULATION FOR THE LATTICE-FERMION DERIVATIVE - LOCALITY AND CHIRALITY WITHOUT SPECTRUM DOUBLING
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
1986; 57 (21): 2617-2620
View details for Web of Science ID A1986E880100005
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LATTICE THEORIES OF CHIRAL FERMIONS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1986; 34 (8): 2440-2456
View details for Web of Science ID A1986E450100025
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NONPERTURBATIVE EFFECTS IN EQUILIBRIUM FINITE-TEMPERATURE SCALAR FIELD-THEORY
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1985; 31 (4): 885-899
View details for Web of Science ID A1985ABU0500025
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MODELS WHICH ALLOW A NEW INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE HISTORY
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1984; 29 (12): 2791-2797
View details for Web of Science ID A1984SW35000023
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COMPOSITE MODELS OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS AND STRONG-COUPLING LATTICE GAUGE-THEORIES
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1982; 26 (12): 3689-3700
View details for Web of Science ID A1982PU94200032
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HEAVY QUARKS AND PERTURBATIVE QUANTUM-CHROMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1982; 25 (3): 838-842
View details for Web of Science ID A1982NC39200024
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OPERATOR-PRODUCT EXPANSION AND VACUUM INSTABILITY
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1982; 26 (2): 499-504
View details for Web of Science ID A1982NX48400019
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EXACT REAL-SPACE RENORMALIZATION-GROUP AND NEW TRUNCATION ALGORITHMS FOR LATTICE THEORIES
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1982; 25 (6): 1661-1680
View details for Web of Science ID A1982NH17000021
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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PARTICLE PHYSICS THEORY - A REVIEW TALK FOR NON-PARTICLE PHYSICISTS
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
1980; 33 (5): 789-799
View details for Web of Science ID A1980LL62400001
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DYNAMICAL BREAKING OF CHIRAL SYMMETRY IN LATTICE GAUGE-THEORIES
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1980; 22 (2): 490-504
View details for Web of Science ID A1980KC55500028
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APPROXIMATE DYNAMICAL SYMMETRY IN LATTICE QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1980; 22 (5): 1190-1197
View details for Web of Science ID A1980KJ04600020
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QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS ON A LATTICE - HAMILTONIAN VARIATIONAL APPROACH TO THE PHYSICS OF THE WEAK-COUPLING REGION
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1979; 19 (2): 619-638
View details for Web of Science ID A1979GJ82900025
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MULTIPLE VACUUMS IN A LATTICE FORMULATION OF 2-DIMENSIONAL ABELIAN HIGGS MODEL
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1978; 17 (4): 1063-1072
View details for Web of Science ID A1978ET02900013
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CP CONSERVATION IN PRESENCE OF PSEUDO-PARTICLES
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
1977; 38 (25): 1440-1443
View details for Web of Science ID A1977DJ61200003
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SOME ASPECTS OF INSTANTONS
NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA A-NUCLEI PARTICLES AND FIELDS
1977; 41 (2): 309-330
View details for Web of Science ID A1977DY43000010
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CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY CP CONSERVATION IN PRESENCE OF PSEUDOPARTICLES
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
1977; 16 (6): 1791-1797
View details for Web of Science ID A1977EB81900023