Welcome
This is the web page of our theory group working on fundamental physics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Overview
We are a group of 6 faculty members whose research spans a continuum from the nuclear/particle border through Standard Model physics and new phenomenon beyond the Standard Model into cosmology and gravitational physics. We enjoy this breadth because it means that a wide range of interesting physics is being discussed locally. Our students tend to work collaboratively with more than one faculty member over the course of their studies, and this helps to provide a broader education.
A summary of the group, including a description of who does what, can be found here.
You can find more information about the individuals in the group on the “People” page and on their webpages linked there.
Faculty search
During the 11-12 academic year, we will be searching for a new faculty member in theoretical physics, to begin in Sept 2012. We are looking for a theorist with phenomenological interests which complements the present work of the group and also has ties to the experimental programs at UMass. The chair of the search committee is John Donoghue and the search will be run using AcademicJobsOnline. The link to the search is here. The ad can be found here.
For applicants: The University that we collect two forms. One is a waiver form stating whether you waive access to the reference letters. The second is the Equal opportunity info request form . We would ask that you fill these out and send them to Ann Cairl at cairl@physics.umass.edu or Ms. Ann Cairl, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. These forms are not viewed by the search committee, but are submitted to the University at the end of the search.
Our experimental colleagues:
We have strong experimental groups whose research directions span many interesting topics in our field. Here are some links to find out more about these related efforts.
The experimental particle physics and gravity group page.
The ATLAS group
The experimental gravitation and particle astrophysics group
The experimental nuclear physics group
We invite you to explore these web pages to see the many exciting activities here at UMass.
Seminars
We run a weekly lunch meeting on Tuesday at 12:15 in the LGRT 1033 lounge, and a weekly seminar on Friday at 2:00 in LGRT 1033 lecture side. Both are run jointly with our experimental colleagues. The listings for both of these are maintained on the Departmental seminar page.
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