Roger earned his PhD (1996) from the University of Cambridge. Immediately following his doctoral work, he embarked on a prestigious PPARC Fellowship at CERN (NA48 experiment, 1996). In 1997, Roger joined the DZero experiment at MSU. Roger was known throughout DZero as a computing and software guru. He converted the experiment to Linux when he deployed it in the trigger, and started the ClueD0 computing cluster, and was an early pioneer of python in HEP. Upon accepting a faculty position at the University of Alberta in 2003, he joined ATLAS, contributing to the High Level Trigger and to SUSY, Exotics and Higgs physics. Roger played a leading role in the early days of the ATLAS HLT, particularly in the remote farms project. In 2013, Roger expanded his research interests in the pursuit of new physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) to the field of high-energy neutrino astrophysics. With an initial focus on developing next generation detectors, including the Precision IceCube Next Generation Upgrade and the STRings for Absorption length in Water project, he became a full member of the IceCube collaboration in 2016. In nearly a decade with the IceCube project, Roger leveraged his expertise honed within the global collider physics community, co-convening the IceCube Trigger-Filter-Transmission Board, advanced new trigger and calibration studies and explored novel BSM processes. Most recently, as a founding member of the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Observatory, now under construction off the coast of Vancouver Island, Roger’s early important contributions to Canada’s efforts in this area have helped shape a vibrant new field of research.
Beyond his research, Dr. Moore dedicated himself to institutional service. He served as associate chair for undergraduate studies starting in 2009 and since 2021, he expertly served as the Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta, guiding the department through a period of significant growth and change. Only recently did he share that he was seeking to renew his term as chair of the department. He had also recently taken on the role of Treasurer of the IPP in 2024, serving the broader Canadian physics community.
Roger will be remembered for his dedication to the university, his enthusiasm for teaching, his love for physics, and his patient mentorship of students and colleagues. In the physics department Roger was well known for his readiness to lend an ear to anyone who walks by his office for advice or for a shared laugh that he was always ready to give.Doug Gingrich, Darren Grant, Carsten Krauss, Rob McPherson, Dugan O'Neil, Yuan Pablo Yanez
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The P-ONE collaboration mourns the passing of Roger Moore
Roger earned his PhD (1996) from the University of Cambridge. Immediately following his doctoral work, he embarked on a prestigious PPARC Fellowship at CERN (NA48 experiment, 1996). In 1997, Roger joined the DZero experiment at MSU. Roger was known throughout DZero as a computing and software guru. He converted the experiment to Linux when he deployed it in the trigger, and started the ClueD0 computing cluster, and was an early pioneer of python in HEP. Upon accepting a faculty position at the University of Alberta in 2003, he joined ATLAS, contributing to the High Level Trigger and to SUSY, Exotics and Higgs physics. Roger played a leading role in the early days of the ATLAS HLT, particularly in the remote farms project. In 2013, Roger expanded his research interests in the pursuit of new physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) to the field of high-energy neutrino astrophysics. With an initial focus on developing next generation detectors, including the Precision IceCube Next Generation Upgrade and the STRings for Absorption length in Water project, he became a full member of the IceCube collaboration in 2016. In nearly a decade with the IceCube project, Roger leveraged his expertise honed within the global collider physics community, co-convening the IceCube Trigger-Filter-Transmission Board, advanced new trigger and calibration studies and explored novel BSM processes. Most recently, as a founding member of the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Observatory, now under construction off the coast of Vancouver Island, Roger’s early important contributions to Canada’s efforts in this area have helped shape a vibrant new field of research.
Beyond his research, Dr. Moore dedicated himself to institutional service. He served as associate chair for undergraduate studies starting in 2009 and since 2021, he expertly served as the Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta, guiding the department through a period of significant growth and change. Only recently did he share that he was seeking to renew his term as chair of the department. He had also recently taken on the role of Treasurer of the IPP in 2024, serving the broader Canadian physics community.
Roger will be remembered for his dedication to the university, his enthusiasm for teaching, his love for physics, and his patient mentorship of students and colleagues. In the physics department Roger was well known for his readiness to lend an ear to anyone who walks by his office for advice or for a shared laugh that he was always ready to give.Doug Gingrich, Darren Grant, Carsten Krauss, Rob McPherson, Dugan O'Neil, Yuan Pablo Yanez