13 Facts About Cecilia Jarlskog

Cecilia Jarlskog was born on in 1941 and is a Swedish theoretical physicist, working mainly on elementary particle physics.

Cecilia Jarlskog is known for her work on CP violation in the electroweak sector of the Standard Model, introducing what is known as the Jarlskog invariant, and for her work on grand unified theories.

Cecilia Jarlskog is mainly known for her study and expertise in theoretical particle physics.

Cecilia Jarlskog's studies include research on the ways that sub-atomic and electronic constituents of matter cohere or lose their symmetry, matter and antimatter asymmetry, mathematical physics, neutrino physics, and grand unification.

Cecilia Jarlskog recalls her appreciation of CERN's international atmosphere.

Cecilia Jarlskog noted that she felt fortunate to have 'lived in a period when the amount of information revealed about the nature of the elementary constituents of matter and their interactions has been mind-boggling'.

Cecilia Jarlskog was appointed professor at the University of Bergen, Norway, in 1976.

Since then, Cecilia Jarlskog has been a professor at Lund University, her alma mater, where she had graduated in 1970 with a PhD in theoretical particle physics.

Cecilia Jarlskog worked as a member of CERN from 1970 to 1972.

In 2023, Cecilia Jarlskog was given the EPS High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, which is awarded by the European Physical Society for outstanding contributions in experimental, theoretical or technological achievements.

Cecilia Jarlskog is an Honorary Professor at three universities in China and received an honorary degree from the University College Dublin.

Cecilia Jarlskog was Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Nobel Foundation and Member of the Academia Europaea.

Cecilia Jarlskog wrote the book, Portrait of Gunnar Kallen: A Physics Shooting Star and Poet of Early Quantum Field Theory, while a member of CERN.