John Beacom, professor of physics and astronomy, director of the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP), is one of three theoretical physicists named a 2017 Distinguished Scholar by the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab, the largest particle accelerator facility in the U.S. The two-year appointment gives Beacom both an affiliation with Fermilab, and the same research opportunities and support as its own scientists.