Enrico Fermi Institute
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The Institute for Nuclear Studies was founded September 1945 as part of the University of Chicago with Samuel King Allison as director. On November 20, 1955, it was renamed The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies. The name was shortened to The Enrico Fermi Institute (EFI) in January 1968.
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Established | 1945 |
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Field of research | Astrophysics Cosmochemistry Particle physics Relativity |
Director | Scott P. Wakely |
Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States 41.7929°N 87.6026°W / 41.7929; -87.6026 |
Operating agency | University of Chicago |
James Cronin Enrico Fermi Walter Libby Maria Goeppert Mayer Yoichiro Nambu Harold C. Urey | |
Website | efi |
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Physicist Enrico Fermi was heavily involved in the founding years of the institute, and it was at his request that Allison took the position as the first director.[1] In addition to Fermi and Allison, the initial faculty included Harold C. Urey, Edward Teller, Joseph E. Mayer, and Maria Goeppert Mayer.[2]