Joseph Lykken
| Joseph Lykken | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
| Known for | Research advances relating to wormholes, extra dimensions, supersymmetry, the Higgs boson, and superstrings. | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics | 
| Institutions | Fermilab, University of Chicago | 
| Thesis | Gauge Invariant Formulations of Large N Quantum Chromodynamics (1982) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Roman Jackiw | 
Joseph David Lykken (/ˈlɪkən/ LIK-ən) is an American theoretical physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and, from July 1, 2014 to Sept 6, 2022, he was the Deputy Director of Fermilab. He is currently Director of Fermilab's Quantum Division.