Edward William Nigel Glover (born 20 June 1961) FRS is a British particle physicist. He is a professor of physics at the

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. He graduated from Downing College, Cambridge, with a

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in Natural Sciences, and went on to complete a doctorate at

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Research

Glover conducts research on the phenomenology of particle physics. His calculations based on quantum chromodynamics — the theory of the

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Awards and honours

Glover was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2013. His citation reads:

Personal life

Glover is married to Belgian mathematical physicist Anne Taormina.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Glover, Nigel Edward William Academics of Durham University Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Society Living people 1961 births People associated with CERN