Welcome!
My research involves the fundamental building blocks of matter, called elementary particles. I'm particularly interested in a particle called the "neutrino". Neutrinos have no electric charge and a mass at least a million times smaller than an electron. Neutrinos almost never interact with other matter particles - when they do, we say they interact "weakly". Monolithic, state-of-the-art, particle detectors are often used to identify and study these elusive particles.
Why are neutrinos so fascinating?!
Why are neutrinos so fascinating?!
- They come in three known "flavors" and they spontaneously change from one flavor into another.
- They're one of the most abundant particles in the Universe! Neutrinos are produced by nuclear reactors, radioactivity inside the Earth, particle accelerators, cosmic rays from outer space, and fusion reactions in stars like our Sun.
- Neutrinos are valuable messengers that carry information about their origin. They are believed to contain the secrets behind the existence of matter in the early Universe.
Neutrino Hunters
Christopher Grant
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Katarzyna Frankiewicz
Postdoc |
Aobo Li
Graduate Student |
Diana Gooding
Graduate Student |
Paige Kunkle
Graduate Student |
Samuel Rosen
Undergraduate Student |
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Cadin Connor
Undergraduate Student |
Neutrino Alumni
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Zach Collins, B.S. May 2018 (Cum Laude with Honors)
Zach was an undergraduate researcher in our group who studied low-energy electron neutrino detection in liquid argon Time Projection Chambers. He successfully completed his honors thesis in May 2018. |
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Department of Physics
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