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- Education: Ph.D.
- Email: archana.sharma@cern.ch
- Area of Specialization/Interest: Dr. Archana Sharma,
Principal Scientist, CERN,
Geneva (Switzerland) & (Adjunct Professor at Doon University) is a Principal Scientist in CERN Geneva (Switzerland). She is currently serving as Senior Advisor for Relations with International Organisations like the United Nations and WHO. She has proven to be an exemplary professional who has passionately kept in touch with her motherland. Recently she had been honoured with the highest civilian award for Indians living abroad, by the President, Government of India, the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman, and Bharat Gaurav at the British Parliament. She has been active in the field since 1989 in high energy physics. A Ph.D. from Delhi University in 1989, a D.Sc. from the University of Geneva in 1996, and an MBA from International University in Geneva, she has worked at CERN experiments on R&D and commissioning of large-scale radiation detectors. She is the founder and Project Manager of CMS GEM Collaboration since 2008, bringing a new technology GEM (Gas Electron Multiplier) - for exploiting one of the most sensitive detectors with the highest discovery potential. The GEM project spanned about 40 institutions in 17 countries yielding over 75 PhDs under her leadership, many from India and including technology transfers with Indian industries. She also serves as Senior Advisor heading Relations with International Organisations at CERN, in support of CERN's objective of integrating and highlighting fundamental research towards Science Diplomacy for Sustained Development Goals. She is Head of the Engagement Office for the ‘Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment’ at CERN which connects her with a collaboration spanning 57 countries and about 250 institutions. She has collaborated with events at the ILO Geneva and World Communication Forum Davos as spokesperson for diversity, excellence in scientific communication. She is well known for her relentless efforts in mentoring hundreds of young students, particularly girls in STEM, via her NGO based in New Delhi. She is also a patent owner of a family of gas detectors, and an author of over 1200 publications.
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