Persis Drell

Persis Drell (born 1955) is an American physicist best known for her expertise in the field of particle physics. She is the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. As research director, she has overseen the BaBar experiment. Before coming to Stanford, she was a professor at Cornell University from 1988-2002.

Drell is the daughter of noted physicist Sidney Drell.

Education

• A.B., math/physics, Wellesley College, 1977
• Ph.D., atomic physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1983

References

• SLAC staff page:
• Persis Drell appointed as fourth director of SLAC 12/6/07
• Stanford Report article on Drell joining SLAC:

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