Alice L. Bean, PhD

Alice Bean
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • APS Fellow - DPF
  • AAAS Fellow
  • Research Interests: Experimental High Energy
  • Physics & Astronomy

Contact Info

Call Me:
785-864-4742
Malott Hall, room 6084
1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045

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Biography —

Alice Bean is an experimental particle physicist who came to KU as faculty in 1993. She works with the CMS collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider and specializes in silicon detectors. She also started the Quarked project which seeks to teach children and others about particle physics in a fun engaging way.

Research —

My main research field is experimental particle physics. Presently, I am a member of the CMS collaboration. In addition to working on analysis of data such as looking for Supersymmetric particle decays where the difference in different candidate masses are small (compressed scenarios), a major focus is building and calibrating silicon tracking detectors. Through a joint project with the Dept. of Art and Design and the KU Natural History Museum we created a multimedia science education project called Quarked.

Research Interests

  • Experimental particle physics
  • Quarked
  • Silicon detectors
  • Analysis of top quarks with Higgs boson.

Service

I work on public outreach with the Quarked project and have numerous departmental activities. From Aug 2014-Aug 2015, I was a Jefferson Science Fellow with the U.S. Department of State working with the Office of Religion and Global Affairs on climate change issues. I also am very active in reviewing proposals for the NSF, DOE and review paper drafts.

Teaching —

In addition to supervising several students in research, I teach upper division labs, science and policy, and introductory courses.

Teaching interests:

  • Electronics labs
  • Physics for non-science majors

Service —

I work on public outreach with the Quarked project and have numerous departmental activities. From Aug 2014-Aug 2015, I was a Jefferson Science Fellow with the U.S. Department of State working with the Office of Religion and Global Affairs on climate change issues. I also am very active in reviewing proposals for the NSF, DOE and review paper drafts.