Gösta Ekspong

Anders Gösta Ekspong (born Anders Gösta Carlson[1] on February 24, 1922 in Skogstorp, Husby-Rekarne Township, Södermanland County, – February 24, 2017[2]) was a Swedish physicist and former professor at Stockholm University.[3] His main area of work was atomic physics. Ekspong defended his thesis for doctorate in 1955 at Uppsala University with a dissertation on Cosmic Radiation under supervision of Axel E. Lindh.[4]

John Adams, CERN Director General, and Gösta Ekspong, Chair of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee.

Ekspong is considered to be one of the Swedish pioneers in the involvement of the particle physics laboratory at CERN.[5] At CERN, he was chairman of the Emulsion Experiments Committee from the early 1960s[6] as well as member of the Scientific Policy Committee (1969-1975)[7], where he also spent two years as chairman (1972-1974).[8] He made a significant contribution to the search strategies that would later be used in the search of the Higgs boson and participated in the technological development of DELPHI.[6] Ekspong was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1969. From 1975 to 1988 he was also a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics where he held the post of chairman between 1987-1988. During his career Ekspong published several scientific publications regarding subjects such as particle physics, astrophysics and nuclear physics, some together with researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of California.[9] He is currently buried at Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm.[10]

References
  1. "List of publications for Gösta Ekspong". Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. "Funeral notice for Gösta Ekspong" (PDF) (in Swedish).
  3. Hoffmann, Ilire Hasani, Robert. "Academy of Europe: Ekspong Gösta". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  4. Ekspong, A. G. "Some properties of the soft component of cosmic radiation". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Vi minns Gösta Ekspong" (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. "Faces and places". CERN Courier. 57. 2017-06-01.
  7. "Membership of the Scientific Policy Committee | CERN Council". council.web.cern.ch. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  8. "Chairs of the Scientific Policy Committee | CERN Council". 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  9. "CV of Gösta Ekspong". 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  10. "Svenska Gravar, Anders Gösta Ekspong" (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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