Sekazi Mtingwa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sekazi Mtingwa

American theoretical high-energy physicist

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1949

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sekazi K.
Mtingwa (born October 20, 1949) is an American theoretical high-energy physicist.
He is a co-recipient of the 2017 Robert R.
Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators.
He is the first African-American to be awarded the prize.
Mtingwa was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2008 for "his definitive treatment of Intrabeam scattering, his contributions to the wakefield acceleration, and his early recognition of the fixed target physics potential of the next generation electron-positron collider." He also co-founded the National Society of Black Physicists in 1977 and served in various other national and international initiatives.