Philip S. Baringer
- Professor Emeritus
- Physics & Astronomy
Contact Info
1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
1999-present: Professor, University of Kansas
1994-1995: Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan
1993-1999: Associate Professor, University of Kansas
1988-1993: Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
1985-1988: Research Associate, Purdue University
1985: Research Associate, Indiana University
Education —
Research —
My research interest is in experimental particle physics (also known as high energy physics). I am a member of the CMS collaboration, which is an international group that is operating an experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. I have been studying ways in which the top quark is produced for some time, starting with earlier work I did with the D0 collaboration at Fermilab. Now that the Higgs boson has been found, I am looking at ways in which the Higgs particle interacts with the top quark.
Research interests:
- Experimental Particle Physics
- High Energy Physics
- Hadron Collider Physics
Teaching —
I have been involved in efforts to flip the introductory physics classes, especially the first semester of the calculus-based sequence. I also team-teach a class that uses science fiction and non-fiction works to explore the effects of science and technology on society.
Teaching interests:
- Physics
- Introductory Physics
- Quantum Mechanics
- Science and Technology
Awards & Honors —
2003: Steeples Award for Service to Kansans
2003-2004: Kemper Award for Teachng Excellence
1997: Department Undergraduate Teaching Award
2000-2001: CTE Excellence in Teaching Award, chosen by the Graduate students in Physics & Astronomy
Service —
I am very interested in communicating science to a general audience. I am on the board of Kansas Citizens for Science and am past president of KU's Sigma Xi chapter. I am also the lead faculty mentor for KU's QuarkNet center that connects our particle physics research group with area high school physics teachers and students.