Elizabeth H. Simmons

Elizabeth H. Simmons
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	Michigan State University Boston University Harvard University
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Cambridge

Elizabeth H. Simmons is an American theoretical physicist, a distinguished professor of physics at Michigan State University, the Dean of Lyman Briggs College, and the Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development. She has also held positions at Harvard University and Boston University. Simmons is married to fellow physicist, R. Sekhar Chivukula. Together they have two children.

A graduate of Harvard University, Simmons earned her master’s degree in physics from the University of Cambridge. It was at the University of Cambridge where she wrote her thesis on the origins and symmetry of some incommensurate phases, under the direction of Volker Heine, PhD. Simmons would return to Harvard University for her PhD in Physics, in which Simmons wrote her thesis on electroweak and flavor symmetry breaking, under the direction of Howard Georgi, PhD.

The first position Simmons held in academia was at Harvard University (1990–93), where she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics specializing in Theoretical Particle Physics.

In 1993, Simmons was hired by Boston University as an Assistant Professor of Physics. However, in 1998 Simmons was promoted to the title of Associate Professor of Physics—where she would remain until 2003. During her time at Boston University, Simmons was appointed the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies (2001–03) in the Department of Physics. In 2002, Simmons was named the Director of Boston University’s Learning Resource Network for Pre-College Outreach.

After her time at Boston University, Simmons moved to Michigan State University where she was hired as a Professor in Physics in 2003. In addition to her position as Professor of Physics, Simmons was named the Director of Lyman Briggs School of Science. In 2007, the school returned to the college level and Simmons was named Dean of Lyman Briggs College., Then in 2013, Simmons was promoted to the title of University Distinguished Professor of Physics. During the next year, Simmons was named the Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Letters (2014–15). More recently, 2016, Simmons was appointed the position of Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development. Simmons still currently holds three positions at Michigan State University: Dean of Lyman Briggs College, University Distinguished Professor of Physics, and Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development.

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