Alan Astbury

Alan Astbury FRS
Born	(1934-11-27)November 27, 1934
Died	July 21, 2014(2014-07-21) (aged 79)
Fields	physics
Institutions	University of Victoria Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Alma mater	University of Liverpool
Known for	TRIUMF, W particle
Notable awards	Rutherford Medal and Prize CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics
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Alan Astbury FRS (1934–2014) was a Canadian physicist, professor emeritus at University of Victoria, and was director of the Tri-Universities Meson Facility (TRIUMF) laboratory.

He led a group at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory who confirmed the existence of the W particle. He was president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.

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