Gregory Sullivan

Area of Research: Particle Astrophysics

Description of Reserach Area: The Maryland Particle Astrophysics group is involved in three pioneering experiements in this exciting field. The water Cerenkov detector, called Milagro, the Super Kamiokande experiment which is designed to study nucleon decay, solar neutrinos and supernovae neutrinos and our newest endeavor, the IceCube Experiement which is a one-cubic-kilometer international high-energy neutrino observatory being built and installed in the clear deep ice below the South Pole Station.

Possible Projects:

·Particle Astrophysics and Elementary Particle Physics
·Current involvement in two experiments: Super-Kamikande, a large water Cerenkov detector in Japan, and Milagro, a high energy gamma ray telescope in the Jemez mountains in New Mexico

Pre-Requisites: Junior Standing

Compensation: Summer (pay), Academic year (credit). Preference would be for the student to take the academic credit course during the academic year and then continue to work over the summer.

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