People – Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics

SCIPP Members

Research in high-energy particle physics and astrophysics is done in the setting of an organized research unit, the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics/SCIPP. With approximately two dozen faculty from Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, and SCIPP appointments, plus post-docs, research staff, students, visitors, and administrative staff, SCIPP is home to vibrant and evolving research in experimental and theoretical particle physics and particle astrophysics.

Administration

Name	E-mail	Phone (831-)	Rm. #	Mailing Address
Jason Nielsen, Director	jnielsen@ucsc.edu	459-3457	NS2 #315	SCIPP*
Tesla Jeltema, Associate Director	tesla@ucsc.edu	459-2235	ISB #305	SCIPP*
Stefano Profumo, Deputy Director for Theory	profumo@ucsc.edu	459-3039	ISB #328	Physics Department*
Asst. Director for Administration and Finance
Laura Bakken, Department Assistant and Outreach Coordinator (Currently on leave) Natalie Hultgren, Outreach Assistant (Filling in for Laura)	lbakken@ucsc.edu nhultgre@ucsc.edu	459-4842	NS2 #337	SCIPP*

Faculty

Name	Area of Research	E-mail Address	Phone (831-)	Rm. #	Mailing Address
Shiva Abbaszadeh	Detector	sabbasza@ucsc.edu	459-4929	ENG2 #243A	SOE2
Tony Affolder	Experimental Particle Physics	affolder@ucsc.edu	459-2996	NS2 #327	SCIPP*
Anthony Aguirre	Theoretical Astrophysics	anaguirr@ucsc.edu	459-2449	ISB #321	Physics Department*
Wolfgang Altmannshofer	Theoretical Particle Physics	waltmann@ucsc.edu	459-2359	ISB #329	Physics Department*
Bill Atwood	Experimental Particle Physics and Astrophysics	atwood@ucsc.edu	459-2202	NS2 #325	SCIPP*
Thomas Banks, Emeritus	Theoretical Particle Physics	tibanks@ucsc.edu	459-4297	ISB #328	Physics Department*
Marco Battaglia	Experimental Particle Physics	mbattag1@ucsc.edu	459-4842	ISB #301 CERN*	CERN**
George Blumenthal, Chancellor Emeritus	Theoretical Astrophysics	george@ucsc.edu	459-3581	ISB #367	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Avishai Dekel	Theoretical Astrophysics	avishai.dekel@mail.huji.ac.il		ISB #259	*SCIPP
Michael Dine	Theoretical Particle Physics	mdine@ucsc.edu	459-3033	ISB #322	Physics Department*
David Dorfan, Emeritus	Experimental Particle Physics	ddorfan@ucsc.edu	459-4842	SCIPP*	SCIPP*
Vitaliy Fadeyev	Experimental Particle Physics	fadeyev@ucsc.edu	459-2126	NS2 #313	SCIPP*
Ryan Foley	Astronomy and Astrophysics	foley@ucsc.edu	459-2835	ISB #345	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Amy Furniss	Experimental Astrophysics	afurniss@ucsc.edu	459-4625	NS2 #341	SCIPP*
Matthew Gignac	Experimental Particle Physics	mgignac@ucsc.edu	459-1293	ISB #315	SCIPP*
Stefania Gori	Theoretical Particle Physics	sgori@ucsc.edu	459-2356	ISB #322	Physics Department*
Alexander Grillo	Experimental Particle Physics	agrillo@ucsc.edu	459-3705	NS2 #341	SCIPP*
Puragra (Raja) Guhathakurta, Department Chair for Astronomy	Astronomy and Astrophysics	raja@ucolick.org	459-5169	ISB #271	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Howard Haber	Theoretical Particle Physics	haber@ucsc.edu	459-4228	ISB #326	Physics Department*
Michael Hance	Experimental Particle Physics	mhance@ucsc.edu	502-7321	NS2 #317	SCIPP*
Tesla Jeltema, Associate Director	Astrophysics	tesla@ucsc.edu	459-2235	ISB #305	SCIPP*
Robert P. Johnson	Experimental Particle Physics and Astrophysics	rjohnson@ucsc.edu	459-2125	NS2 #323	SCIPP*
Alexie Leauthaud	Astronomy and Astrophysics	alexie@ucsc.edu	502-2319	CfAO #113	UCO / Lick Observatory*
Alan Litke	Experimental Particle Physics and Neural Systems	alan.litke@cern.ch	459-1713	ISB #301	CERN**
Piero Madau	High Energy Theoretical Astrophysics	pmadau@ucolick.org	459-3839	ISB #361	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Jason Nielsen, Director	Experimental Particle Physics	jnielsen@ucsc.edu	459-3457	NS2 #315	SCIPP*
Kenneth Pedrotti	Electrical Engineering	pedrotti@ee.ucsc.edu	459-1229	BE #253C	SOE*
Joel Primack, Distinguished Professor of Physics Emeritus	Theoretical Astrophysics	joel@ucsc.edu	459-2580	ISB #318	Physics Department*
Stefano Profumo, Deputy Director for Theory	Theoretical Astrophysics	profumo@ucsc.edu	459-3039	ISB #328	Physics Department*
J. Xavier Prochaska	Astronomy and Astrophysics	xavier@ucolick.org	459-2135	ISB #359	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz	Theoretical Astrophysics	enrico@ucolick.org	459-3400	ISB #341	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Steven Ritz	Experimental Particle Physics and Astrophysics	sritz@ucsc.edu	459-3018	NS2 #331	SCIPP*
Constance Rockosi	Astronomy and Astrophysics	crockosi@ucolick.org	459-5246	ISB #261	UCO/Lick Observatory*
Hartmut Sadrozinski	Experimental Particle Physics	hartmut@ucsc.edu	459-4670	ISB #301	SCIPP*
Edgar Shaghoulian	High-Energy Theoretical Physics	eshaghoulian@ucsc.edu		ISB #325	SCIPP*
Terry Schalk Emeritus	Experimental Particle Physics	tschalk@ucsc.edu	459-3705	NS2 #341	SCIPP*
Bruce Schumm, Department Chair for Physics	Experimental Particle Physics	baschumm@ucsc.edu	459-3034	NS2 #329	SCIPP*
Abraham Seiden	Experimental Particle Physics	aseiden@ucsc.edu	459-2923	NS2 #333	SCIPP*
Alexander (Sasha) Sher	Neural Systems	sashake3@ucsc.edu	459-5701	ISB #309	SCIPP*
David Smith	Experimental Astrophysics	dsmith8@ucsc.edu	459-2183	NS2 #321	SCIPP*
David A. Williams	Experimental Astrophysics	daw@ucsc.edu	459-3032	NS2 #319	SCIPP*

Research and Postdoctoral Physicists

Name	Area of Research	E-mail Address	Phone (831-)	Rm. #	Mailing Address
Reuven Balkin	High-Energy Theoretical Physics	rebalkin@ucsc.edu		ISB #324	SCIPP
Batoul Banihashemi	High-Energy Theoretical Physics	bbanihas@ucsc.edu		ISB #324	SCIPP
Nicolo Cartiglia	Visiting Research Associate, Experimental Particle Physics	cartiglia@to.infn.it	INFN	INFN	SCIPP*
William DeRocco	Theoretical Particle Physics	wderocco@ucsc.edu	459-	ISB #324	SCIPP*
Jeff Dror	Theoretical Particle Physics	asafjeffdror@gmail.com	459-2708	ISB #324	SCIPP*
Alan Eisner, Emeritus	Experimental Particle Physics	eisner@slac.stanford.edu	(650) 926-2018	SLAC	SLAC**** (MS:35)
Noémie Globus	Theoretical Astrophysicist and Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow	noglobus@ucsc.edu		UCO / Lick Observatory	SCIPP*
Katie Hellier	Electrical and Computer Engineering	khellier@ucsc.edu	459-0111	E2 #479	Engineering
Doug Hellinger	Astrophysics and Cosmology	dhelling@ucsc.edu			SCIPP*
Olivier Hervet	Experimental Astrophysics	ohervet@ucsc.edu	459-4870	NS2 #309	SCIPP*
Traudl Kozanecki	Experimental Particle Physics	traudl@ucsc.edu		CERN	CERN*
William Lockman	Experimental Particle Physics	lockman@slac.stanford.edu	459-4842	SLAC	SCIPP*
Simone Mazza	Experimental Particle Physics	simazza@ucsc.edu	459-1293	ISB #313	SCIPP*
Mohammad Nizam	Experimental Particle Physics	mnizam@ucsc.edu		NS2 #325	SCIPP*
Jennifer Ott	Experimental Particle Physics	jeott@ucsc.edu	459-4842	ISB #313	SCIPP*
Pablo Saz Parkinson	Experimental Astrophysics	pablo@scipp.ucsc.edu	459-4870	NS2 #325	SCIPP*
Andrea Sciandra	Experimental Particle Physics	Andrea.Sciandra@cern.ch			CERN*
Heiko Salzmann		hesalzma@ucsc.edu		NS2 #309	SCIPP*
Giordon Stark	Experimental Particle Physics	gistark@ucsc.edu	459-1293	ISB #313	SCIPP*
Alex Wang		alzewang@ucsc.edu			SCIPP*

Technical Staff and Project Specialists

Name	E-mail	Phone (831-)	Rm. #	Mailing Address
Kirsten Affolder	kaffolder@ucsc.edu	459-2694	NS2 #327	SCIPP*
Ramon Berger	rwberger@ucsc.edu	459-3866	Thimann 376	SCIPP*
Casey Bishop	ccbishop@ucsc.edu		NS2 #311	SCIPP*
Joel DeWitt	joel_dewitt@sbcglobal.net	459-2479	NS2 #389	SCIPP*
Serguei Kachiguine	skachigu@ucsc.edu	459-2694	NS2 #311	SCIPP*
Forest Martinez McKinney	gfmmm@ucsc.edu	459-2479	NS2 #389	SCIPP*
Noah Nagel	nonagel@ucsc.edu		NS2#373	SCIPP*
Taylor Shin	talezshin@gmail.com	NA	NS2	SCIPP*
Max Wilder	mswilder@ucsc.edu	459-5702	NS2 #361	SCIPP*

Graduate Students

Name	Advisor	E-mail	Phone (831-)	Rm. #	Mailing Address
Jeffrey Chaffin	D. Smith	jmchaffi@ucsc.edu	459-3337	NS2 #373	SCIPP*
Joseph Connell	H. Haber	jomaconn@ucsc.edu		NS2 #314	Physics*
Daniel Davies	M. Dine	dadavies@ucsc.edu		ISB #320	Physics*
Jiani Ding	C. Rockosi	jding@ucsc.edu			Astronomy*
Spencer Everett	T. Jeltema	sweveret@ucsc.edu		ISB #303	Physics*
Dana Faiez	A. Aguirre	dfaiez@ucsc.edu		ISB #303	Physics*
Evan Frangipane	M. Hance	efrangip@ucsc.edu		ISB #303	Physics*
Sri Aditya Gadam	W. Altmannshofer	sgadam@ucsc.edu	459-	ISB #328	SCIPP*
Carolyn Gee	J. Nielsen	cagee@ucsc.edu	459-3257	ISB #317	SCIPP*
Nick Hamer	S. Gori	nhamer@ucsc.edu	459-3337	ISB #314	SCIPP*
Neil Hardy	S. Sher	nehardy@ucsc.edu		NS2 328	Physics*
Jacob Johnson	First Year	jjohns43@ucsc.edu		NS2 #328	Physics*
James Kakos	J. Primack	jkakos@ucsc.edu		ISB #262	Physics*
Nathan Kang	M. Hance	njkang@ucsc.edu	459-3257	ISB #317	SCIPP*
David Laubner	T. Jeltema	dlaubner@ucsc.edu		ISB #332	Physics*
Benjamin Lehmann	S. Profumo	blehmann@ucsc.edu	459-4106	ISB #320	Physics*
Brent Limyansky	R. Johnson	blimyans@ucsc.edu	459-4625	NS2 #318	SCIPP*
Alex McDaniel	T. Jeltema	armcdani@ucsc.edu	459-5010	ISB #303	Physics*
Kevin McKinnon	C. Rockosi	kamckinn@ucsc.edu			Astronomy*
Heather Mentzer	S. Ritz	hmentzer@ucsc.edu		NS2 #328	Physics*
Adam Molnar	B. Schumm	azmolnar@ucsc.edu		ISB #266	SCIPP*
Logan Morrison	S. Profumo	loanmorr@ucsc.edu	459-4762	ISB #320	SCIPP*
Renée Nichols	S. Ritz	rejnicho@ucsc.edu		NS2 #324	SCIPP*
Nora Norvell	B. Schumm	nnorvell@ucsc.edu	459-4588	NS2 #308	Physics*
John Ortberg	D. Smith	jortberg@ucsc.edu		NS2 #373	Physics*
Rene Padilla	B. Schumm	remopadi@ucsc.edu	459-4588	NS2 #308	Physics*
Dominic Pasquali	B. Schumm	dpasqual@ucsc.edu	459-4588	NS2 #308	Physics*
David Reiman	S. Profumo	dreiman@ucsc.edu		ISB #314	Physics*
Sam Roberts	J. Nielsen	srobert6@ucsc.edu		NS2 #308	SCIPP*
Hava Schwartz	J. Nielsen	hrschwar@ucsc.edu		NS2 #328	Physics*
Skyler Scott	D. Williams	ssscott@ucsc.edu	459-4625	NS2 #318	SCIPP*
Jeffrey Shahinian	M. Hance	jshahini@ucsc.edu		*CERN	SCIPP*
Eric Shahly	H. Haber	eshahly@ucsc.edu		ISB #314	Physics*
Adrian Shestakov	S. Ritz	ashestak@ucsc.edu		NS2 #324	Physics*
Alic Spellman	R. Johnson	alspellm@ucsc.edu		NS2 #318	Physics*
Clayton Strawn	J. Primack	cjstrawn@ucsc.edu		ISB #320	Physics*
John Tamanas	S. Profumo	jtamanas@ucsc.edu		NS2 #332	Physics*
Kevin Toner	W. Altmannshofer	ktoner@ucsc.edu	459-3337	ISB #314	SCIPP*
Jaryd Ulbricht	S. Profumo	julbrich@ucsc.edu	459-3337	ISB #314	SCIPP*
Duncan Wood	S. Ritz	duwood@ucsc.edu		NS2 #324	Physics*
Marcus Wong	M. Hance	maclwong@ucsc.edu		NS2 #308	SCIPP*

Visiting Faculty and Researchers

Name	E-mail	Phone (831-)	Rm. #	Mailing Address
Avishai Dekel	avishai.dekel@mail.huji.ac.il			SCIPP
Marc Huertas-Company	mhuertas@iac.es			SCIPP
Francisco Prada	fpradama@ucsc.edu			SCIPP

Facilities

Room	Room #	Phone Number (831-)	Seating Available
ATLAS Packing Lab	NS2 #336	NA	NA
ATLAS Lab	NS2 #389	459-5702	N/A
Clean assembly and test area	NS2 #365 & NS2 #369	459-4875	N/A
Conference Room	NS2 #307	459-5685	10
Conference Room	ISB #310	459-4798	10
Johnson Lab	NS2 #334	NA	NA
Machine Shop	NS2 #361	459-5279	N/A
Meeting Room	NS2 #343	NA	8
SCIPP/UFSD Lab	NS2 #377	502-0254	NA
Sher Lab	Biomed	459-1883	N/A
Sher Lab	NS2 #320	NA	N/A
Williams Lab	NS2 #312 & NS2 #316	NA	NA