
Reina Camacho Toro
Researcher French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Venezuelan, living in Paris, France
Dr Reina Camacho Toro is an experimental particle physicist. She is member of the ATLAS collaboration of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, which announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012. She has a comprehensive background in data analysis, mathematical modelling and R&D of silicon particle detectors. She actively participates in initiatives of capacity building for future-scientists and to promote science and the role of science in policy-making, in collaboration with CERN and ICTP, a UNESCO institution. She loves hiking, skiing and travelling to discover new cultures.