My research focuses on developing and understanding models of particle physics beyond the Standard Model. Although the Standard Model is extremely successful in describing particle physics data so far, it cannot account for phenomena such as the existence of dark matter, neutrino mass, and an excess of matter over anti-matter in the universe. My group performs calculations and simulations leading to concrete predictions of Standard Model extensions that address these and other puzzles. We also work closely with experimental groups to turn these predictions into searches at current and near future experiments.

My research centers on the nanoscale patterns that develop spontaneously when a solid surface is bombarded with a broad ion beam. These patterns include ordered arrays of nanodots and surface ripples with wavelengths as short as 10 nm. From a more mathematical standpoint, I study self-organization in systems driven far from equilibrium as well as solitons and shockwaves.

My research focus is on high-precision laser spectroscopy of trapped highly charged ions for tests of fundamental physics. Highly charged ions provide a unique platform for investigating physics beyond the standard model including tests of quantum electrodynamics and searches for time-variation of the fundamental constants. We plan to combine techniques developed for quantum information processing and ion optical clocks with compact ion sources to create, trap, cool, and interrogate highly charged ions.

My research explores lateral confinement and coupling effects in nanomagnets through both experimental investigations and numerical modeling. In addition to being an exciting subject of study from a fundamental perspective, nanomagnets are also important for the advancement of technology, for example, in spintronics devices, storage media, and for medical applications. My present work focuses on the magnetization reversal and spin excitations of patterned magnetic elements.

My research interests are focused on high-energy (particle) physics, specifically related to neutrino physics and particle astrophysics. My group is involved in the measurement of neutrino interactions with the NOvA experiment as well as detector development and computing projects for DUNE. I also have a strong interest in high-performance computing in high-energy physics and I am a member of the SciDAC4 HEP Data Analytics Collaboration.

We are a theoretical group interested in a broad range of topics in condensed matter and materials physics, in particular novel spin-orbit coupling effects in magnetism, superconductivity, and topological phenomena.

My research is in theoretical particle physics and my studies center around the most elusive particles of the Universe, neutrinos. My group works on developing new models which can answer the open questions of the Standard Model of particle physics. We furthermore derive predictions for current and upcoming experiments to probe these models to understand how nature works at the most fundamental level.

My focus is on astronomy and physics education. I teach introductory courses and engage the community with public outreach events sponsored by the Madison-Macdonald Observatory.

My research is in theoretical high energy physics, usually with an emphasis on computational techniques. I am especially interested in quantum chromodynamics (the theory describing how quarks and gluons bind together to form particles like protons and neutrons) and neutrino-nucleus scattering.

In my research, I use scanning probe microscopy, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and device nanofabrication to create exotic solid-state platforms and investigate the emergent quantum phases with atomic resolution at ultralow temperatures. This research is motivated by pushing the fundamental understanding and limits of many-body quantum effects as much as by the search of novel electromagnetic properties directly applicable in device engineering.

My research has been focused on understanding how to utilize the LArTPC (Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber) technology for precision neutrino physics, with an emphasis on detector calibration and R&D of cryogenic electronics. I am participating in several LArTPC accelerator neutrino experiments, namely MicroBooNE (Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment), the SBN (Short-Baseline Neutrino) program, and DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment), all of which utilize neutrino beams produced at Fermilab near Chicago, Illinois. The physics goals of these experiments include searching for a hypothetical particle known as a "sterile neutrino" and determining if neutrinos are responsible for the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.

I have two areas of research interest. We are conducting experiments measuring fundamental plasma properties such as electron-ion collisions in strongly coupled and strongly magnetized ultracold plasmas. In a separate project, we are measuring the time-dependent absorption and birefringent response of atoms in an utracold gas to sudden laser illumination that occurs on timescales short compared to the atoms' response time.

The research in my group is located at the intersection between three frontiers in experimental atomic physics: Optical precision spectroscopy, quantum simulation, and light-matter interfacing. Our experimental platform is a system of laser-cooled ytterbium ions which are optically interrogated on a highly forbidden electric octupole transition. We are developing novel quantum sensors for low-energy tests of fundamental physics and we want to explore new regimes of collective atom-photon coupling.

My research focus is on polycrystalline thin-film solar cells, primarily CdTe-based cells fabricated at CSU. Ares of particular interest are the relationship of electronic band structure to photovoltaic efficiency, the effect of defects at interfaces and grain boundaries, and the optics of multilayer solar cells.

My background is in physics education research and my passion is teaching physics. I teach introductory physics classes and advise physics students. When I’m not thinking about physics, I’m chasing after my two kiddos, Seth and Naomi.

My current research interest is experimental neutrino physics including a search for sterile neutrinos, which cannot be produced or detected by any interaction but only come into being through a quantum mixing phenomenon. I enjoy teaching and exploring new methodologies such as the use of electronic response systems in the classroom and tutorial style homework problems.

My research focus is on precision spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen. Generally speaking, such experiments help determine the Rydberg constant, stringently test QED, and measure the RMS charge radius of the proton and deuteron. My group is particularly focused on new techniques to control the velocity of hydrogen, which we hope will lead to decreases in measurement uncertainty.

My research is in the area of superconductivity, with a special emphasis on direct imaging of superconducting vortices and allied phenomena. Using scanning Hall probe microscopy, we are currently studying the dynamics of vortices in superconducting films that have an artificially structured periodic thickness modulation. We are also investigating phase-slip events in superconducting nanowire, again using imaging techniques to understand the relationship between local phase-slip dynamics and the microstructure of the wires.

My research is fully focused on DUNE (the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment), which utilizes a neutrino beam produced at Fermilab, near Chicago. That beam will be characterized at Fermilab using the Near Detector, and the beam continues on to SURF (the Sanford Underground Research Facility) in South Dakota where a much larger detector, the Far Detector, will also measure neutrino interactions. I am currently working with colleagues at CSU to bring up a small prototype of the Near Detector. My physics interests on DUNE are in ideas of outside of the Standard Model of particle physics, including the possibility that dark matter could be produced in the neutrino beam at Fermilab along with the neutrinos.

My research is often interdisciplinary and involves laser light scattering spectroscopy. My recent emphasis is on atmospheric parameter measurements via laser light scattering from atmospheric atoms (Na, K and Fe) and linear molecules (N2, O2, and CO2).

My research is with the T2K neutrino experiment in Japan that first observed the muon type neutrino oscillation into the electron type neutrino. Our CSU group members designed, built and operated neutrino detectors, analyzed T2K data and published neutrino and antineutrino cross sections. Currently, the T2K collaboration is studying antineutrino oscillations that indicate charge-parity (CP) violation.

My interests are in theoretical/phenomenological high energy physics. The past and current research includes (a) neutrino physics, (b) flavor physics, (c) Higgs physics, (d) dark matter, (e) baryogenesis, and (f) grand unification. The emphasis is on model building as well as the implications of the new physics for ongoing and future experiments. List of Publications: https://inspirehep.net/authors/1789376

My research focuses on neutrino experiments utilizing large LArTPCs. I specialize in developing novel reconstruction and calibration techniques, using the advanced SPINE machine learning (ML) package to enable high-precision neutrino oscillation studies, primarily within the SBN Program. I also work on developing and optimizing the photon detection system and light readout in large-mass LArTPC detectors, notably for DUNE.