Mitesh Patel

Professor Mitesh Patel is a Professor of Physics at Imperial College London's Department of Physics within the Faculty of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on particle physics, particularly probing physics beyond the Standard Model using data from the LHCb experiment at CERN. He leads a team of ~10 researchers and has held roles in LHCb's collaboration and editorial boards. His work has contributed to high-profile measurements like the B0→K*0μμ- angular observables and lepton universality ratios, which show discrepancies with Standard Model predictions. He actively participates in UK particle physics governance through STFC panels and journal refereeing.

Research Interests:

• Rare B-meson decays as probes for new physics
• Lepton flavor universality tests
• CKM matrix parameter determinations
• Flavor anomalies and beyond-the-Standard-Model phenomenology
• Detector development for LHCb upgrades

Key Research Trends: Current work emphasizes refining B-physics measurements with full LHCb datasets, exploring b→u transitions, and developing new particle identification systems. The group's findings on P5' and RD* parameters have spurred theoretical efforts to explain potential new physics scenarios involving leptoquarks or Z' bosons.

Committees & Governance: Served as Chair for STFC's PPGP panel (2025-2029), reviewed grants for UK and international councils, and organized the 'Beyond the Flavour Anomalies' workshop series since 2019.

Experimental Contributions: Pioneered LHCb's Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors and currently involved in tracking system upgrades for future runs. Collaborates with IPPP theorists to interpret anomalies.