brief history

2011 -- onward: Director of CCAPP
2010 -- onward: Professor
2007 -- 2010: Associate Professor
2004 -- 2007: Assistant Professor
Ohio State University
Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy
Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP)

2000 -- 2004: David N. Schramm Fellow
Fermilab
Theoretical Astrophysics Group

1997 -- 2000: Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar
Caltech
Neutrino Physics Group and Kellogg Radiation Laboratory

1997: Ph.D. Physics
University of Wisconsin
Title: Semiclassical Analysis of Solar Neutrino Data
Advisor: Baha Balantekin

selected awards

2009: Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
Ohio State University

2009: Outstanding Referee (lifetime award)
American Physical Society

2008: Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award
Ohio State University

2005-2010: Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award
National Science Foundation

research interests

My main research interests lie at the intersection of the fields of astrophysics, particle physics, and nuclear physics, concerning mostly neutrinos and the weak interactions. In the past several years, there has been strong growth at this intersection, in part due to new results from the ongoing experiments. With several new and powerful detectors being constructed, much more progress is expected. Much of my work has been focused on providing theoretical input to what can be measured in neutrino experiments and the implications of the results, for both physics and astrophysics. For further information, please see: