Drexel’s physics department is home to a number of field-leading faculty who are adding knowledge to the field through particle physics research. Learn more about current research in particle physics conducted by our faculty.

Particle Physics Research Topics

• Applications to Nuclear Non-Proliferation
• Cryogenic Detector Technologies
• Double Beta Decay
• Experimental Neutrino Physics
• Neutrino oscillations

Faculty Conducting Research in Particle Physics

	Contact	Specialization
	Michelle Dolinski Associate Dean of Graduate Education; Associate Professor Disque Hall 913 michelle.j.dolinski@drexel.edu	Neutrino Physics, Rare Nuclear Decays, Cryogenic Detector Technologies
	Naoko Kurahashi Neilson Associate Professor Disque Hall, 914 naoko@drexel.edu	Particle Astrophysics; Neutrino Astronomy; High Energy Physics and Astronomy
	Charles E. Lane Professor Disque Hall 911 charles.e.lane@drexel.edu	Experimental tests of invariance principles and conservation laws, neutrino oscillations and properties
	Russell Neilson Associate Professor Disque Hall 905 russell.g.neilson@drexel.edu	Dark matter, Neutrino physics

Current Particle Physics Research Projects

• Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO)
• Double Chooz Experiment
• IceCube Experiment
• PICO Experiment

Particle Physics Research Facilities

• The Drexel particle physics group researches fundamental neutrino properties with the DUNE long baseline experiment hosted by Fermilab and the PROSPECT short baseline reactor experiment located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as the planned nEXO neutrinoless double beta decay experiment.
• We are also active in the IceCube neutrino telescope located at the geographic South Pole.
• The Bubble Chamber Laboratory develops superheated-liquid detectors for rare-interaction searches, including the PICO dark matter experiment located at SNOLAB in Canada.