Samuel C. C. Ting
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Samuel Chao Chung Ting (Chinese: 丁肇中; pinyin: Dīng Zhàozhōng, born January 27, 1936) is an American physicist who, with Burton Richter, received the Nobel Prize in 1976 for discovering the subatomic J/ψ particle.
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Born | (1936-01-27) January 27, 1936 (age 88) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
Alma mater | University of Michigan (BSE, PhD) | ||||||||
Known for | Discovery of the J/ψ particle Founder of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment | ||||||||
Spouse(s) | Kay Kuhne (divorced) Susan Marks | ||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||
Awards | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1975) Nobel Prize for Physics (1976) Eringen Medal (1977) De Gasperi Award (1988) Gold Medal for Science from Brescia (1988) NASA Public Service Medal (2001) | ||||||||
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Fields | Physics | ||||||||
Institutions | Columbia University Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||||||||
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Chinese | 丁肇中 | ||||||||
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Website | Samuel Ting |
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More recently he has been the principal investigator in research conducted with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a device installed on the International Space Station in 2011.