▁become ▁the ▁Lar ge ▁Had ron ▁Coll ider , ▁and ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁his ▁leadership ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁L HC , ▁Evans ▁was ▁red ub bed ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁as ▁" E v ans ▁the ▁At om ". ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁L HC ▁project ▁leader ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁for ▁Future ▁Acc eler ators ▁selected ▁Evans ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Linear ▁Coll ider ▁Coll abor ation , ▁an ▁international ▁effort ▁prom oting ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁linear ▁coll ider ▁to ▁complement ▁C ER N ' s ▁Lar ge ▁Had ron ▁Coll ider . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁Evans ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁C BE ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales ▁Sw anse a ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁G lam organ ▁( now ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Wales ) ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Evans ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Special ▁Fund amental ▁Physics ▁Prize . ▁He ▁was ▁c ited , ▁"