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Testimonial
- 1. From the Deanof the Faculty of Natural Sciences John A Edgington BA PhD CPhys Professor of Physics ,/ OF N UNIVERSITY LONDO TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Dr Amir SANJARI I am writing in support of Dr Sanjari's application for a faculty position at your institution. I was Head of the Physics Department here while he was a postdoc. I have followed his subsequent career with interest although you will appreciate that I cannot comment with authority on his performance in his more recent posts. Amir Sanjari is an able physicist whose task at QMW was to support the Crystal Barrel experiment at the LEAR p-p collider at CERN, under the general direction of Professor DV Bugg. Although Dr Sanjari devoted most of his effort to the tasks for which he was primarily employed, namely software development and data reduction and analysis, he managed to shoulder a much wider range of responsibilities including developing a highly successful hardware trigger for the rlnrc final state. He was appointed computing project manager for both the Crystal Barrel and PS172 experiments. In my opinion he was one of the most effective members of the QMW group and often represented us at collaboration meetings. One of the goals of Crystal Barrel is to find "glueballs". A few years ago I wrote: "If Crystal Barrel uncovers convincing evidence for glueball states, Sanjari's work will have been of the highest importance in this." This evidence is now to hand. Professor Bugg has been awarded the Rutherford Medal of the Institute of Physics for his work in hadron spectroscopy, including specifically these recent advances. Substantial credit must go to Amir Sanjari whose careful analysis was of great importance in clarifying alternative and sometimes conflicting interpretations of the data. In my view he is capable of leading-edge research through personal example and teamwork. His thorough understanding of sofhvare systems made him an ideal mentor for our postgraduate students. Dr Sanjari also taught on our undergraduate program, in classes for experimental physics at the equivalent ofjunior level, and in a senior level nuclear physics course. I was extremely happy with his performance. He cares deeply about students, has good rapport with them and can explain the mysteries of electronics and measurement in a very cogent and helpful way. In addition to his recent college teaching experience at Notre Dame, he has taught in Britain at senior high school level (roughly freshman/sophomore). For an institution which values teaching ability as well as a high research profile, Amir would be an excellent appointment. He is a most promising research physicist, a fine teacher, and a congenial colleague, totally assimilated into the UMS educational system. In recommending him for serious consideration, I hope you will understand that this reference may be sent eisewhere; I shall of course be very pleased to elaborate on any points, or to relate Dr Sanjari's experience and skills more closely to your own institution, if you wish. Yours sincerely, pe/il^"rF JA Edgington April 1996 QMV is a college of the fedcral University of London, incorporated by Roval Charter, engaged in undergraduatc a1d postg."dr.,"te tcaching and rcsearch in Arts, Ecorromics, Engineering, Laws, Medicine and Science . Patron: H,M. The Queen Queen Mary and Vestfield College Mile End Road London E1 4NS Telephone 0171 975 5031 F-ax 0181 981 9465 c mail J.A.Edgington @ QM7.AC'UK "{kvtc *sTHE OUEENS AWAFD EXPORT ACHIEVEME NT