Kelly A Chipps
Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Research Focus
Research Interests
About Kelly
Dr. Kelly A. Chipps is a DOE Early Career Award winner and former Liane B. Russell Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
She is the lead of the Jet Experiments in Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics (JENSA) project, the highest-density gas jet target for radioactive ion beam studies in the world, and a core member of the SEparator for CApture Reactions (SECAR) Collaboration.
Dr. Chipps was the 2022 Chair of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Users Organization, and Past Chair (2020-2022) of the Argonne Tandem-Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) Users Organization. She currently serves on the EBSS Board of Directors, the ATLAS PAC, the APS DNP Executive Committee, and the Low Energy Community Meeting organizing committee.
In 2022-2023, Dr. Chipps served on the Long Range Plan writing committee. She is a member of NSAC (2023-2026).
Honors
2017 - DOE Early Career Award
Education
Ph.D.
Applied Physics, Colorado School of Mines, 07/2008
Bachelor's
Colorado School of Mines, 05/2003
