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Peter Wittich is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and serving as Director of the Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics (LEPP). He is a collaborator on the CMS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), with past involvement in the CDF experiment at Fermilab and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO).
Education:
- B.S., 1993, Yale University
- Ph.D., 2000, University of Pennsylvania
His research focuses on experimental elementary particle physics at the energy frontier, addressing fundamental questions about mass origins, antimatter asymmetry, and force unification. Current work involves developing advanced trigger systems for the CMS experiment and applying high-performance computing (e.g., GPUs) to particle physics reconstruction at the HL-LHC upgrade.
Recent publications highlight his expertise in Kalman filter algorithms, FPGA-based track finding, and dark sector exploration. His group leads innovations in handling extreme data rates from collider experiments.
Scientific Awards:
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (2007)
- Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureate (2015)
He has mentored graduate students including Alec Duquette, Gavin Niendorf, and Margaret Zientek, while collaborating on NSF-funded projects like the $3.8M grant for early universe research and the $25M NSF effort for physics data analysis. His work connects to broader initiatives like the Particle People blog and interaction.org.
