Enrico Fermi Institute

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The Enrico Fermi Institute ( EFI) is an institute of the University of Chicago. It was founded in 1945 under the name The Institute for Nuclear Studies. The physicist Samuel Allison 1946 was the first director of the Institute, which was renamed on November 20, 1955 in The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies. Finally, in January 1968, it got its present name. Research focuses on the following areas:

  • Experimental and theoretical particle physics and string theory
  • Experimental and theoretical astrophysics and cosmology
  • General Theory of Relativity
  • Electron
  • Secondary ion mass spectrometry
  • Geochemistry, cosmochemistry, and nuclear chemistry

Significant researchers at the institute or were, inter alia, Herbert L. Anderson, James Cronin, James Hartle, Enrico Fermi, Yoichiro Nambu, Harold C. Urey, Faheem Hussain, Gregor Wentzel.

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