Andy Parker is a Professor of High Energy Physics at Cambridge University, with over 500 publications on aspects of particle physics and other topics. His current research interests involve experiments to reveal new physics such as extra space dimensions, quantum-sized black holes, and supersymmetry. He is a founder of the ATLAS experiment for the Large Hadron Collider, and for 6 years he was the project leader for the ATLAS Inner Detector and a member of the Executive Board. His technical work has included the development of silicon detectors, fast electronics and large software systems, as well as data analysis and pattern recognition. He has served in various roles in ATLAS, including as UK Physics Coordinator and chair of the Publications Committee.
As Director of the Cambridge eScience Centre from 2001-2008, he was responsible for grid computing initiatives across the University, including projects in life sciences, earth sciences, medicine, physics, chemistry and engineering, all requiring the sharing of large computational and data resources. This has led to research interests outside of high energy physics, including computational radiotherapy, muon tomography and artificial photosynthesis.
He has served on numerous committees for CERN, the UK Research Council, international funding agencies and the University. He was appointed as Deputy Head of Department (Resources) at the Cavendish Laboratory in 2010 and as Head of the Cavendish in 2013. He was awarded the Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching in 1997.
C. Creatore, M.A. Parker, S. Emmott and A.W. Chin. "Efficient biologically inspired photocell enhanced by delocalized quantum states." Physical Review Letters. [arXiv:111:253601]. (December, 2013).
ATLAS Collaboration. "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC." Physics Letters B. 716:1 [arXiv:1207.7214]. (September, 2012).1-29
C.M. Harris, M.J. Palmer, M.A Parker, P. Richardson, A. Sabetfakhri and B.R. Webber. "Exploring higher dimensional black holes at the large hadron collider." Journal of High Energy Physics. 0505:053. [arXiv:0411022][hep-ph]. (2005).
B.C. Allanach , K. Odagiri , M.J. Palmer, M.A. Parker, A. Sabetfakhri and B.R. Webber. "Exploring small extra dimensions at the large hadron collider." JHEP 0212:039. [arXiv:0211205][hep-ph]. (2002).
C. G. Lester, M. A. Parker and M. J. White. "Determining SUSY model parameters and masses at the LHC using cross-sections, kinematic edges and other observables." JHEP 0601:080. [arXiv=:0508143][hep-ph]. (2006).
