Homer Neal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Homer Neal

American physicist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1942

Place of Birth: Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 23-May-2018

Profession: physicist, academic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018) was an African-American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan.
Neal was President of the American Physical Society in 2016.
He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company, a council member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a director of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.
Neal was the interim President of the University of Michigan in 1996.
Neal's research group works as part of the ATLAS experiment hosted at CERN in Geneva.