Gordon Watts

Gordon Watts is a Professor of Physics at the University of Washington in Seattle.13 He specializes in experimental particle physics and is a member of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.24 Watts holds a B.S. in Physics and Math from the University of Texas at Austin (1989) and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Rochester (1994).1

His research interests include:

1. Exploring beyond the Standard Model theories, particularly those related to dark matter and matter-antimatter imbalance in the universe.1
2. Focusing on Long-Lived Particle final states in collider experiments.1
3. Improving computing methods in particle physics and physics in general.1

Watts is actively involved in several major projects:

• The ATLAS experiment at CERN.12
• IRIS-HEP, an NSF-funded Software Institute preparing for Run 4 and beyond of the High Luminosity LHC.12
• The MATHUSLA experiment.1

As an educator, Watts has taught various physics courses at the University of Washington, including Electric Circuits Laboratory.1 He is also known for his efforts in bringing Python-based analysis techniques to the ATLAS experiment's physicists.2

Watts is active on social media, using the Twitter handle @SeattleGordon.4 His LinkedIn profile can be found under the username gordon-watts-5792159.3