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Kevin T. Pitts

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Kevin T. Pitts
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Born
Kevin Todd Pitts

1965 (age 59–60)
Alma mater University of Oregon
Anderson University
Awards American Physical Society Fellow, 2014
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 2016
Scientific career
FieldsHigh energy particle physics
Institutions University of Illinois 1999-2022

Fermilab 2021-2022

Virginia Tech 2022-Present
Thesis Electroweak coupling measurements from polarized bhabha scattering at the Z0 resonance. [1]  (1994)
Doctoral advisor James E. Brau

Kevin Todd Pitts (born 1965) is an American high energy particle physicist. He is the Dean of Virginia Tech College of Science in addition to being a professor of Physics, he served as Chief Research Officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory till 2022. His research interests have included the CDF experiment and the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab.

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Early life and education

Kevin Todd Pitts, born in Indiana in 1965, is the son of William and Beverley Pitts. He earned a B.A. in physics and mathematics at Anderson University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Oregon. [2] He completed his dissertation in 1994. [1]

Career

Pitts began his research in high-energy physics at Fermilab in 1994. At the Fermilab Tevatron he investigated heavy-flavor physics and participated in the CDF experiment Higgs boson searches. Pitts is a member of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab.

He joined the faculty at the University of Illinois in 1999, becoming associate head for undergraduate programs in 2010. In 2014 he became associate dean for undergraduate programs in the college of engineering. Pitts was the vice provost for undergraduate education. [3]

As vice provost, he was the architect of the "Illinois Commitment" program [4] to offer free tuition and fees to "talented low- to moderate-income students and those who are the first generation to go to college". [5] He was also the principal investigator on a grant to increase access to science and engineering for low income students, [6] an effort supported by Amazon. [7] Pitts served in the chair line for the National Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP). [8] He also founded "ICANEXSEL", a University of Illinois College of Engineering program to engage inner-city Chicago middle and high school students in STEM. [9] [10] In addition, Pitts served on the board of directors for the nonprofit Chicago Pre-college Science and Engineering Program. [11]

In March 2021, Pitts became chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory. His responsibilities there included oversight of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. [2] He participated in the top quark discovery in 1995, and served on the Long Baseline Neutrino Committee. [2]

Pitts also served on the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel. [12]

In June 2022, Pitts was appointed as the Dean of Virginia Tech College of Science by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. He is also a professor in the Department of Physics at Virginia Tech. [13]

Selected publications

Selected awards, honors

References

  1. 1 2 "INSPIRE". inspirehep.net. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  2. 1 2 3 Marc, Tracy (March 2021). "Fermilab names Kevin Pitts as chief research officer" . Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Kevin T Pitts: Illinois Physics". physics.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. ↑ Ciciora, Phil. "Illinois Commitment will help students from middle-income families attend Illinois". news.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ↑ Wurth, Julie (August 27, 2018). "UI to offer free tuition to in-state students below median household income". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ↑ Pitts, Kevin; Goddard, Lynford; Toussaint, Kimani. The Redshirt in Engineering Consortium (Report).
  7. ↑ Wurth, Julie (17 September 2018). "N-G Exclusive | Amazon commits $1 million for academic 'redshirt' program". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ↑ "CUWiP National Organizing Committee 2014-2015". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ↑ "I-STEM—Engineering for Social Justice Scholars". www.istem.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  10. ↑ Pitts, Kevin (August 3, 2017). "UIUC diversity and inclusion efforts in STEM education" (PDF). APS Division of Particles and Fields. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Board of Directors – CHISE-ChiPrep". 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  12. ↑ "Building for Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle Physics in the Global Context" (PDF). usparticlephysics.org. May 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ https://www.science.vt.edu/about/directory/pitts-kevin.html
  14. ↑ "Elected Fellows: American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  15. ↑ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society . Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  16. ↑ Schwink, Siv. "Kevin Pitts selected for Nordsieck Award". The Grainger College of Engineering : Department of Physics, University of Illinois. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  17. ↑ "Past University Scholars - EVPAA". www.vpaa.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  18. ↑ "University Scholars Program - EVPAA". www.vpaa.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  19. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0349179 - CAREER: Heavy Flavor Physics with the CDF Detector and Saturday Physics Honors Statewide". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  20. ↑ "Department of Energy Outstanding Junior Investigator Program Awardees" (PDF). science.osti.gov. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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