Person
Bell, Nicole (1975 - )
- Born
- 1975
- Occupation
- Theoretical physicist
Summary
Nicolle Bell is a theoretical physicist whose research lies at the interface of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology, with particular expertise in dark matter and neutrino physics. After completing her doctorate, Bell spent three years as a Research Fellow at the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, Illinois, U.S.A. She then received a Sherman Fairchild Prize Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, U.S.A, returning to Australia in 2007. At the University of Melbourne she has been Theory Program leader of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics since 2020. Bell became President of the Australian Institute of Physics in 2023.
Details
"Professor Nicole Bell is an outstanding theoretical astroparticle physicist who has made significant contributions in the areas of dark matter and particle theory, matter-antimatter asymmetries and neutrino astrophysics and cosmology. Her work has helped shape the interpretation of Large Hadron Collider searches for dark matter, using physically self-consistent descriptions of dark matter interactions. She has explored the link between dark matter and matter-antimatter asymmetries and examined whether the accumulation of dark matter in old neutron stars can result in gravitational collapse to black holes. She has also used cosmology and astrophysics to constrain the properties of neutrinos and has examined whether dark matter annihilation can account for unexplained galactic gamma ray and antimatter signals." [from https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities-2/honorific-awardees/2020-awardees#millis 7/5/2024]
Chronology
- 2001
- Award - Bragg Gold Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
- 2001
- Education - PhD, University of Melbourne
- 2001 - 2004
- Career position - Research Fellow, Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, Illinois, U.S.A
- 2004 - 2006
- Career position - Sherman Fairchild Prize Fellowship, Kellogg Radiation Laboratory and the Theoretical Astrophysics Group, California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, California, U.S.A.
- 2011 - 2020
- Career position - Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale
- 2012
- Award - ARC Future Fellowship
- 2016 -
- Award - Fellow, American Physical Society
- 2020 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics
- 2020 -
- Career position - Professor, University of Melbourne
- 2020 -
- Career position - Theory Program leader, ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics
- 2020
- Award - Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science (jointly), Australian Academy of Science
- 2021 - 2023
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Institute of Physics
- 2023 -
- Career position - Divisional Associate Editor, Physical review letters
- 2023 -
- Career position - President, Australian Institute of Physic
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'In Conversation with Nicole Bell', Australian physics, 60 (1) (2023), 7. Details
Resources
- Nancy Millis Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/nancy-millis-medal-women-science. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 9 May 2024