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Akram Khan is a British experimental particle physicist and academic whose work has included experimental particle physics, distributed computing, particle-detector technology and accelerator applications. He is a professor at Brunel University of London and has worked on major international particle-physics programmes including the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN, the BaBar experiment at SLAC and the United Kingdom's GridPP distributed-computing programme.[1]
Education and academic career
[edit]Khan studied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of St Andrews and completed a PhD in experimental particle physics at University College London. His subsequent career included research appointments at CIEMAT in Spain and CERN in Switzerland, followed by positions at the University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester and Stanford University. He joined Brunel University in 2003.[1]
His research career has involved work at major international particle-physics laboratories including DESY, CERN and SLAC.[1]
Research and scientific career
[edit]Khan's research has combined experimental particle physics with detector instrumentation, large-scale scientific computing and accelerator applications. He is a member of the CMS Collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and has worked on top-quark physics as well as detector and computing activities. He leads Brunel's Experimental Particle Physics Group.[2]
Earlier in his career, Khan worked on the BaBar experiment at SLAC, including detector-related work on the radiation-dose measurement system for the BaBar electromagnetic calorimeter.[3]
Khan has also played a role in the UK's GridPP distributed-computing programme supporting particle-physics data processing. His research has included distributed analysis, monitoring and data-management systems.[4]
Alongside fundamental particle physics, Khan has worked on accelerator and detector technologies with medical applications. He participated in PAMELA (Particle Accelerator for MEdical Applications), which investigated a non-scaling Fixed Field Alternating Gradient accelerator for proton and light-ion therapy. His applied work has additionally included radiation-detector and dosimetry technologies.[2]
Public engagement and scientific communication
[edit]Khan has been involved in public engagement linking particle physics with literature and the arts. He collaborated with novelist Will Self on two five-part BBC Radio 4 series.
Self Orbits CERN (2015) followed Self's walking journey around the Large Hadron Collider and explored the scientific and cultural significance of CERN. Physicist Jon Butterworth discussed the project in The Guardian, describing Khan's role in bringing Self to CERN and their engagement with particle physics.[5]
The Radio 4 series was also covered by Physics World.[6]
Later in 2015, Khan accompanied Self on the five-part BBC Radio 4 series Self Drives: Maxwell's Equations, travelling from Edinburgh to Cambridge and exploring the life, science and legacy of James Clerk Maxwell. The series was subsequently discussed in The Guardian, including Self and Khan's contrasting perspectives on science and scientific progress.
Khan has also written about the relationship between science, artificial intelligence and the arts. His essays include The Artist and the Algorithm: Reflections from the Royal Opera House (RBO/SHIFT Festival) (2026), which considers artificial intelligence and human creativity,[7] and What Working in Particle Physics Taught Me About How Science Really Works (2026), reflecting on uncertainty, experimentation and the practice of science.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Professor Akram Khan". Brunel University of London. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Professor Akram Khan – Research". Brunel University of London. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Khan, A.; Meyer, W. T.; Stelzer, J.; Yi, J. (2006). The Radiation Dose Measurement System for the BaBar Electromagnetic Calorimeter (PDF) (Report). Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. SLAC-PUB-12061.
- ↑ "Akram Khan – Gateway to Research". UK Research and Innovation. UKRI. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Butterworth, Jon (17 January 2015). "A Selfish turn around CERN". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "The physics of pop music, a stroll around the LHC, 3D illuminations in Bath and more". Physics World. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Khan, Akram (2026). "The Artist and the Algorithm: Reflections from the Royal Opera House (RBO/SHIFT Festival)". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Khan, Akram (2026). "What Working in Particle Physics Taught Me About How Science Really Works". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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