Claude Pruneau
Professor at CERN
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolClaude Pruneau is a physicist and professor based in Detroit with a multi-decade career studying the quark-gluon plasma and leading experimental software and analysis at major facilities including CERN, Brookhaven, and Wayne State University. He combines deep expertise in heavy-ion collision experiments with extensive experience developing track reconstruction software and guiding internal scientific review and publication processes. As a long-standing member of ALICE and former leader in STAR, he has contributed to hundreds of peer-reviewed papers while also mentoring students and writing a book. His background blends rigorous nuclear physics research with an artistic sensibility, informing a clear, communicative approach to teaching and service. Despite a focus on fundamental science, he has a strong track record of building practical analysis tools and online systems that enabled large-collaboration discoveries.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Physics, Master's degree, Physics at Université LavalDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Physics at Laval UniversityCertificat d'etudes secondaires, Certificat d'etudes secondaires at College des Jesuites, Quebec, QC, Canada
French, English, German
Github Skills (5)
correlation10
python8
homebrew1
alice1
code-analysis1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
cpruneau/CAP
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Correlation Analysis Package
Contributions:123 commits, 5 PRs, 118 pushes in 8 months
pythonanalysiscorrelationcorrelation-analysisanalysis-package
cpruneau/CAP5.0
May 2023 - Apr 2024
Contributions:113 pushes in 11 months
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