Nobel Prize in Physics

Hi Crocker fans.

FYI: This morning I heard the news that this year's Nobel Prize in Physics was given to two neutrino experts. I was surprised and happy to hear that both Professor Kajita from Japan and Art McDonald from Canada are sharing the prize. I know Kajita-san pretty well from the Super-Kamiokande experiment that I have worked on since 1996 (and I'm still a member of part-time), and I'm proud to hear he won the award and really deserves it. This is a great day for the Super-Kamiokande experiment and the whole particle physics program, which CNL is contributing in a good way, too.

Here's are some news flashes:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kajita-mcdonald-win-nobel-physics-prize-for-neutrino-work/ar-AAf9tL5

Nobel Prize

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/06/446241169/physics-nobel-awarded-for-work-on-neutrinos-metamorphosis

Super Kamiokande

The latter one shows a picture of the inside of the "Super-Kamiokande" tank in Japan, where I spent many many good times between 1996 and 2006 installing cables and photo sensors.

Cheers.
Hans-Gerd Berns
Associate Development Engineer
Crocker Nuclear Laboratory
University of California Davis