Experimental Nuclear Physics at UMass

Our research addresses a variety of fundamental questions that aim to further our understanding of the origins of all matter in the universe, the forces that govern them, and the mechanisms by which the fundamental building blocks of matter (quarks and leptons) form protons, neutrons and eventually nuclei and atoms.

TOPICS:

• Solar neutrino physics
• Double-beta decay
• Direct searches for WIMP dark matter
• Fundamental symmetry tests
• Precision low energy QCD tests
• Precision nucleon structure studies
• Precision tests of electroweak interactions

New parity-violating electron scattering projects approved at Jefferson Laboratory. more

Postdoctoral Research Associate position available. more

Faculty:

• Laura Cadonati

Gravitational wave detection, Solar Neutrino Physics. more...

• David Kawall

Spin structure of the nucleon, electron EDM searches, muon physics more...

• Krishna Kumar

Precision tests of electroweak interactions, searches for lepton flavor and number violation, QCD structure of the nucleon. more...

• Rory Miskimen

Tests of low energy QCD, studies of long range hadron properties. more...

• Gerry Peterson (emeritus)

Nuclear energy and the environment

• Andrea Pocar

Solar neutrino physics, double beta decay, WIMP dark matter detection. more...

Postdoctoral Research Associates:

• Tim Daniels
• Dustin McNulty
• Pil-Neo Seo
• Aram Teymurazyan

Graduate Students:

• Jessica Cook
• Amaresh Datta
• Sereres Johnston
• Phil Martel
• Luis Mercado
• Peter Morgan
• Drew Von Maluski
• John Wexler

Undergraduate Students:

• Keith Fratus
• Paul Hughes
• Amanda Lund
• Kyle Schmoll
• Chris Sterpka

International Laboratories:

• Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• High Intensity Gamma-ray Source
• Gran Sasso
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Experiments:

• HAPPEX
• PHENIX
• EXO
• Borexino
• PRIMEX
• E158
• Mu2e