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Alice L. Bean is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas, where she has served as faculty since 1993. As an experimental particle physicist, she contributes to the CMS collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider with expertise in silicon tracking detectors and data analysis for supersymmetric particle decays and top quark-Higgs boson interactions. She also founded the Quarked project, an innovative science education initiative bridging physics, art, and museum education.
Her research spans experimental particle physics and high energy physics, focusing on silicon detector calibration, compressed supersymmetry scenarios, and top quark analyses. Through the Quarked project—a collaboration between Physics & Astronomy, Art & Design, and the KU Natural History Museum—she develops multimedia resources to make particle physics accessible to children and the public, demonstrating her dual commitment to fundamental research and science communication.
Dr. Bean's accolades include:
- APS Fellow (Division of Particles and Fields)
- AAAS Fellow
- Jefferson Science Fellow (2014-2015)
In academic service, she supervises student research, teaches upper-division laboratories and science policy courses, and reviews proposals for NSF and DOE. Her 2014-2015 Jefferson Science Fellowship at the U.S. Department of State involved climate change work with the Office of Religion and Global Affairs, reflecting her engagement with science policy. She maintains active roles in CMS collaboration leadership and Quarked project development.
Her laboratory work centers on CMS silicon tracking systems, while the Quarked project continues to expand as a cross-disciplinary outreach model connecting particle physics with creative education methodologies.
