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Fabiola Gianotti
Leading CERN and helping present the discovery of the Higgs boson.
Higgs announcement · CERN first
- Born
- 29 October 1960
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
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Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianotti is an Italian experimental physicist whose career developed through particle-detector research and scientific leadership.
Early life
Milan
Grew up in Milan.
Studies
Studied physics while also training in music.
Career
- 1980s–1990s
Particle research
Developed expertise in experimental high-energy physics.
- 2009–2013
ATLAS leadership
Served as spokesperson for the collaboration.
- 2016–2025
CERN leadership
Served two terms as director-general.
Contributions
Higgs announcement
Presented ATLAS results in the discovery announcement.
CERN first
Became its first woman director-general.
Second term
Began a second five-year term.
Beyond physics
Music
Has spoken about the relationship between artistic and scientific curiosity.
Collaboration
Advocates international cooperation through research.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗CERN: directors-general ↗Photo: Maximilien Brice. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
