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Barger, Vernon Duane was born on June 5, 1938 in Curllsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph F. and Olive (McCall) Barger.
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Vernon Duane Barger, American Physicist, educator. Research in elementary particle theory and phenomenology; achievements include classification of hadrons as Regee recurrences; analysis ofneutrino scattering and oscillations; weak boson, Higgs boson and heavy quark production; electroweak models; supersymmetry and grand unification; future collider physics. Fellow American Physical Society; member Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1963.
Career
Research associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963-1965; assistant professor, then associate professor physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1968; professor physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1968; J.H. Van Vleck professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1983; director Institute Elementary Particle Physics Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1984; Hilldale professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1987-1991; Vilas professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1991. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1970, 79, 82, U. Durham, 1983, 84. Visiting scientist European Organization of Nuclear Research, 1972, Rutherford Laboratory, 1972, SLAC, 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Annetta McLeod, 1967. Children: Victor A., Amy J., Andrew V.
