Masha Barkayhtar
(Ph.D. 2015, Stanford)
recent papers,
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Theoretical particle physics, novel searches for beyond the standard model physics
Masha Barkayhtar
(Ph.D. 2015, Stanford)
recent papers,
home page
Theoretical particle physics, novel searches for beyond the standard model physics
Justin Kaidi
(Ph.D. 2020, UCLA)
recent papers,
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Quantum field theory and string theory, borrowing results
from number theory, category theory and algebraic topology
Marilena Loverde
(Ph.D. 2009, Columbia)
recent papers,
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Cosmology
Natalie Paquette
(Ph.D. 2017, Stanford)
recent papers,
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String theory, quantum field theory, mathematical physics
Stephen R. Sharpe
(Ph.D. 1983, UC Berkeley)
recent papers,
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Lattice gauge theory and non-perturbative QCD, including chiral perturbation theory
for lattice QCD, weak matrix elements, improved actions.
Laurence G. Yaffe
(Ph.D. 1980, Princeton)
recent papers,
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Non-perturbative field theory, including large N gauge theories
and dynamics of high temperature gauge theories.
Affiliate, Emeritus and Visiting Faculty
Stephen D. Ellis
(Ph.D. 1971, Caltech)
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Perturbative quantum chromodynamics and collider phenomenology.
Marshall Baker
(Ph.D. 1958, Harvard)
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Effective string models and confinement of quarks.
Jeffrey Mandula
Lattice gauge theories, non-perturbative QFT.
Weonjong Lee
Lattice gauge theory.
Postdocs
Niklas Garner
(Ph.D. 2021, UC Davis)
papers
Sebastian Dawid
(Ph.D. 2022, Indiana University)
papers
Zach Weiner
(Ph.D. 2021, UIUC)
papers
David Cyncynates
(Ph.D. 2022, Stanford)
papers
Graduate Students
Caio Bastos de Senna Nascimento,
papers
Zach Draper,
papers
Victor Fernandez,
papers
Charhas Shiveshwarkar,
papers
Related Faculty
Numerous other faculty and postdocs at the UW share interests
and often collaborate with members of the particle theory group.
Among these are:
| Vincenzo Cirigliano | INT | nuclear effective field theory |
| David B. Kaplan | INT | applications of QFT, hadronic physics |
| Martin Savage | INT | lattice QCD, quantum simulation |
| Silas Beane | NT | nuclear physics, quantum simulation |
| Sanjay Reddy | INT | nuclear astrophysics |
| Lukasz Fidkowski | CMT | topological phases of matter |
| Gray Rybka | AST | astrophysics & axions |
| Gordon Watts | EPE | collider physics |
| postdoc | UW term | subsequent position |
| Sebastian Waeber | 2021-2022 | postdoc, Technion |
| Michael Spillane | 2016-2019 | data analyst, Expeditors |
| David McKeen | 2013-2016 | postdoc, Univ. of Pittsburg |
| Christoph Uhlemann | 2013-2016 | postdoc, UCLA |
| Matthias Kaminski | 2011-2014 | faculty, Univ. of Alabama |
| Tuhin Roy | 2010-2013 | postdoc, LANL |
| Andrew Hornig | 2010-2013 | director's postdoctoral fellow, LANL |
| Carlos Hoyos | 2008-2011 | research scientist, Tel-Aviv University |
| Barak Bringoltz | 2007-2010 | research scientist, KLA Tencor |
| Maurizio Piai | 2005-2008 | faculty, Swansea Univ. |
| Chris Herzog | 2005-2007 | faculty, Princeton Univ. |
| Aleksi Vuorinen | 2004-2007 | senior fellow, CERN |
| C.-J. David Lin | 2004-2006 | faculty, Chiao-Tung Univ. |
| Neal Weiner | 2000-2004 | faculty, NYU |
| Josh Erlich | 2002-2004 | faculty, William and Mary |
| Emmanuel Katz | 2001-2004 | faculty, Boston Univ. |
| Guy Moore | 2000-2002 | faculty, McGill Univ |
| Zacharia Chacko | 1999-2001 | faculty, Univ. of Maryland |
| S. Prem Kumar | 1997-2000 | faculty, Swansea Univ. |
| Nick Dorey | 1997-1999 | faculty, Univ. of Cambridge. |
| Stephan Durr | 1997-1999 | staff position, Univ. of Bern |
| Robert Singleton | 1997-1999 | staff member, LANL |
| Dam Son | 1994-1997 | faculty, Univ. of Washington |
| Rajamani Narayanan | 1995-1997 | faculty, Florida International Univ. |
| Peter Arnold | 1992-1996 | faculty, Univ. of Virginia |
| student | Ph.D. | subsequent position |
| Hao Geng | 2022 | postdoc, Harvard |
| Huangyu Xiao | 2022 | postdoc, Fermilab |
| Tyler Blanton | 2021 | postdoc, Maryland |
| Kyle Aitken | 2021 | scientist, Allen Institute |
| Andrew Baumgartner | 2021 | postdoc, Institute for Systems Biology |
| Dake Zhou | 202? | postdoc, Northwestern |
| John Lombard | 2018 | science analyst, USAA |
| Brandon Robinson | 2017 | postdoc, KU Leuven |
| Yu-Sheng Liu | 2017 | postdoc, Univ. of Maryland |
| Akshay Ghalsasi | 2017 | postdoc, Univ. of Cincinnati |
| Derek Horkel | 2016 | postdoc, Temple Univ. |
| John Fuini | 2016 | data scientist, Integral Ad Science |
| Bridget Bertoni | 2015 | postdoc, Stanford Univ. |
| Seyda Ipek | 2015 | postdoc, Fermilab. |
| Han-Chih Chang | 2014 | postdoc, Univ. of Virginia |
| Max Hansen | 2014 | postdoc, Mainz |
| Stefan Janiszewski | 2014 | postdoc, Univ. of Victoria |
| Jakub Scholtz | 2013 | postdoc, Harvard |
| Jon Walsh | 2010 | LHC fellow, UC Berkeley |
| Kristan Jensen | 2010 | postdoc, Univ. of Victoria |
| Andrew Lytle | 2010 | postdoc, Univ. of Southampton |
| Chris Vermilion | 2010 | postdoc, Univ. of Louisville |
| Ethan Thompson | 2010 | Inst. for Systems Biology |
| Steve Paik | 2010 | faculty, Santa Monica Coll. |
| Paul Chesler | 2009 | Pappalardo fellow, MIT |
| Chris Spitzer | 2009 | AIP Congressional Fellow |
| Andy O'Bannon | 2008 | postdoc, Cambridge Univ. |
| Matt Bowen | 2006 | senior advisor, DOE office of nuclear energy |
| Daisuke Yamada | 2006 | postdoc, Hebrew Univ. |
| Adam Clark | 2006 | faculty, Muhlenberg Coll. |
| Ruth Van de Water | 2005 | staff scientist, FNAL |
| Jackson Wu | 2005 | postdoc, Univ. of Bern |
| Jae Yong Lee | 2005 | postdoc, KIAS |
| Pavel Kovtun | 2004 | faculty, Univ. of Victoria |
| Patrick Fox | 2002 | faculty, FNAL |
| Noam Shoresh | 2001 | research scientist, Broad Inst. |
| David E. Kaplan | 1999 | faculty, Johns Hopkins Univ. |
| Keith Clay | 1995 | faculty, Green River Comm. Coll. |
| Sangyong Jeon | 1994 | faculty, McGill Univ. |