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Quarks Influenced by Their Neighborhood

November 20, 2009

The quark structure inside protons and neutrons changes based on the local nuclear environment, according to electron accelerator experiments.

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Alison M. Forsyth

Alison M. Forsyth is a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and is currently a visiting scholar at Princeton University in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She completed her B.S. in bioengineering at Syracuse University in 2006. Her research involves red blood cell deformation and dynamics with implications for physiological responses in the cardiovascular system.