Reina Maruyama is a professor of physics at Yale University. Her research focuses on the study of neutrinos and fundamental symmetries, astrophysics & cosmology, elementary particles, quantum science, and sensing; with particular focus on understanding the particle nature of dark matter and neutrinos and the role of symmetry in fundamental physics.
| Name | Years | Current Institution | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jewell | 2023 – 2025 | IBM | Research Scientist |
| Sidney Cahn | 2018 – 2023 | ||
| James Nikkel | 2017 – 2024 | ||
| Ke Han | 2014-2016 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Associate Professor, Physics |
| Name | Years | Current Institution | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Zacarias | 2023-2024 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Postdoc |
| Jorge Torres | 2021-2024 | University of Utah | Postdoc |
| Michael Jewell | 2020-2023 | IBM | Research Scientist |
| Pranava Teja Surukuchi | 2019-2023 | University of Pittsburgh | Assistant Professor |
| Yuqi Zhu | 2021-2022 | Apple | Scientist |
| Govinda Adhikari | 2022-2023 | RMD, Boston, MA | Senior Scientist |
| Danielle Speller | 2017-2020 | Johns Hopkins University | Assistant Professor, Physics |
| Jay Hyun Jo | 2015-2022 | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Research Scientist |
| Kyungeun Lim | 2013-2017 | CloudTrucks | Senior Data Scientist |
| Matthew Kauer | 2012-2015 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Research Scientist |
| Name & Year | Thesis | Current Institution | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Hollick, PhD ‘25 | COSINE-100 and ANAIS-112: Two Experiments, One Search for the Annual Modulation of Dark Matter | University of Zaragoza | Postdoc |
| Samantha Pagan, PhD ‘24 | Physics at the keV Energy Scale with CUORE: A Search for Solar Axions | Foley & Lardner LLP | Patent Engineer |
| Sumita Ghosh, PhD ‘23 | Development of Rydberg Photon Detection for Axion Searches | LLNL | Postdoc |
| Kelly Backes, PhD ‘21 | A quantum-enhanced search for dark matter axions | MITRE | Senior Quantum Analyst |
| William Thompson, PhD ‘22 | Searching for Dark Matter with COSINE-100 | Harvard | Postdoc |
| Estella Barbosa de Souza, PhD ‘20 | A Model Independent Search for Dark Matter Annual Modulation with COSINE-100 | Boston Consulting Group, New York, NY | Consultant |
| Christopher Davis, PhD ‘20 | Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay with Majoron Emission in CUORE | CarMax, Richmond, VA | Senior Data Scientist |
| Jeremy Cushman, PhD ‘17 | A Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay in Tellurium-130 with CUORE | Amazon, Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area |
Senior Software Development Engineer |
| Name & Year | Thesis | Current Institution | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonia Hubbard, PhD ‘15 | Muon-Induced Backgrounds in the DM-Ice17 NaI(Tl) Dark Matter Detector | Rocket Lab, Wallops Island, VA | Project Manager - Electron |
| Walter Pettus, PhD ‘15 | Cosmogenic Activation in NaI Detectors for Dark Matter Searches | Indiana University Bloomington | Assistant Professor, Physics |
| Benedikt Riedel, PhD ‘14 | Modeling and Understanding Supernova Signals in the IceCube Neutrino Observatory | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Scientific Computing Specialist |
| Bethany Reilly, PhD ’14 | Background Simulation and Verification for DM-Ice | UW–Fox Valley | Senior Lecturer of Physics and Astronomy |
| Name & Year | Thesis/Project | Current Institution | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Wielgus, Jul. 2012 – Sep. 2013 | Detector Calibration Control System for CUORE | ||
| Zachary Pierpoint, Jul. 2011 - Dec. 2015 | Thesis: Search for Annual Modulation Signature from Dark Matter with DM-Ice17 |
| Name | Term | Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Rodríguez Vila | Jan. 2025- | RAY | |
| Kelly Dai | Jan. 2024- | ALPHA, HAYSTAC | |
| Michael Li | Jan. 2024 – May 2024 | HAYSTAC | |
| Sophia Getz | Sept. 2020 – May 2024 | Laser locking for Rydberg Atoms | Earth & Planetary Science PhD Student at Harvard |
| Annie Giman | Sept. 2020 – May 2024 | Rydberg Atoms | |
| Claire Laffan | Jun. 2021 – May 2022 (Postbac) | HAYSTAC | Physics PhD student at Yale |
| Caitlin Gainey | Sept. 2019 – May 2023 | CUORE and CUPID, muon tagger | |
| Laura Zhou | Jun. 2021 – May 2022 | Laser locking for Rydberg Atoms | Physics PhD student at Stanford |
| Huaijin (Jean) Wang | Jan. 2019 – May 2022 | Data Acquisition System for HAYSTAC | Physics PhD student at Stanford |
| Andrew Zheng | Jan. 2019 – May 2022 | Measurement of Nuclear Recoil Quenching Factor in NaI(Tl) | |
| Gabe Hoshino | Sep. 2018 – May 2021 | Single Photon Detection with Rydberg Atoms, muon tagging with CUORE | Physics PhD student at University of Chicago |
| Daniel Heimsoth | Sep. 2018 – May 2020 | Pulse Shape Discrimination in Sodium Iodide Detectors | Physics PhD student at University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Ruddy | Sep. 2018 – Aug 2020 | Annual Modulation in Sodium Iodide Detectors | Physics PhD Program at University of Colorado at Boulder |
| John Gunderson | Sept. 2019 – August 2020 | Compton spectrometer at Wright Lab | |
| Neal Ma | Sept. 2019 – May 2020 | CUORE and CUPID, muon tagger | |
| Cady van Assendelft | Jun. 2018 – May 2019 | HAYSTAC Phase 2 Upgrade | Physics PhD Program at Stanford |
| Katherine Melbourne | Jun. 2017 – Dec 2019 | Simulation for CUORE | |
| Byron Daniel | Jun. 2016 – May 2019 | Simulation of the CUORE Detector Calibration System | Physics PhD program at Carnegie Mellon |
| Suryabrata Dutta | Jun. 2016 – May 2018 | CUORE onsite detector installation, calibration system | |
| Lauren Chambers | Sep. 2015 – May 2017 | Characterization of Sodium-Iodide Detectors | |
| Ivy Wanta | Jan. 2015 – May 2017 | Development of a muon veto system for improved double beta decay measurements in 130Te | |
| Nikita Dutta | Jan. 2015 - May 2016 | Development of muon veto system for improved double beta decay measurements in 130Te | |
| Field Rogers | Sep. 2014 – May 2015; Postbac through May 2016 | Pulse-shape discrimination in NaI detectors | |
| Tomas Albergo | Jan. 2015 – May 2015 | Optimization of the CUORE Calibration System with Monte Carlo Simulations |
| Name | Term | Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hilgenberg | Sep. 2011 – 2013 | Effect of temperature on NaI pulse shape | |
| Aleks Cianciara | Sep. 2011 – 2013 | DM-Ice17 detector stability | |
| Minghui (Maggie) Wu | Jan. – Jun. 2013 | Background estimates for DM-Ice | |
| Benjamin Broerman | Jun. 2010 – 2012 | Modeling of the thermal mass and gradient profile of the DM-Ice prototype, PMT characterization, waveform characterization, detector stability |