Department/College/UnitPhysical & Biological Sciences Division

TitleProfessor
Deputy Director for Theory, Santa Cruz institute for Particle Physics
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Physical and Biological Sciences Division

AffiliationFaculty

Other UCSC Campus AffiliationSanta Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)

Web SiteWeb

Primary Office LocationInterdisciplinary Sciences Building
328 ISB

Additional Location(s)328 Interdisciplinary Sci Bldg.

Mail StopPhysics Department

Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D. studies in Theoretical High Energy Physics, SISSA-ISAS, Trieste (2001-2004)

Undergraduate studies in Theoretical Physics, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa and University of Pisa (1997-2001)

Research Interests

1. Astro-particle Physics
- Particle Dark Matter Searches and Model Building
- High Energy Astrophysics

2. Theoretical High Energy Physics
- Particle Physics Beyond the Standard Model
- Models for the Generation of the Baryon Asymmetry in the Universe
- Phenomenology of Supersymmetric and Extra-Dimensional Models